Cat People: Directed by Paul Schrader. With Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, and Annette O’Toole. A young woman’s sexual awakening brings horror when she discovers her urges transform her into a monstrous black leopard. After years of separation, Irena and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans in this erotic tale of the supernatural. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat — and the zoo curator is drawn to her. Soon, Irena’s brother will have to reveal the family secret: that when sexually aroused, they turn into predatory jungle cats.