Cow

2022 1h 33m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 71

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A close-up portrait of the daily lives of a pair of cows: told by way of some narrative-free, intimate POV photography, with plenty of close shot images, we follow the daily routine of these animals as they live what can only be described as mundane, boring lives - all with an ultimate purpose within the human food chain.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lin Gallagher
Self - Audio Description (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrea Arnold
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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ERA

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Directed by Andrea Arnold, shot by Magda Kowalczyk. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jacob Secher Schulsinger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11548822 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 71 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Andrea Arnold directs. Magda Kowalczyk behind the camera. Jacob Secher Schulsinger cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Andrea Arnold, shot by Magda Kowalczyk. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Jacob Secher Schulsinger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4IMDB entry: tt11548822 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 71 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
6Classified under 11 themes, including "farm", "dairy cow", "animal life", "domestic animal".

The technical file

Cinematography: Magda Kowalczyk
Editing: Jacob Secher Schulsinger
Sound: Maria Carolina Santana Caraballo-Gramcko
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Cow (2022)

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CinemaSerf2024-07-19
★ 6/10
A few days in the life of a pair of cows. Told by way of some narrative-free, intimate POV photography, we follow the daily routine of these animals as they live what can only be described as mundane, boring lives - all with an ultimate purpose within the human food chain. I'm not sure this is the place to discuss the relative merits of the politics of farming - I am sure the images will provide for a plethora of views on the rights and wrongs of meat rearing and consumption. There are plenty of close shot images of them without offering us any judgements - they moo, but is that distress or because they are laughing after the person with the camera stood in a great big cow pat - we are invited to draw our own conclusions? As a piece of cinema, I found this really dull. It is far too long. The point it was making (I assume) was made pretty early on, and what follows merely serves to over emphasise what was pretty clear from the outset. If it stimulates debate, then great - but as a piece of cinema I found it dreary.

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