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Cow

Close-up portrait study of a pair of cows, told through narrative-free, intimate point-of-view photography. Rich with close-shot frames, it follows the animals' daily routines, revealing lives that can only be described as mundane and unremarkable - yet ultimately situated within the human food chain.

Director(s)

Andrea Arnold

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Cast & Crew

Lin Gallagher

Lin Gallagher

Self - Audio Description (voice)

Andrea Arnold

Andrea Arnold

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Details

GenresDocumentary
Runtime1h 33 mins
Released on14 Jan 2022
Languageen
Produced InUnited Kingdom
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Reviews

CinemaSerf

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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