First Cow (2020)
A loner and cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee). The men collaborate on a business, although its longevity is reliant upon the participation of a wealthy landowner's prized milking cow. (A24)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Kelly Reichardt
Written By: Kelly Reichardt, Jonathan Raymond
Starring: Toby Jones, Rene Auberjonois, Alia Shawkat, Ewen Bremner, Gary Farmer, John Magaro, Scott Shepherd, Lily Gladstone, Dylan Smith, John Keating, Orion Lee, Jared Kasowski
Country: USA
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1. Female Directors (public: moderated by djross - 86 stars)
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4. Cahiers du Cinema: Best Film (public: moderated by CCLZA - 10 stars)
5. New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film (public: moderated by CCLZA - 3 stars)
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A very slow-burning and nice smelling candle.
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Expertly economical tale about the expertise of economics.
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First Cow is mostly about two things: 1) As any Marxist can tell you, economic reproduction is conditional on capital accumulation; and if capital doesn't grow, the whole process breaks down. First Cow is about the beginning of capital accumulation in the American West, as well as some of its first casualties. 2) As the lovely William Blake quote alludes to at the beginning of the movie, friendship is a force so powerful you can build a home around it. In short, greatest cow movie of all time.
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A very cheesy anachronistic romance is really what it is.
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I have to say the first third of this threw me off a bit. I like the idea of aimless wanderers coming together to find a purpose, but it also meant the film didn't quite click for me until about an hour in. Still, Kelly Reichardt has an increidbly unique talent for writing characters so sparsely that you can hardly get a grasp on them in the moment, but once you're near the end you suddenly feel their profound, otherworldly connection.
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Liked it the more I thought about it. It's such a joy to watch the way Reinhardt showcases friendship and love. McCabe and Miller it's not despite what the fake news film media would have you believe. Long live Gary Farmer
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western, kaçak, ikili, inek, süt, kurabiye, hırsızlık SPOILER Ruslardan kaçan bir Çinli ile, bulunduğu kafile ile arası iyi olmayan bir Amerikalı Oregon'da karşılaşırlar. Bölgeye yeni gelen tahsildara ait ineği geceleri sağarak sütünden kurabiye yaparlar. Nihayetinde iş fark edilir. Aile Filmi, Sadece iki kötü konuşma var. Çocuklarla izledim. Kitaptan uyarlama.
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A peaceful, slow and naturalistic movie, costumes, cinematography, etc. are all effective. Reichardt takes us back to the same theme as we are used to from her previous films. Our story, which begins with a beautiful William Blake quote, gives us peace of mind as the friendship of 2 people we aren't used well know. I think first half slighlty overrated, second half much better ; ending scene was very good. I'm a super-slow guy and liked it. "The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship."
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I loved the first half or so, as the music and editing was fantastic and absolutely transportive. It loses steam as it realises it's a slight work about friendship, something you don't quite get a grasp of -- but it's still fun to watch these guys secretly milk a cow that they shouldn't be. Don't watch on an empty stomach.
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A typically pensive and low-key effort from Reichardt (with echoes of MCCABE & MRS MILLER), made almost unwatchable by her insistence on propping the camera in one spot for each scene an interesting idea at first, as it allows the eye to wander freely over the action, but ultimately becomes a claustrophobic distraction (the boxy aspect ratio doesn't help). Generally fine performances somewhat compensate (Magaro and Lee are perfect), but the stylistic choices leave a bit to be desired.
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Nature warming but slightly overrated cinematography. I mean, it's nice to look at, but it's not nice enough to actually carry the picture. The characters are more interesting, but the story doesn't take advantage of that as much. Instead it turns into the standard slow and aimless approach that so popularly kills movies these days.
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We need more Westerns like this one. This film lulls you in with its beautiful sceneries, then keeps you engaged with its tender look at humanity.
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Ironically, that poster looks like some millennial Capitalist "Got milk?" advertisement. I liked the movie, especially the period detail and warmth of the shots. A simple but elegantly told story. Not sure if it was my TV but the night-time shots were very dark and hard to make out what was going on.
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This and The Cow (1969) are the best cow movies I've seen.
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It's not rare that I disagree with the cinema-going public, but seldomly do I not get at all what they see in a film. The story is super simplistic, the cinematography is uninspired and despite the attention to detail, everything appears staged - in no small part due to the terrible acting (the first selling of cookies is straight out of a high school play). The criticism of capitalism is blatantly superficial and suggests she either does not understand it or willingly oversimplifies it.
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Anyone else tear up a bit at the banjo-backed scene of Cookie's first glimpse of the cow through the trees? It's that kind of film: so delicate and thoughtful in its cinematography, score, and edit that every detail of its earthy (pacific north)western setting and uniquely organic central relationship is infused with a powerful, patient beauty-except of course when both are threatened by cold colonialism. In hindsight, the prologue provides the perfect bittersweet commentary on this dynamic.
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A soft-spoken homosexual walks through the PNW harvesting mushrooms before setting up a baking business in a nasty little town with his entrepreneurial partner. A beautifully shot, patient, precisely told little Western. Any synopsis will undersell this: despite the lack of up front drama, the tale is all in the subtleties and atmosphere, and is engagingly told.
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| Jan 05, 2021 | CesarCastag (CinePlayers.com) | 100 94% |
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É com esse processo de pensar a criação do país a partir de parâmetros de formação pictórica que First Cow se envolve. Cores, tecidos, padrões visuais e enquadramentos definem o modo como a natureza estadunidense e os meios de habitação aparecem no filme. E é neste ponto preciso que First Cow desdobra sua compreensão do envolvimento estético-político que descreve os métodos e movimentos da colonização. [Full Review]
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| Dec 31, 2020 |  |
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Likable but interminable, really coulda cut a decent chunk off of this without losing too much.
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| Dec 30, 2020 | cdub12 | 66 49% |
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Kelly Reichardt, as per her usual, is just a master of small stories. Every character seems fleshed out and to have lived a life that is completely believable. This is literally about two friends selling some oily cakes and it couldn't be more enjoyable. That is her talent.
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