How The Udder Half Lives: Cannes Moved By Cow Biopic
By J?rgen HECKER
07/09/21 AT 8:18 PM
Cannes on Friday got deep insights into the lives of bovines with a documentary starring Luma, a photogenic cow.
Shot over four years on an English farm, the film by Andrea Arnold -- whose work includes arthouse favourites "Fish Tank" and "Red Road" -- was cut from 200 hours of raw footage showing Luma's predictable routine but also highlights such as calving and sex.
"It's hard to make a film about a cow as a feature film that works for an audience," one of the three editors, Nicolas Chaudeurge, sighed at a news conference.