Sharing a spiritual and conceptual similarity with Viktor Kosakovskiy's "Gunda," Andrea Arnold's documentary "Cow," about the day-to-day life of a dairy cow on an English farm, avoids politicizing its subject. Instead, it strikes a tone of organic profundity in its depiction, making neither comment nor voicing opinion. In this, Arnold presumes simply showing the life of her cow (known to us until the very end as the "1129," branded on her hind legs), and her service to the farm, will be enough to make her point.
19/04/2022 - Independent film is set to be showcased in this nine-film-strong selection comprising five works of fiction and four documentaries, and including new movies by Damien Manivel and Jan Gassmann
19/04/2022 - Independent film is set to be showcased in this nine-film-strong selection comprising five works of fiction and four documentaries, and including new movies by Damien Manivel and Jan Gassmann