First Cow

First Cow
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKelly Reichardt
Screenplay by
Based onThe Half-Life
by Jonathan Raymond
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChristopher Blauvelt
Edited byKelly Reichardt
Music byWilliam Tyler
Production
companies
Distributed byA24
Release dates
  • August 30, 2019 (2019-08-30) (Telluride)
  • March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06) (United States)
Running time
121 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million+[a]
Box office$1.4 million[3]

First Cow is a 2019 American drama film directed by Kelly Reichardt, from a screenplay by Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond based on Raymond's 2004 novel The Half-Life. It stars John Magaro, Orion Lee, Toby Jones, Ewen Bremner, Scott Shepherd, Gary Farmer, Stephen Malkmus, Alia Shawkat, and Lily Gladstone. It also features René Auberjonois in one of his final film roles.

The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2019, and was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.[4][5] It was theatrically released by A24 in the United States on March 6, 2020, and released on VOD platforms on July 10, 2020, to acclaim from critics. It won Best Film at the 2020 New York Film Critics Circle Awards,[6] and was named one of the ten best films of 2020 by the National Board of Review.[7]

  1. ^ "First Cow". New York Film Festival. 6 August 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Paiella, Gabriella (July 21, 2020). "First Cow Director Kelly Reichardt on Making Quiet Art and the Failure of American Individualism". GQ. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "First Cow". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "The 70th Berlinale Competition and Further Films to Complete the Berlinale Special". Berlinale. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Berlin Competition Lineup Revealed: Sally Potter, Kelly Reichardt, Eliza Hittman, Abel Ferrara". Variety. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Awards New York Film Critics Circle". NYFCC. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods' Named Best Film Of 2020 By National Board Of Review". Deadline Hollywood. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.


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