First Cow (2019)

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Rent

Plot

In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow—the first, and only, in the territory.

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Trailer Official Trailer Trailer Official International Trailer Trailer Official International Trailer #2 Featurette Kelly Reichardt, John Magaro & Orion Lee on First Cow, Cooking, and Chemistry Featurette Kelly Reichardt on First Cow, Influences, and Rethinking the Western Featurette Kelly Reichardt on First Cow and Filmmaking Featurette Kelly Reichardt on First Cow Clip Official Clip Clip Official Clip 2 Clip Official Clip 3 Featurette In Conversation with Kelly Reichardt

Cast

Orion LeeKing-Lu

Ewen BremnerLloyd

Alia ShawkatWoman with Dog

Dylan SmithTrapper Jack

Ryan FindleyTrapper Dame

Manuel RodriguezTrapper Bill

Patrick D. GreenRussian Trapper

Clayton Nemrow

Louis Yuen Siu-Cheung

Rene Auberjonois

Writers and directors

Kelly ReichardtDirectorf. -0001

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SWITCH. ★ 8.0/10

'First Cow' may show an origin of capitalism, but unlike the wild west of Wall Street, Reichardt points to an alternate reality where it's not the muscle of capitalism that conquers, but rather the sw…13. Aug 2020

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Manuel São Bento ★ 7.0/10

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com As you should know by now, I love watching films as blind as possible: no trailers and a minimum am…8. Sep 2020

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

This is a gently comedic story of a couple of pioneering Oregon frontiersmen. Cook-cum-baker John Magaro ("Cookie") who falls in with the entrepreneurial "King-Lu" (Orion Lee). The pair quickly realis…28. Mar 2022

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badelf ★ 8.0/10

For sure not a Hollywood film. This film is a beautifully executed character study about friendship.16. Jun 2022

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