2020 · 122 min · PG-13

First Cow

Name: First Cow
Genre: Drama, Western
Released: 2020
Duration: 122 min
Cast: John Magaro, Orion Lee, Toby Jones, Ewen Bremner, Scott Shepherd

Directed by Kelly Reichardt · Drama, Western

First Cow (2020) is a Drama film, directed by Kelly Reichardt set in Oregon during the 1800s. It runs 122 minutes and is rated PG-13.

A western and survival, with a melancholic and contemplative tone. Themes of friendship, greed & ambition, and survival play out through frame narrative.

Composer

William Tyler

Cinematography

Christopher Blauvelt

Cast

John MagaroOrion LeeToby JonesEwen BremnerScott ShepherdGary FarmerLily GladstoneAlia Shawkat

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Oregon

Setting

Wilderness Rural

When

1800s

Premise & themes

Premise

Western Survival

Themes

FriendshipGreed & AmbitionSurvival

Structure

Frame Narrative

Tone

MelancholicContemplativeBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

Pure Fiction

2007
3:10 to Yuma
Bisbee · Contention — 1800s
Desert · Wildernessdir. James Mangold
1964
A Fistful of Dollars
1800s
Urban · Wildernessdir. Sergio Leone
2016
Certain Women
Montana — 2010s
Ruraldir. Kelly Reichardt
1990
Dances with Wolves
Kansas — 1800s
Wilderness · Ruraldir. Kevin Costner
2011
Meek's Cutoff
Oregon — 1800s
Desert · Wildernessdir. Kelly Reichardt
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Oregon — 1960s
Undergrounddir. Miloš Forman

First Cow

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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