On the contingency of ownership / Reflections on First Cow
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Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow is a sustained reflection on the contingency of ownership at the unfolding edge of a colonizing ‘new world.’ The film opens with a woman in a forest, who, together with her dog, uncovers two bodies buried together. The film jumps back to the 1800s, as a roving band of prospectors move through the forest. The first depicted subject forages through the woods for edible mushrooms, rights a flipped salamander, and gives heavy Walt Whitman vibes. A hypersensitive character, somehow out of alignment with his band.
On the contingency of ownership / Reflections on First Cow
On the contingency of ownership / Reflections…
On the contingency of ownership / Reflections on First Cow
Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow is a sustained reflection on the contingency of ownership at the unfolding edge of a colonizing ‘new world.’ The film opens with a woman in a forest, who, together with her dog, uncovers two bodies buried together. The film jumps back to the 1800s, as a roving band of prospectors move through the forest. The first depicted subject forages through the woods for edible mushrooms, rights a flipped salamander, and gives heavy Walt Whitman vibes. A hypersensitive character, somehow out of alignment with his band.