The Cow (1969)

Original title

گاو

Directed by

Dariush Mehrjui

Genre

drama film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 83 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A man named Masht Hassan lives in a small Iranian village and is deeply attached to his cow. When the cow mysteriously dies, his grief and isolation lead him into a psychological crisis.

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What happens

The Cow (Persian: گاو, Gāv, Gaav, or Gav) is a 1969 Iranian film directed by Dariush Mehrjui, written by Gholam-Hossein Saedi based on his own short story, and starring Ezzatolah Entezami as Masht Hassan. Some critics consider it the first film of the Iranian New Wave. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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