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First Cow (2019)

Name: First Cow
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Genre: fantasy film
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 7.1

First Cow is a 2019 American drama film directed by Kelly Reichardt and co-written with Jonathan Raymond, based on Raymond's 2004 novel The Half-Life. Set in 1820s Oregon Country, it follows a traveling cook and a Chinese immigrant who start an illicit business using milk stolen from a wealthy trader's cow. The film stars John Magaro, Orion Lee, Toby Jones, Ewen Bremner, Lily Gladstone, and René Auberjonois in one…

Directed by Kelly Reichardt · Shot by Christopher Blauvelt · Cut by Kelly Reichardt · Music by William Tyler · 121 min

Behind the scenes

Kelly Reichardt on First Cow | Live Q&A — Film at Lincoln Center · 52 min
Kelly Reichardt, John Magaro & Orion Lee on First Cow, Cooking, and Chemistry | NYFF57 — Film at Lincoln Center · 34 min
Kelly Reichardt on First Cow and Filmmaking | NYFF57 — Film at Lincoln Center · 49 min
Kelly Reichardt on First Cow, Influences, and Rethinking the Western | NYFF57 — Film at Lincoln Center · 2 min

Elsewhere

More by Kelly Reichardt

River of Grass — 1994
Old Joy — 2006
Wendy and Lucy — 2008
Meek's Cutoff — 2010
Night Moves — 2013
Certain Women — 2016
Showing Up — 2022
The Mastermind — 2025

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