The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future
{{Infobox film
| name = The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future
| image = The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Francisca Alegría
| writer = Francisca Alegría
Manuela Infante
Fernanda Urrejola
| story =
| based_on =
| producer = Tom Dercourt
Alejandra García
| starring = Mía Maestro
Leonor Varela
Alfredo Castro
Marcial Tagle
Enzo Ferrada
Laura Del Río Ríos
| narrator =
| cinematography = Inti Briones
| editing = Andrea Chignoli
Carlos Ruiz-Tagle
| music = Pierre Desprats
| studio = Bord Cadre Films
Sovereign Films
Wood Producciones
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|2022|1|23|Sundance}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = Chile
France
United States
Germany
| language = Spanish
| budget =
| gross = $32,838{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=76317441 |title=The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future (2022)|access-date=4 August 2023|publisher_hide=y}}
}}
The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future (Spanish: La vaca que cantó una canción hacia el futuro) is a 2022 drama film directed by Francisca Alegría and written by Alegría, Manuela Infante & Fernanda Urrejola. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in late January 2022.{{Cite web |last=Azad |first=Navid Nikkhah |date=2023-03-24 |title=CHILE '76 and THE COW WHO SANG A SONG INTO THE FUTURE set for theatrical release |url=https://www.deed.news/news/press-release/chile-76-and-the-cow-who-sang-a-song-into-the-future-set-for-theatrical-release/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Deed News |language=en-US}} It is a co-production between Chile, France, the United States and Germany.
Synopsis
Fish are dying in Chile's rivers due to water pollution caused by human activity. Their lifeless bodies are being dragged ashore along the banks of the Cruces River. In the middle of the river, a woman named Magdalena emerges from the depths, gasping for air. She had been left for dead many years ago.
Upon returning to her family's dairy farm, her husband Enrique suffers a heart attack upon seeing her. His daughter Cecilia then returns home with her two children to take care of him. All the people who thought Magdalena were dead react in different ways to her return.{{Cite web |title=The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future – first-look review |url=https://lwlies.com/festivals/the-cow-who-sang-a-song-into-the-future-first-look-review/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Little White Lies |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Motamayor |first=Rafael |date=2022-01-28 |title='The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future' Review: A Haunting Chilean Fable |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/01/the-cow-who-sang-a-song-into-the-future-review-1234694922/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=IndieWire |language=en}}
Cast
- Mía Maestro as Magdalena{{Cite web |last=Holl |first=Jonathan |last2=2022-01-31T11:17:00+00:00 |title='The Cow Who Sang A Song Into The Future': Sundance Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-cow-who-sang-a-song-into-the-future-sundance-review/5167067.article |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Screen |language=en}}
- Alfredo Castro as Enrique
- Leonor Varela as Cecilia
- Marcial Tagle as Bernardo
- Enzo Ferrada as Tomás
Production
The film was shown for the first time on January 23, 2022 at the Sundance Film Festival.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Dominic Patten, Anthony |last2=Patten |first2=Dominic |last3=D'Alessandro |first3=Anthony |date=2021-12-09 |title=Sundance 2022: Hybrid Festival Sees Princess Diana, Michael Kenneth Williams, Dakota Johnson, Bill Cosby, NYC Rock'n'Roll & Regina Hall Fill Lineup |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/sundance-film-festival-2022-lineup-films-competition-midnight-spotlight-kids-next-full-list-1234886826/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} It was screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival at the end of April 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-30 |title=SFFILM Announces Full Lineup for 2022 San Francisco International Film Festival |url=https://sffilm.org/sffilm-announces-full-lineup-for-2022-san-francisco-international-film-festival/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=SFFILM |language=en-US}} It was presented at the Guadalajara International Film Festival in June 2022 and at the International Film Festival Fantasy Film from mid-July 2022.{{Cite web |last=Delgado |first=Víctor |date=2022-05-04 |title=Anuncia el Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara su competencia oficial |url=https://zetatijuana.com/2022/05/anuncia-el-festival-internacional-de-cine-en-guadalajara-su-competencia-oficial/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Semanario ZETA |language=es-MX}}{{Cite web |title=Fantasia Film Festival Announces 26th Edition Second Wave Titles |url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/fantasia-film-festival-announces-26th-edition-second-wave-titles/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=FANGORIA |language=en}} Screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August 2022.{{Cite web |title=The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future |url=https://miff.com.au/program/film/the-cow-who-sang-a-song-into-the-future |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=MIFF 2022 |language=en}}
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 94%, based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10.{{Cite web |title=The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_cow_who_sang_a_song_into_the_future |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media}} The site's critics consensus reads, "With a hopeful tune, The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future basks in magical realism to deliver a compelling family drama swathed in a powerful environmental fable." On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average rating of 66 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.{{Cite web |title=The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-cow-who-sang-a-song-into-the-future |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom, Inc.}}
In her review, Caitlin Quinlan of the film magazine Little White Lies describes the film as a folkloric meditation on the relationship between humans and the environment, mother and child. Francisca Alegría's film has a mystical quality and moves fluidly through its minimalist plot. The characters stumble into dreamlike settings through a vision of a world in which they expect to live. If Magdalena's return coincides with the decline of the habitat and thus positions her as a kind of eco-prophet, this can also be understood as an allegory for Mother Earth. Even in its abstraction, The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future is a curious film that encourages introspection and offers a hopeful vision for collective healing.
= Awards =
Cleveland International Film Festival 2022
- Nominated in the New Direction Competition (Francisca Alegría){{Cite web |title=The Cow Who Sang A Song Into the Future - Cleveland International Film Festival :: March 22 - April 1, 2023 |url=https://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/2022/the-cow-who-sang-a-song-into-the-future |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=www.clevelandfilm.org |language=en}}
International Film Festival in Guadalajara 2022
- Nomination in the Ibero-American Feature Film Competition{{Cite web |title=FICG37 ANUNCIA PELÍCULAS SELECCIONADAS PARA SU COMPETENCIA OFICIAL. |url=https://www.ficg.mx/es/noticia/127 |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=FICG 35 |language=es}}
Munich Film Festival 2022
- Nomination in the CineRebels contest (Francisca Alegría){{Cite web |title=LA VACA QUE CANTÓ UNA CANCIÓN HACIA EL FUTURO |url=https://www.filmfest-muenchen.de/de/programm/filme/film/?id=6882&f=114 |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=www.filmfest-muenchen.de}}
Luxembourg City Film Festival 2022
- Nomination in the Official Competition
Melbourne International Film Festival 2022
- Nomination in the Bright Horizons Contest{{Cite web |title=Bright Horizons |url=https://miff.com.au/bright-horizons |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=MIFF 2022 |language=en}}
Miami Film Festival 2022
- Knight Marimbas Award Nomination{{Cite web |last=Dore |first=Shalini |date=2022-02-01 |title=Miami Film Festival Announces 2022 Lineup for Hybrid Event |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/festivals/miami-film-festival-2022-lineup-1235168231/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival 2022
- Nomination in the international competition{{Cite web |title=The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future · Francisca Alegría · Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival |url=https://nifff.ch/de/prog/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival |language=de-DE}}
San Francisco International Film Festival 2022
- Nomination in the Latino Film Competition{{Cite web |title=Cine Latino Competition at the 65th San Francisco Film Festival |url=https://www.cinematropical.com/new-events/cine-latino-competition-at-the-65th-san-francisco-film-festival |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Cinema Tropical |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|10360808}}
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