Alex Heeney and Orla Smith, the co-editors of our latest ebook, Roads to nowhere: Kelly Reichardt’s broken American Dreams, both guested on The Film Stage Show to discuss Reichardt’s Certain Women and First Cow.
First Cow
Ep. 52: First Cow and Wendy and Lucy
Kelly Reichardt’s newest film First Cow is her second feature, after Wendy and Lucy, to explore the effects of capitalism through character’s relationship with an animal. In this episode, we discuss the connections between the two films (and animals).
‘I don’t believe opposites attract’: Orion Lee on playing one half of First Cow‘s sweet friendship – an ebook preview
Actor Orion Lee discusses his affinities with his First Cow character King-Lu, and how we prepared to play the itinerant entrepreneur.
Playing Cookie Figowitz was ‘very liberating’ for John Magaro – an ebook preview
First Cow star John Magaro on the liberating experience of acting in a Kelly Reichardt film and how he got into character by cooking stews.
William Tyler on how improvisation led to the First Cow score – an ebook preview
First-time film composer William Tyler deconstructs the instruments and methods used to create First Cow’s gorgeous score.
Sound designer Leslie Shatz on Kelly Reichardt, town sounds, and misbehaving dogs – an ebook preview
Shatz chats about his collaboration with Kelly Reichardt and how they avoid making the “feel good movie of the year.”