Holy Cow

Ultimately, the comté is beside the point: the nourishment in this terrific, big-hearted drama comes from Courvoisier’s satisfyingly full-blooded characters.

[Courvoisier's] vivid film is so alive you may believe you could even reach out and touch it — or eat it.

This is not necessarily an outstanding or unusual production as contemporary French realism goes, but it is robust, enjoyable and unsentimental — the good stuff, raw and unpasteurised.

This coming-of-age tale from debut writer/director Louise Courvoisier features its fair share of darkness, but it’s shot through with compassion and humour.

An auspicious debut for everyone involved.

Commitment, timing and patience make for a delightfully mature bite.

The film steers along it’s sometimes silly but always absorbing way as Totone runs from one messy situation to another, and matures ever so slightly. And did I mention there are cows! Lots of cows!

The film’s humble nature and the setbacks faced by the protagonist never undercut its uplifting sense of satisfaction or its quiet celebration of romance and self-discovery.

Louise Courvoisier crafts one of the season's most brilliant surprises with the delicate virtue of life lived. [Full review in Spanish]

Beyond its authenticity, this film captivates with its freshness and mastery of a precise perspective with a certain modernity not only about the countryside, but from the countryside. [Full review in Spanish]