SmugKitZine Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Kirpianuscus his name is enough for define the film. because his animations are, always, fascinating oasis , delicate miracles, admirable example of precise art. in this case, all is the same. the atmosphere, the touching story, the flavor of childhood, the realism who becomes a fairy tale, the grace of colors, the sand on glass who change yourself. because it is more than a beautiful film. it is a precious adventure. portrait of humanity, subtle reflection of unique states of soul, beautiful definition of the importance of small things. and a wonderful trip across the early memories of each viewer.

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Korova" or "The Cow" is a short film from 1989 and the writer and director here is Aleksandr Petrov. This was the first time he was nominated for an Oscar and more nominations (including one win) should follow in the 2 decades afterward. I must say I did not enjoy the watch here really. I wished the story could have been much better and it also feels really more off a cruel film than really something that would touch me emotionally. If you still want to see it, make sure you get subtitles unless you are fluent in Russian. I have seen other works by Petrov and I would say this is one of his weaker efforts. He certainly improved during the years to come and you can kinda forgive him. His animation technique, however, is the usual and I guess this really challenging technique in terms of effort is also the reason why the Academy considered him. But I do not agree with them and I don't think it's a good watch. Thumbs down from me.

Rectangular_businessman Words just cannot express all the astounding beauty and emotion that are displayed in all the shorts made by the Russian animator Aleksandr Petrov: In all his shorts, even the most ordinary things from everyday life can be turned into something exquisite through the magnificent animation style of this filmmaker."The Cow", his first short, is not the exception of this rule: In less than ten minutes, and almost without dialogue, Petrov is able to make an incredibly captivating tale, with an almost dream-like atmosphere, but which also has an intense feeling of sadness and nostalgia in every scene. The ending of this short is particularly heart-breaking, but at the same, is inspiring and fulfilling.I loved this short. It is a strong beginning for the equally strong filmography of Aleksandr Petrov, who is, in my opinion one of the greatest animator who ever lived.

MartinHafer This is the story about a poor family's cow and a young child's attachment to it.I have admired the animated films of Aleksandr Petrov for some time, as they are terrific works of art come to life. Not surprisingly, he's won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film and been nominated several more times (starting with this film). You just can't help not admiring all the time and effort put into making these lovely films. Apparently, he uses a technique where you paint on glass to make the animations and I have only seen one other artist do similar work (Martine Chartrand and her short BLACK SOUL). The quality of this 1989 piece is about on part with Ms. Chartrand's, though Petrov's newer works are even better--with much higher quality art work and more vibrant colors. While THE COW is lovely, compared to the newer films such as MY LOVE and THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA, it is obviously inferior simply because over time his skills have continued to increase. See this film by all means, but also try finding some of his newer films as well--you'll see what I mean and will be impressed by the increased fluidity and quality of the animation.A lovely film that was justly Oscar nominated.