A Cow and the BoyDirected by Philippe Muyl
Produced by Gaumont
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 30 min
French release : 28/06/2000
Production year : 2000
DirectorActorsSynopsisRomain, a farmer and widower in Brittany, owns a herd of about twenty cows. He has an eight year-old son called Lucas. The boy's mother died during childbirth. When they first came to live on the farm, Romain gave his wife a cow from the very distinctive Galloway breed (small and white, with big black ears). Romain, who has always dreamed of travelling to far-off lands, named his cows after Polynesian islands. The Galloway cow is called Fatoré. At the beginning of our story Fatoré gives birth to a little calf called Maéva. Unfortunately, the birth is complicated and Fatoré dies during it. Struck by the same fate, Lucas and Maéva became extraordinarily good friends… AboutI started with a light-hearted story to deal with the subjects that interest me most: a boy’s relationship with his father; the absence of his mother; the often contemptuous way people treat animals (and therefore nature); the way in which they are intrinsically linked to the world they live in; their relationship to power; my own philosophical musings. Yet it’s also a very personal film. I’ve slipped in little things and provided my own vision – maybe a little naïve – of today’s world.
Philippe Muyl, Director Production photos (1)
Production and distributionAssociate production company : Gaumont
Co-production : TF1 Films Production
Film export/Foreign Sales : Gaumont
French distribution : Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International (ex-Buena Vista International France)
Full creditsExecutive Producer : Alain Poiré
Assistant Director : Thierry Mauvoisin
Screenwriters : Philippe Muyl, Philippe Le Dem
Director of Photography : Luc Drion
Sound Recordist : Yves Osmu
Production Managers : Philippe Schwartz, Philippe Desmoulins
Press Attachés (film) : Dominique Segall, Guillaume Andreu
Editor : Catherine Kelber
Continuity supervisor : Anne-Marie Garcia
Production Designer : Dominique André
Costume Designer : Sylvie de Segonzac
Sound Mixer : William Flageollet
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2000
French release : 28/06/2000
Runtime : 1 h 30 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 97.323
Visa issue date : 04/05/2000
Approval : Yes
Production formats :
35mm
Screening format :
35mm
Color type : Color
Official website : www.lavacheetlepresident.com
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