"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.
Review of The Cow
