Poor Cow
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 DVD cover for Poor Cow |
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| Directed by | Ken Loach |
| Produced by | Joseph Janni Edward Joseph |
| Written by | Novel: Nell Dunn Screenplay: Ken Loach |
| Starring | Terence Stamp Carol White John Bindon Queenie Watts Kate Williams Billy Murray |
| Music by | Donovan |
| Cinematography | Miriam Brickman |
| Editing by | Roy Watts |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated (UK) National General (US) |
| Release date(s) | 1967 |
| Running time | 101 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Poor Cow is a 1967 British drama film directed by Ken Loach, based on Nell Dunn's novel of the same name.
Although Malcolm McDowell is listed in the credits on the commercial release of the film, the scenes in which he appeared were deleted.
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[edit] Plot summary
18-year-old Joy starts her catalogue of bad choices by running away from home with Tom. She marries and has a son, Johnny. Tom, a thief, mentally and physically abuses Joy and ends up in prison, leaving her on her own with their son. She takes a job as a barmaid, and later picks up extra money as a prostitute. Her life spirals downhill until her son goes missing and she realises what is most important to her.
- Tagline: A love story about a girl, the man she is living for, and the man she is living with.
[edit] Music
The opening credits attribute the film music to Donovan, although many pop songs from the era are heard in the film. Three Donovan songs are heard in the film, including the title song. The melody of the title song is repeated instrumentally in diverse arrangements in several parts of the film. It was later released as single b-side to "Jennifer Juniper" in early 1968 in a different arrangement and with altered lyrics. For example, the standard release version opens with the line "I dwell in the north in the green country", while the version in the film opens with the line "I dwell in the town in the grey country".
Other songs by Donovan in the film are "Be Not Too Hard" and "Colours", the latter of which is sung by the character played by Terence Stamp.
[edit] Later use
Clips of Stamp's performance in Poor Cow were used to show the early life of Wilson, the character he portrays in Steven Soderbergh's film The Limey (1999).
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