Poor Cow
Poor Cow is a 1967 British drama film, directed by Ken Loach and based on Nell Dunns novel of the same name. It was Ken Loachs first feature film, after a series of successful TV productions.
After briefly sharing a room with her Aunt Emm, an ageing prostitute, she moves in with Dave, one of Toms former associates. Dave is tender and understanding in his treatment of Johnny and Joy, but the idyll is punctured when Dave getsyears for robbery. Intending to be faithful, Joy writes to him constantly, moves back with Aunt Emm, and initiates divorce proceedings against Tom. She takes a job as a barmaid, starts modelling for a seedy photographers club and drifts into promiscuity.But when Tom is released, Joy agrees to go back to him for Jonnys sake. One evening, after Tom has beaten her up, she runs out of their flat and returns to discover that Jonny is missing. After a frantic search, she finds him on a demolition site. Realising how much Johnny means to her, she accepts the need of compromise and stays with Tom, but she continues to dream of a distant future with Dave. ........
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