Thefilm(andtheacting)issuperblydone,butthestoryisintense.Ilikeitforits'dark,thick,"CulduSac"psychologybutitiscertainlynotforeveryoneforthatveryreason.Setinisolated,ruralFrancemakesthisfilmallthemoredesperate.
Thefilmisaboutstrenuousrelationships,loyalty-anddespair.Itisaboutacceptinghardshipswithoutreallyunderstandingthem.Itisalsoaboutpityandhowitistobedistinguishedfromloveandadmiration.I'veseenmanyFrenchfilmswiththesameintensityandI'mguessingthatitwillbemostlytheFrenchwhowillenjoythisfilm.
Theactingissuperbinthisfilm–ifyou'reintherightstateofmindanddon'tlooseyourconcentration.Jean-FrançoisSteveninALWAYSimpressesme.Hedoesn'tdisappointmehereeither.Forgeneralaudiences,however,I'drecommendhisperformancein"DeuxLionsauSoleil"whichismuchmoreeasilypalatablethan"PeuxdeVaches".
DespitethefactthatIlike"PeuxdeVaches",IhavedifficultiesrecommendingittoanyoneotherthanFrenchaudiencesandperhapssomeonewithamorosedemeanor.