companionship

Wendy and Lucy, Dir. Kelly Reichardt, Oscilloscope Pictures (2008)

Wendy and Lucy, Dir. Kelly Reichardt, Oscilloscope Pictures (2008) 1024 427 Carys O'Callaghan Goodley

A Photo of Lucy who stands at the front of the shot panting, and her owner Wendy who stands behind her, separated by a chain-linked fence. (1) Wendy and Lucy…

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Turner and Hooch. Dir. Roger Spottiswoode. Touchstone Pictures. 1989.

Turner and Hooch. Dir. Roger Spottiswoode. Touchstone Pictures. 1989. 150 150 Robyn Brennan

Charles Darwin once stated ‘It is scarcely possible to doubt that the love of man has become instinctive in the dog’. [1] In the case of Turner and Hooch (1989),…

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Annie. Dir. John Huston. Columbia Pictures. 1982.

Annie. Dir. John Huston. Columbia Pictures. 1982. 150 150 Olivia Calverley

John Huston’s musical comedy-drama Annie follows the life of an orphan and her trusty adopted dog Sandy. The film repeatedly draws parallels between orphaned children with caged animals, inciting audiences…

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True Grit. Dir. Ethan Coen and Joel Coen. Paramount Pictures. 2010.

True Grit. Dir. Ethan Coen and Joel Coen. Paramount Pictures. 2010. 150 150 Hannah Ashe

https://youtu.be/p1V1teWUXZs This video shows the scene from the 2010 revisionist-western True Grit that is the discussed in this article. Although the tone of True Grit (2010) is primarily light-hearted and…

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