Cosi (1995)
Medium level coarse language
| Director: | Mark Joffe |
| Actors: | Rachel Griffiths, Toni Collette, Colin Friels, Ben Mendelsohn, Paul Chubb, Aden Young, Barry Otto, Jacki Weaver, Colin Hay, Pamela Rabe |
Lewis is a uni drop-out who takes a last-ditch job in an asylum working with patients who are interested in the dramatic arts. He thinks his work will involve staging a small variety show with the group, until long-term patient Roy insists that the production be nothing less than a grand staging of Mozart's opera Cosi Fan Tutte. An ambitious thought to say the least. After all, none of the patients can speak Italian nor sing and the cast is made up of aging nymphomaniacs, obsessives and pyromaniacs who really have other things on their minds.
Funny, warm and wonderfully mad, Cosi, based on the celebrated play by Louis Nowra, comes to joyous life with a dream Australian cast including Ben Mendelsohn, Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Barry Otto, Aden Young, Jacki Weaver, Pamela Rabe, Kerry Walker, David Wenham and Colin Friels.
| Status: | LongWait |
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| Run time: | 97mins |
| Origin: | AUSTRALIA |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.85:1 16:9 Enhanced |
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Member Reviews (25)
25 Member
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Brent cameron
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A truly excellent movie this will become a classic
Bruce Livett
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This classic Aussie movie is even better on the 3rd watching ! Superb performance by Ben Mendelsohn and cast of other well known local talent. Funny and enjoyable for all ages.
alistair c
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Wonderful movie. Great cast of characters and relationships. Some very funny lines. Let down a bit by that lack of production quality that afflicts many Oz movies, esp. washed out scenery and poor post production sound. But overall a great little movie, thoroughly entertaining.
L Kenworthy
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I like Australian movies. This was a fun movie.
Alex H
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Who, in their right mind, would consider performing Cosi Fantute with a mentally handicaped cast. But anything can be done where there is patients and love. A typical can do aussie film brilliantly conceived and excecuted.
Viewer
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Another bit of classic Aussie film that sees a star cast portray a series of mental health patients try and show that sanity is subjective and that art is the ultimate form of expression. Very well acted but a little too slow and low-budget to make a real award-winning drama.
David R.
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Kathleen J.
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brilliant performances by toni collette and David Wenham, well worth watching to see great aussie talent
Leyla M.
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I loved this movie David Wenham acted everyone else off the screen and that pig was definitely the inspiration for Babe. A piece of Australian cinematic history
Josephine K.
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An Aussie Classic.Totally enjoyable and funny.
Irene
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Wonderful, a lot of pretty believable characterizations, funny,inspiring in it's own way and up your nose to the hieracy
Patricia O.
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This is one of my favorite movies!! Excellent cast- stella performances from Australians
Robyn C.
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Good aussie drama.
Ken G.
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Ken G.
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russell1981
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Uplifting, inspirational film - which is more than a little amusing to boot - exemplified by outstanding performances from all involved. Mendelsohn is terrific as the apathetic amateur, starved artistically, and frustrated at the task he's been given. Yes, it's a little formulaic (and reasonably predictable), but that's the fun of it - but don't worry, Hollywood couldn't even get remotely close to what Joffe has created here with a huge all-star cast.
Sonya M.
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Classic aussie film
Bertrand N.
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Bill W.
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Enjoyed this quirky and humorous movie. Not rocket science but entertaining
Margaret F.
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Excellent! Great cast too - a virtual who's who of Oz acting talent.
Gulcin Otaran
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Rhonda Taylor
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William Workman
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Very funny black comedy
Angela Moore
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I thought this was a great movie very well done.
Joe Heaton
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