Cosi

"When chasing your dreams... it helps to be a little crazy!"

1996 1h 42m EN

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6.2

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6.6

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 43★6.6IMDB · 2,273

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney institution. His project is overrun by one of the patients, who wants to stage the opera Cosi Fan Tutte by Mozart, despite the fact that none of the patients can sing or speak Italian. A comedy of errors ensues, but one which unifies the patients and their director in unexpected ways.

“When chasing your dreams... it helps to be a little crazy!”

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Cast

Ben Mendelsohn
Lewis
Barry Otto
Roy
Toni Collette
Julie
Rachel Griffiths
Lucy
Aden Young
Nick
Colin Friels
Errol
Jacki Weaver
Cherry
Pamela Rabe
Ruth

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Joffe
Writers: Louis Nowra
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Joffe, shot by Ellery Ryan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stephen Endelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nicholas Beauman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Ben Mendelsohn and Barry Otto and Toni Collette carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When chasing your dreams... it helps to be a little crazy!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0115951 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mark Joffe directs. Ellery Ryan behind the camera. Stephen Endelman scores. Nicholas Beauman cuts. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Mark Joffe, shot by Ellery Ryan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Stephen Endelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Nicholas Beauman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ben Mendelsohn and Barry Otto and Toni Collette carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "When chasing your dreams... it helps to be a little crazy!".
7IMDB entry: tt0115951 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.