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Cosi

Year of completion
1995
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Comedy
Duration
100 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Lewis, a young university graduate, accepts a job directing mental patients in a therapeutic drama course. His control is usurped by Roy, a manic depressive, who demands that they stage an opera by Mozart despite the fact that none of the inmates can sing, speak Italian or act.
Completion Year
1995
Genres
Comedy
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Editor

Nicholas Beauman

Producer

Richard Brennan, Timothy White

Composer

Stephen Endelman

Director

Mark Joffe

Writer

Louis Nowra

Director of Photography

Ellery Ryan

Costume Designer

Tess Schofield

Executive Producer

Phaedon Vass, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein

Production Designer

Chris Kennedy

Cast

Barry Otto, Ben Mendelsohn, Toni Collette, Colin Friels, Paul Chubb, Pamela Rabe, Colin Hay, Rachel Griffiths, Jacki Weaver, Aden Young, David Wenham, Tony Llewellyn Jones, Kerry Walker

Awards

1996 — Australian Cinematographers Society Vic

1996 — Australian Film Institute

Screenings

1998 — Australian Film Week - Ireland

1997 — Miami Film Festival

1997 — Australian Film Season - UK

1996 — BFI London Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Miramax International LA

Production Company

Miramax Films Inc

Smiley Films Pty Ltd

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