Cosi
by Mark Joffe
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Actor: Aden Young, Barry Otto, Ben Mendelsohn, Rachel Griffiths, Toni ColletteDirector: Mark Joffe
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-06
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Miramax
Movie Reviews of Cosi
Movie Review: Fab Aussie movie
Summary: 5 Stars
If you liked Muriel's wedding you will probably love this as well. Not quite as dramatic as Muriel, but with a similar quirky sense of humour and great performances by some Austrailian stalwarts. Barry Otto is fansastic, you just want to slap him a lot of the time, and Ben Mendelsohn is typically good. It is a shame he has been typcast as commic relief in the US as he is way better than that. If you like music, comedy and something a little off beat and different, give it a go. Strong themes of fidelity and what it means throughout, so be warned. You probably don't want to watch it with a recent ex :-)
Summary of Cosi
Fun, fresh, and thoroughly entertaining, COSI is the acclaimed comedy about a colorful circle of friends just crazy enough to follow an impossible dream! A first-time director is thrilled to land a job with a small show ... until he meets the outrageous "performers" he'll be working with! An offbeat group with big-time ambitions that far outweigh their talents, these nutty friends are nonetheless determined to overcome the odds! Featuring stars from the comedy hits MURIEL'S WEDDING (Toni Collette, ABOUT A BOY, Rachel Griffiths -- HBO'S SIX FEET UNDER) and STRICTLY BALLROOM (Barry Otto), COSI proves taking the wildest risk can lead to the greatest reward!This is another one of those Cuckoo's Nest mental patient liberation stories, but with a clever "let's put on a show" twist. A group of melancholy Australian patients dares to pull off a theatrical version of Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte. This film adaptation of Louis Nowra's play is quite absurd and quite erratic, yet quite affecting in the second half when the patients finally commit to the quixotic project. But how to relate to Mozart's 1790 opera about true love? By identifying with the theme of infidelity as a therapeutic exercise. And how do they pull of this madcap farce? By relying on their ability to pretend, of course. This is most difficult for the unimaginative and uncaring director (Mendelsohn), who finds himself in a life-imitates-art conflict with his curt girlfriend and a damaged yet flirtatious patient. However, it is the passionate patient (Otto) who won't let Cosi die who is the film's emotional center. He's a neurotic perfectionist and a delusional addict--a sad, desperate man with a dream to show the world how to love and be loved. --Bill Desowitz
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