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Cosi is a 1996 Australian comedy-drama film directed by Mark Joffe. Louis Nowra wrote both the screenplay and the 1992 play it was originally based on. The story is loosely based on Nowra's own experience at producing Trial by Jury at Plenty Mental Hospital in suburban Melbourne in 1971.
- A$2,896,980 (Australia)
- Stephen Endelman
- A$3.5 million
- 28 March 1996
Apr 11, 1997 · Lewis, a young theater director, takes on a challenging project with a group of mentally ill patients who want to perform Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte. The film follows their journey of self-discovery, friendship and humor in this heartwarming and award-winning comedy.
- (2.2K)
- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Mark Joffe
- 1997-04-11
A drifter (Ben Mendelsohn) lives near a slaughterhouse, works in a Sydney asylum and reluctantly directs mental patients in an operatic production.
- (83)
- Mark Joffe
- R
- Ben Mendelsohn
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Summaries. Lewis is a young Sydney amateur theater director at his first experience: he is offered a job with a Governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney institution for mentally ill.
Cosi 1996 | Maturity Rating: 13+ | 1h 40m | Comedy An unemployed director jumps at the chance to stage Mozart's opera, but for one small detail -- his actors are residents of a psychiatric hospital.
Apr 11, 1997 · Cosi is a film based on a play by Louis Nowra, about a young director who tries to stage Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte with a group of mentally ill patients in Sydney. The film explores the challenges, humor and humanity of the project, as well as the personal struggles of the characters.
