Cosi 1996 Directed by Mark Joffe
When chasing your dreams... it helps to be a little crazy!
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 are able to sing and none of them speak Italian. A comedy of errors ensues, but one which unifies the patients and their director in unexpected ways.
Production Companies
Miramax
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Australian Film Finance Corporation
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Meridian Films
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Smiley Productions
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Smiley Films
Revenue $35,918
Release Date 4 March 1996
102 mins
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
Paul Chubb
Henry
Colin Hay
Zac
David Wenham
Doug
Tony Llewellyn-Jones
Kirner
Kerry Walker
Sandra
Robin Ramsay
Minister for Health
Henry Maas
Bernard Goldman
Jack Walsh
Air Wrestler
Lawrence Woodward
Electrician
Brian Ellison
Rigger
Tamara Kuldin
Seamstress
Dennis Allard
Carpenter
Toni Moran
Painter
David Anthony
Knucklehead
Skye Wansey
Ms Spock
Nick Penn
Ballroom Man
Dan Wyllie
Closed Ward Nurse
Damian Monk
Closed Ward Nurse
Rachael Maza Long
Nurse at Concert
Robert Noble
Mens Ward Nurse
Samantha McDeed
Pink Lady
Michael Robertson
Cussing Patient
Samantha Rebillet
Student Actor
Anita Hegh
Waitress
Paul Mercurio
Mental Patient (uncredited)
Greta Scacchi
Mental Patient (uncredited)
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Director
Writer
Producers
Executive Producers
Cinematography
Editor
Production Design
Sound
Visual Effects
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Music
Camera Operator
Stunts
Script Supervisor
Lighting
Assistant Directors
Additional Photography