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Director: |
Mark Joffe
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Starring: |
Ben Mendelsohn, Barry Otto, Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Aden Young, Colin Friels, Jacki Weaver, Pamela Rabe, Paul Chubb, David Wenham
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Genres: |
Comedy, Performing Arts, Australian, Drama
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Origin: |
Australia
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Certificate: |
M
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Languages: |
English
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Running Time: |
97 min
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Louis 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. His project is overrun by one of the patients Roy who wants to put on stage Cosi Fan Tutte (Mozart). None of the patients in the cast is able to sing and none of them know Italian, which is the language of the libretto. Through a lot of difficulties Louis and his cast develop a deep understanding. The play smartly adapted for the unusual cast is finally produced: lots of unforeseen situations solved 'a la crazy way' but indeed brilliantly. Great success and sad farewell of the director from his cast. Funny, warm and wonderfully mad, COSI, based on the celebrated play by Louis Nowra, comes to joyous life with a dream Australian cast including Ben Mendelsohn, Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Barry Otto, Aden Young, Jacki Weaver, Pamela Rabe, Kerry Walker, David Wenham and Colin Friels.
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