Cosi Sunburnt Screens #15

"Sometimes you meet a person who changes your life forever - he's just walked into a room full of them!"

Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One, Animal Kingdom) stars as Lewis Riley, an unemployed young man who applies for a job as a drama teacher at a mental hospital. Upon landing the job, he finds himself directing a production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Cosi - an elaborate, demanding piece of operatic theatre in Italian. Casting a list of patients who only speak English, Lewis has his challenges ahead, dealing with the eclectic eccentricities of everyone involved Barry Otto (Strictly Ballroom), stars as Roy who sweeps everything along before him, organising auditions and appointing himself as co- director. Roys enthusiasm infects the group, and they charge headlong into production. Soon, Lewis finds his own life becoming interwoven with the themes presented on stage.Loosely based on Louis Nowras own experiences at Plenty Mental Hospital in suburban Melbourne and directed by Mark Joffe (Spotswood), Cosi has become known as a classic Australian comedy since its hit release in 1996 and stars Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense, About a Boy) , Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom, Petersen), David Wenham (The Lord of the Rings, The Boys), Colin Friels (The Castle, Malcolm) and Rachel Griffiths (Muriels Wedding, Hacksaw Ridge).

Details

Format: Blu Ray
Genre: Australian
Rating: M
Release Date: 19 01 2022
Production Year: 1996
Run Time: 100
Languages: English
Rating Advice: Medium Level Coarse Language
Distributor: Umbrella Entertainment
Directors: Mark Joffe

Actors: Ben Mendelsohn, Barry Otto, Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Aden Young, Jacki Weaver, Pamela Rabe, Kerry Walker, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Paul Chubb, Colin Hay, David Wenham, Colin Friels, Robin Ramsay, Henry Maas