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Cosi

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Cosi
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R,1hr 40min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
April 11, 1997
Director:
Mark Joffe
Distributor:
Miramax
Starring:
Ben Mendelsohn, Barry Otto, Toni Collette  ...more
Synopsis: In this Australian comedy, adapted by Louis Nowra from his own play and updated from a '70s to a '90s setting, a Sydney slacker gets the chance to stage an opera, but his cast is assembled from the ranks of the mentally ill. After a long stretch sponging off his law-student girlfriend Lucy (Rachel Griffiths), college dropout Lewis (Ben Mendelsohn) fakes his way into a job doing occupational therapy with a group of asylum inmates. Although his original assignment is to stage a variety show, manic-depressive ... Full Synopsis
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Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review
Although its love-triangle subplot is underwritten and its attempts to riff on Mozart's themes of romantic inconstancy seem half-baked, this likable little comedy transcends its hokey premise thanks to its fine ensemble acting and its frequently hilarious script. By mashing together elements of several different formulas -- crazy-people-are-funny comedy, underdog-triumphant melodrama, and let's-put-on-a-show ... Full Review
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