Cosi

1996
R
1h 40m

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A directionless young man hired as a drama teacher at a psychiatric hospital is roped by a demanding patient into helming an ambitious production of Mozart's libretto "Così fan tutte".A directionless young man hired as a drama teacher at a psychiatric hospital is roped by a demanding patient into helming an ambitious production of Mozart's libretto "Così fan tutte".A directionless young man hired as a drama teacher at a psychiatric hospital is roped by a demanding patient into helming an ambitious production of Mozart's libretto "Così fan tutte".

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6.6/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Bruno Lawrence was originally cast as Errol the nurse, but during shooting he was hospitalized due to severe chest pains and was subsequently diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. As a result, the role of Errol was recast, with Colin Friels taking over. Lawrence died during post-production on this film, which is dedicated to his memory.

Quotes
Cherry: [to Doug] Go burn a cat.
[she exits]
Lewis: Why are they always saying that?
Doug: That's what I did.
Lewis: Burned a cat?
Doug: No, CATS. See mum had five cats, and me and mum we'd been having some... differences. So one night I rounded 'em up, put 'em in a cage, doused 'em with petrol and put a match to 'em!
[Lewis chuckles, thinking it's a joke. Doug grins and laughs]
Doug: Heh-heh! Funny, eh?
[He sits next to Lewis]
Doug: Then, I opened up the cage door and I let 'em run loose. Welllll, what a racket. They were runnin' round the backyard, burnin' and howlin'.
[He gives a psychotic little laugh]
Doug: No such thing as grace under pressure for a burning cat, lemme tell ya. Then, me mum came outside to see what was happenin'? Darn near freaked out she did. See, I figured I'd wait a couple of hours till the cats were dead and mum was feeling a bit sorry for herself, and I'd go up to the front door and I'd knock on it and I'd say, "Hi, Mum! I'm here to talk about our unresolved conflicts."
Doug: But oh no, One of those FUCKING cats ran into the house; a couple of minutes the whole bloody house was on fire. Within half an hour there was no front door to knock on.
Doug: Yeah, if it wasn't for that damn cat, I wouldn't be in here.

Crazy credits
Near the end of the credits a cast member with an accordion shows up and performs Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" on it as an obvious slight to the Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart he was told to play in the movie. A squealing piglet accompanies him.

Connections
Featured in Cosi: Excerpt of Oral History with film buff Paul Harris and Richard Brennan (2006)

Soundtracks
Cosi Fan Tutte
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Wiener Symphoniker
Conducted by Rudolf Moralt
Courtesy of Phillips through Polygram Pty Limited

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Funny and touching Austrailian anti-establishment comedy

Funny and touching. An unusal blend of Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutti and the life of an unemployed stage director who takes a job out of desparation with a mental institution as rec director. Must see scene occurs at the end of the final credits.