Cosi
6.3
102 minutes
3/4/1996
Overview
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.
Cast List
Ben Mendelsohn
as Lewis
Barry Otto
as Roy
Toni Collette
as Julie
Rachel Griffiths
as Lucy
Aden Young
as Nick
Colin Friels
as Errol
Jacki Weaver
as Cherry
Pamela Rabe
as Ruth
Paul Chubb
as Henry
Colin Hay
as Zac
David Wenham
as Doug
Tony Llewellyn-Jones
as Kirner
Kerry Walker
as Sandra
Robin Ramsay
as Minister for Health
Henry Maas
as Bernard Goldman
Jack Walsh
as Air Wrestler
Lawrence Woodward
as Electrician
Brian Ellison
as Rigger
Tamara Kuldin
as Seamstress
Dennis Allard
as Carpenter
Toni Moran
as Painter
David Anthony
as Knucklehead
Skye Wansey
as Ms Spock
Nick Penn
as Ballroom Man
Dan Wyllie
as Closed Ward Nurse
Damian Monk
as Closed Ward Nurse
Rachael Maza Long
as Nurse at Concert
Robert Noble
as Mens Ward Nurse
Samantha McDeed
as Pink Lady
Michael Robertson
as Cussing Patient
Samantha Rebillet
as Student Actor
Anita Hegh
as Waitress
Paul Mercurio
as Mental Patient (uncredited)
Greta Scacchi
as Mental Patient (uncredited)