Cosmos (2015 film)

Cosmos is a 2015 French-Portuguese thriller film directed by Andrzej Żuławski. The screenplay by Żuławski is based on the novel of the same name by Witold Gombrowicz. It tells the story of two friends who spend time at a countryside guesthouse where they discover mysterious and frightening signs. The filmmakers label it as a "metaphysical noir thriller".[3]

Cosmos
Film poster
Directed byAndrzej Żuławski
Produced byPaulo Branco
Screenplay byAndrzej Żuławski
Based onCosmos
by Witold Gombrowicz
Starring
Music byAndrzej Korzyński
CinematographyAndré Szankowski
Edited byJulia Gregory
Production
companies
  • Alfama Films
  • Leopardo Filmes
Distributed byAlfama Films
Release date
  • 8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) (Locarno)
  • 9 December 2015 (2015-12-09) (France)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
Country
  • France
  • Portugal
LanguageFrench
Budget€1.6 million[2]

The film premiered in competition at the Locarno International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Direction.[4][5]

Cast

Production

Cosmos was Andrzej Żuławski's first film in 15 years and ended up being his final film. It was produced through Paulo Branco's Alfama Films in collaboration with the Portuguese company Leopardo Filmes. Principal photography took place from mid-November to late December 2014.[3]

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References
  1. "Cosmos (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. "Cosmos". JP's Box-Office.
  3. Lemercier, Fabien (1 September 2014). "Andrzej Zulawski's Cosmos in post-production". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. "Palmarès 2015". Locarno.
  5. "Locarno Film Festival Announces Lineup for Its 68th Year, Awards Edward Norton on Opening Night". Indiewire. 15 July 2015.

Jérome d'Estais, Andrzej Zulawski, sur le fil, LettMotif, 2015 (ISBN 978-2-36716-143-3 et 978-2-36716-144-0)


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