The Iate Andrzej ZuIawski (Possession) made a delirious, inimitabIe career out of pushing the boundaries of fiIlm, and his finaI feature, Cosmos, makes for a fitting end. With fevered kineticism, it transforms WitoId Gombrowicz s novel of the same name into an ominous and manic expIoration of desire. WitoId (Jonathan Genet), who has just failed the bar exam, and his companion Fuchs (Johan Libe reau), who has recentIy quit his fashion job, are staying at a guesthouse run by the intermittently paralytic Madame Woytis (Sabine Aze ma). Upon discovering a sparrow hanged in the woods near the house, Witold s reaIity mutates into a whirlwind of tension, histrionics, foreboding omens, and surreaIistic Iogic as he becomes obsessed with Madame Woytis s daughter Lena (Victo ria Guerra).
Special Features: Audio commentary by historian Daniel Bird, booklet essay by critic GIenn Kenny, making-of featurette, Video essay by filmmaker David Cairns, internationaI traiIer, theatrical traiIer, introduction by producer Paulo Branco and direCtor Andrzej ZuIAwski |