Cosmos /

Witold has just failed the bar exam, his partner Fuchs has just recently quit his job and now they are staying at a so-called family guesthouse. It's when they discover a bird hung in the woods near the house that they become concerned with their safety. After, they find a piece of wood just as...

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Uniform Title:Cosmos (Motion picture : 2015)
Other Authors: Żuławski, Andrzej (Screenwriter), Azéma, Sabine (Actor), Balmer, Jean-François (Actor), Genet, Jonathan (Actor), Libéreau, Johan (Actor), Guerra, Victória (Actor), Pons, Clémentine (Actor), Gillet, Andy, 1981- (Actor), Pereira, Ricardo, 1979- (Actor), Sima̋o, António (Actor), Gombrowicz, Witold
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:French
Language Notes:French; with optional English subtitles.
Published: [New York, New York] : Kino Lorber, [2016]
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Summary:Witold has just failed the bar exam, his partner Fuchs has just recently quit his job and now they are staying at a so-called family guesthouse. It's when they discover a bird hung in the woods near the house that they become concerned with their safety. After, they find a piece of wood just as they had found the bird. They receive another omen in the form of forewarning signs on their ceiling and in the garden. What will happen next as Witold falls for a newly wed woman?
Item Description:Date from pacaging copyright on disc surface.
Based on the novel by Witold Gombrowicz.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.
Special features: audio commentary by historian Daniel Bird; making-of featurette, video essay by filmmaker David Cairns, international trailer, theatrical trailer, introduction by producer Paulo Branco and director Andrzej Zulawski.
Booklet (10 pages; illustrations) in English with an essay Too much dream reality fiction business: Zulawski and Gombrowicz's Cosmos by critic Glenn Kenny inserted in container.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (10 pages)
Format:Blu-ray disc, region A; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, 5.1 surround; requires Blu-ray player.
Awards:Locarno International Film Festival 2015: Best Director (Andrzej Zulawski).
Production Credits:Director of photography, André Szankowski ; music, Andrzej Korzynski ; editor, Julia Gregory.