Earlier this year, Polish filmmaker Andrzej Zulawski — perhaps best known for cult film favorites like “The Devil” and body horror frenzy “Possession” — passed away at the age of 75. But he left one more gift for cinephiles in “Cosmos,” and after earning acclaim on the festival circuit last year, the movie is hitting stateside cinemas, and fans won’t want to miss a chance to see this one on the big screen.
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Starring Andy Gillet, Victoria Guerra, Johan Libereau, Jonathan Genet and Sabine Azema, the director’s first film in fifteen years centers on Witold, who has just failed the bar, and his companion Fuchs, who has recently quit his fashion job, both of whom are staying at a guesthouse run by the intermittently paralytic Madame Woytis. Upon discovering a sparrow hanged in the woods near the house, Witold’s reality mutates into a whirlwind of tension, histrionics, foreboding omens, and surrealistic logic as he becomes obsessed with Madame Woytis’s daughter Lena, newly married to Lucien. The result? A surreal, visually impressive feast that only someone like Zulawski could weave together.
“Cosmos” opens on June 17th at Metrograph in New York City, rolling out to major markets in July. Watch the trailer above, and check out the fantastic poster below.
