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Cosmopolis
2012 109 min Canada, France R 18+
★5.4
Drama
Director: David Cronenberg
🎭 Based on
«Cosmopolis»
byDon DeLillo
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Description
Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo during a riot in order to get a haircut, a self-made 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's life begins to crumble.
Budget:
$20.5M
US Gross:
$763,556
Worldwide:
$6.06M
Starring
Robert Pattinson
Actor
Juliette Binoche
Actor
Sarah Gadon
Actor
Awards
Cannes Film Festival 2012
— Palme d'Or
Saturn Awards 2013
— Best Blu-ray/DVD Edition
Key opinion
Cosmopolis is a polarizing, intellectually demanding adaptation that functions as a stylized, static portrait of late-stage capitalism. While its rigorous, dialogue-heavy approach and claustrophobic atmosphere find deep resonance with some as a masterful critique of modern excess, others find the film pretentious, emotionally vacant, and exhausting to watch.
| Theme | The film's ambitious attempt to critique corporate greed and capitalist rot through the lens of a detached billionaire is widely recognized as intellectually stimulating. | |
| Cinematography | The innovative cinematography, which captures the vast, chaotic city from the claustrophobic and static interior of a limousine, is a standout technical achievement. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay adaptation, featuring verbatim, highly stylized dialogue, is divisive; some see it as a brilliant capture of modern emptiness, while others view it as rambling, pretentious, and nonsensical. | |
| Acting | Robert Pattinson's performance as Erik Packer is sharply debated; supporters praise his cold, mask-like physicality as perfect for the character, while detractors find his performance ineffective and lacking in emotional depth. | |
| Accessibility | The film's slow, repetitive, and dialogue-driven nature makes it inherently inaccessible, with many viewers noting that it is not intended for a mass audience. | |
| Ending | The open, enigmatic, and resolution-free ending leaves many viewers feeling confused or unsatisfied, despite its thematic intent to mirror the protagonist's disorientation. |