Cosmopolis (film)

Cosmopolis
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Cronenberg
Screenplay byDavid Cronenberg
Based onCosmopolis
by Don DeLillo
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Suschitzky
Edited byRonald Sanders
Music byHoward Shore
Metric[2][3]
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 25 May 2012 (2012-05-25) (Cannes and Italy)
  • 31 May 2012 (2012-05-31) (Portugal)
  • 8 June 2012 (2012-06-08) (Canada)
Running time
109 minutes[5]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20.5 million[6]
Box office$7.1 million[7]

Cosmopolis is a 2012 drama film written, produced, and directed by David Cronenberg. It stars Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Samantha Morton, Sarah Gadon, Mathieu Amalric, Juliette Binoche, Jay Baruchel and Kevin Durand. It is based on Don DeLillo's 2003 novel.

On 25 May 2012, the film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[8] The film was released in Canada on 8 June 2012,[9] and began a limited release in the United States on 17 August 2012 by eOne Films.[10] It is Cronenberg's first script since eXistenZ in 1999. It received polarizing reviews on both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic and performed poorly at the box office.

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  2. ^ Alex Hudson (15 May 2012). "Metric and K'naan's Contributions to David Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis' Soundtrack Revealed". Exclaim.ca. Ian Danzig. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. ^ Cosmopolis by Howard Shore Metric Benno, Sound track geek, May 2012, archived from the original on 28 December 2013, retrieved 3 June 2012{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link).
  4. ^ a b c d "Cosmopolis". Library and Archives Canada. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  5. ^ "COSMOPOLIS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Cosmopolis (2012)". Movieinsider. June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Cosmopolis (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  8. ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  9. ^ Wilner, Norman (7–14 June 2012). "Cosmopolis". Now. Vol. 31, no. 41. Toronto. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  10. ^ Adam Chitwood (7 June 2012). "Cosmopolis, Playing The Field and The Words Release Dates". Collider.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2012.