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- ↑ Holmberg, David Thomas (2007). "Rev. of Cosmos (trans. Borchardt)". Rocky Mountain Review . 61 (1): 145–47. JSTOR 20058167.
- ↑ Illakowicz, Krystyna Lipinska (2006). "Rev. of Gombrowicz, Bacacay (trans. Johnston) and Cosmos (trans. Borchardt)". The Slavic and East European Journal . 50 (4): 716–18. doi:10.2307/20459386. JSTOR 20459386.
- ↑ "Żuławski wins best director at Locarno film festival" . Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (2015-01-09). "Andrzej Zulawski's Cosmos in post-production". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
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