Lee Eisenberg The mystifying "My ne mozhem zhit' bez kosmosa" ("We Can't Live Without Cosmos" in English) is about two friends in training to be astronauts. I interpreted the Oscar-nominated short as a look at how one's career - and what happens to relationships because of it - can affect one's life. Like most animated shorts, it probably won't get seen by the majority of the public, but I recommend it. Containing no dialogue, it begs the question of whether great achievements are more important than friendship.I've also seen "Bear Story", which one the Academy Award for Best Animated Short that year. Both shorts are worth seeing. I don't know that I would call one better than the other. In the meantime, do make an effort to see this one.

Michael_Elliott We Can't Live Without Cosmos (2014) *** (out of 4) This Russian film was nominated for a Best Animated Short Oscar and it's easy to see why as director Konstantin Bronzit doesn't use a word of dialogue and instead lets his two characters and animation tell the story. The story is quite simple as two best friends grow up in hopes of becoming cosmonauts and will do everything together in order to get their dreams.WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT COSMOS is a pretty good short that manages to have quite a bit of imagination going in it. I really loved the fact that this was an old-fashioned animation that used hand drawing. In a world full of CGI sometimes it's good to just go back to the old school stuff. For the most part the film moved extremely well and there's no question that it's well-made and looks terrific.

Steve Pulaski Konstantin Bronzit's We Can't Live Without Cosmos is a heartbreaking short film, so much so that you might even chuckle when your eyes well with tears when you realize you're tearing up about characters you've known for only fourteen minutes. That's the power of the animation medium; at times, it has the ability to soften the look of reality, but often, mostly in contemporary times, doesn't lessen the blow of reality or the truly real struggles we face in life. We Can't Live Without Cosmos is a short with a core idea about friendship and its unfathomable, and in this case, literal power that transcends time and universes.The short revolves around two unnamed astronauts, who do everything together; their playful relationship involving a great deal of touching and personal interaction even suggests they could be a couple. In fact, they're just tight-knit friends, who were raised in the crib together and went on to be astronauts in the same training facility. Due to their strong physical capabilities, the men, one code-named 1203 and the other 1204, are picked to go into space, with 1203 actually granted with the opportunity to go up into space and 1204 to sit in mission control as his assistant. What entails is a real showcase for the power of their friendship.I'm a huge fan of the animation style Bronzit and his team of animators chose to work with here. It's simplistic, traditional animation, most likely hand-drawn, but is dramatically enhanced in sharpness and color, most likely with the use of computer technology. Consider the overhead shot of the astronauts in training swimming, each in their respective lane, with impeccable symmetry, vibrant ocean-blue colors, and verticality overtaking the screen in a strong way. This kind of animation only emphasizes light and darkness because, thanks to the illuminating color palette, we get a strong sense of the textured environment.We Can't Live Without Cosmos reminds us one thing, at the end, and it's keep your friends close, and maybe in the end, they'll keep you closer, as well.

hfhfdfse We Can't Live Without Cosmos is a 15-minute long animated film nominated for the Best animated short film Academy Award. It tells the story of 2 guys, who are life long friends, undergoing training preparing for space mission. 10 minutes into the film it's revealed that only one of them is a "real astronaut" while the other is just his backup / reserve astronaut. When the first guy blasts off into the space, his friend watches him leave while holding in his hand their photo.After a sudden plot twist the story turns into a drama. The space ship disintegrates and the astronaut is presumed dead. The second guy can not deal with the trauma of losing his best friend and literally goes insane. Eventually he is confined into medical facility from where he mysteriously disappears. The end of the story looks a little bit cryptic and leaves much to the viewers imagination. Well, I must say that this film is an absolute tear jerker, It is impossible to watch it without breaking into tears. From the technical point of view the animation might seem clumsy of dated but the excellence of the film lies within its plot. The art-house / festival public will be pleased with this short film.