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name: "Vladimir Cosma"
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roles: ["Composer"]
born: "13 April 1940"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T13:46:05.858868+00:00"
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# Vladimir Cosma

Composer. Born 13 April 1940 in Bucharest, Romania.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 13 April 1940, Bucharest, Romania
- **Also known as:** Miroslav Cadim, Wladimir Coma, Wladimir Cosma, Richard Eldwyn, C. Pïmper, C. Pinter

## Biography

Vladimir Cosma is a Romanian composer, conductor and violinist who has worked primarily in France. Born on 13 April 1940 in Bucharest, he comes from a family of musicians. He received first prizes in violin and composition at the Bucharest Conservatory before moving to Paris in 1963, where he studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique with Nadia Boulanger.

He began composing for film in 1968 with Yves Robert’s *Alexandre le Bienheureux* and has since written scores for more than three hundred feature films and television productions. Notable credits include *The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob* (1973), *The Party* (1980), *Diva* (1981), *La Chèvre* (1981), *Santa Claus Is a Stinker* (1982), *The Wing or the Thigh?* (1976), *Asterix vs. Caesar* (1985), *Asterix in Britain* (1986), *The Dinner Game* (1998) and *The Closet* (2001). He received César Awards for best original score for *Diva* (1981) and *Le Bal* (1984).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, allmusic.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Diva* (1981), Fi1m 80, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/diva.md)

## Also known for

- *The Dinner Game* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *The Party* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Santa Claus Is a Stinker* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *The Wing or the Thigh?* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Asterix in Britain* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *La Chèvre* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *The Party 2* (1982), Original Music Composer

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