AURORA
Romania/France/Switzerland/Germany
2010
181 minutes
A downtrodden, divorced Bucarest man in the middle of what seems a personal crisis kills four people. Deliberately opaque yet thoroughly engrossing and occasionally absurdist character study where style perfectly channels substance.
Starring Cristi Puiu (credited only in the end titles), Clara Voda, Valeria Seciu, Catrinel Dumitrescu, Luminita Gheorghiu, Valentin Popescu, Gelu Colceag, Simona Popescu, Gheorghe Ifrim, Alexandru Lazar, Andrei Mateiu, Leo Profir, Iluian Puiu, Lucian Ifrim, Sorin Medeleni, Adina Cristescu, Mona Dobrisan, Dana Cavaleru, Alina Grigore, Anda Birleanu, Richard Bovnoczski, Cristina Toma, Constantin Dita, Ion Stoica, Stelian Zamfir, Gheorghe Aur, Carmela Culda, Lucian Ciurariu, Ileana Puiu.
Directed and written by Mr. Puiu; produced by Anca Puiu, Bobby Paunescu; director of photography (Egli Film, Kodak Cinelabs Romania), Viorel Sergovici; production designers, Vali Ighigheanu, Andreea Popa; costume designers, Ana Andrei, Monica Fiorescu; film editor, Ioachim Stroe.
A Mandragora Movies production in collaboration with Parisienne de Production, Bord Cadre Film, Essential Filmproduktion; with the support of CNC România, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF/ARTE, Eurimages programme, SC Serv Invest, Office Fédéral de la Culture Suisse, Societatea Româna de Televiziune, Centre National de la Cinématographie, HBO România, Télévision Suisse Romande. (World sales, Coproduction Office.)
Screened: Estoril Film Festival 2010 advance DVD screener, Lisbon, November 7th 2010.
2010
181 minutes
A downtrodden, divorced Bucarest man in the middle of what seems a personal crisis kills four people. Deliberately opaque yet thoroughly engrossing and occasionally absurdist character study where style perfectly channels substance.
Starring Cristi Puiu (credited only in the end titles), Clara Voda, Valeria Seciu, Catrinel Dumitrescu, Luminita Gheorghiu, Valentin Popescu, Gelu Colceag, Simona Popescu, Gheorghe Ifrim, Alexandru Lazar, Andrei Mateiu, Leo Profir, Iluian Puiu, Lucian Ifrim, Sorin Medeleni, Adina Cristescu, Mona Dobrisan, Dana Cavaleru, Alina Grigore, Anda Birleanu, Richard Bovnoczski, Cristina Toma, Constantin Dita, Ion Stoica, Stelian Zamfir, Gheorghe Aur, Carmela Culda, Lucian Ciurariu, Ileana Puiu.
Directed and written by Mr. Puiu; produced by Anca Puiu, Bobby Paunescu; director of photography (Egli Film, Kodak Cinelabs Romania), Viorel Sergovici; production designers, Vali Ighigheanu, Andreea Popa; costume designers, Ana Andrei, Monica Fiorescu; film editor, Ioachim Stroe.
A Mandragora Movies production in collaboration with Parisienne de Production, Bord Cadre Film, Essential Filmproduktion; with the support of CNC România, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF/ARTE, Eurimages programme, SC Serv Invest, Office Fédéral de la Culture Suisse, Societatea Româna de Televiziune, Centre National de la Cinématographie, HBO România, Télévision Suisse Romande. (World sales, Coproduction Office.)
Screened: Estoril Film Festival 2010 advance DVD screener, Lisbon, November 7th 2010.
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