Aurora (2010 film)
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Running time | 181 minutes |
Country | Romania |
Language | Romanian |
Budget | € 2 million |
Aurora is a 2010 Romanian film written and directed by Cristi Puiu, who also plays the main character. Producer Anca Puiu has described the plot as a "crime story from a new perspective."[1] It is the second installment in Puiu's planned suite "Six Stories from the Outskirts of Bucharest", the first being The Death of Mr. Lazarescu from 2005.[2] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Cast
- Cristi Puiu as Viorel
- Clara Vodă as Gina
- Valeria Seciu as Pusa
- Gelu Colceag as Mr. Livinski
- Luminița Gheorghiu as Mioara Avram
- Gigi Ifrim as neighbour
- Lucian Ifrim
- Carmela Culda
- Ileana Puiu as Olguța
- Catrinel Dumitrescu as Mrs. Livinski
Synopsis
The main character, Viorel, is divorced. He does not handle the divorce very well. In a car park, he murders the notary that represented his former wife, along with the woman who happens to be with the notary. He then murders his former in-laws. At the end, he turns himself in to the police, confessing to the murders. The film follows him as he prepares for the murders, buying the illegally made firing pins, and purchasing a shotgun.
Production
Production was led by the Romanian company
See also
References
- ^ a b Blaga, Iulia (2010-03-11). "Aurora winds up postproduction". Film New Europe. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ Lavallee, Eric (2009-04-29). "Cristi Puiu Gets Behind and In Front of 'Aurora'". Ioncinema.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "2010 Cannes Film Festival: Un Certain Regard". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
External links
- Aurora at IMDb
- Aurora at Rotten Tomatoes