El aura (2005)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Fabián Bielinsky

Writer:

Fabián Bielinsky (writer)

Release Date:

15 September 2005 (Argentina)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A deluded taxidermist plans the perfect crime.

Plot Keywords:

Heist | Epilepsy | Neo Noir | Taxidermy | Armored Car Robbery

Awards:

10 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Ricardo Darín	...	Esteban Espinosa (The taxidermist)
Dolores Fonzi	...	Diana Dietrich
Pablo Cedrón	...	Sosa
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart	...	Julio
Jorge D'Elía	...	Urien
Alejandro Awada	...	Sontag
Rafa Castejón	...	Vega
Manuel Rodal	...	Carlos Dietrich
Walter Reyno	...	Montero
Alejandro Gancé
Daniel Alejandro Ovando
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Guido D'Albo	...	Hotel administrator
Daniel Delevin
Eva	...	The dog
Claudio Rissi	...	Vega (voice)
Victoria Vescio	...	Vanina, the prostitue's daughter

Also Known As:

The Aura (International: English title) (USA)

Runtime:

134 min | Argentina:138 min

Country:

Argentina | France | Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Brazil:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | Spain:18 | Norway:15 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Bariloche, Argentina

Company:

Aura Films

Trivia:

Argentina's official submission to the 2006 Academy Awards for the category of Foreign Language Film.

Soundtrack:

Presto

If Film Noir is of your liking don't miss this movie. Terryfic.

I've enjoyed "Nueve Reinas" very much, so I've eagerly awaited Bielinsky's next film, with satisfaction Í could say that the waiting was worth paid. "El Aura" from my point of view is excellent, a classical film noir movie, but in the woods, it's atmosphere claustrophobic even wile the action was shot in the wild, and Darin's performance outstanding. I recommended it. But if you don't like that kind of pictures, please don't go thinking in "Nueve Reinas" this one is quiet different, less joyful and more dense, its end is like coughing in a room full of smoke. "El aura" leads you throw its atmosphere with a slow pace, descending to the deepest basement of the characters soul where everybody hides a secret ready to be released.