Aurora (I) (2010)

An apartment kitchen: a man and a woman discuss Little Red Riding Hood, their voices hushed, mindful of waking the little girl sleeping next room. Waste land on the city outskirts: behind a... See full summary »

Director:

Cristi Puiu

Writer:

Cristi Puiu

Stars:

Cristi Puiu, Clara Voda, Catrinel Dumitrescu

5 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Cristi Puiu	...	Viorel
Clara Voda	...	Gina Filip
Catrinel Dumitrescu	...	Mrs. Livinski
Luminita Gheorghiu	...	Mioara Avram
Valentin Popescu	...	Doru
Gheorghe Ifrim
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alina Grigore	...	Vanzatoare
Letitia Rosculet	...	Doamna din Autoserviere
Ion Stoica	...	Ploscaru

Storyline

An apartment kitchen: a man and a woman discuss Little Red Riding Hood, their voices hushed, mindful of waking the little girl sleeping next room. Waste land on the city outskirts: behind a line of abandoned trailers, the man silently watches what seems to be a family. The same city, the same man: driving through traffic with two hand-made firing pins for a hunting rifle. The man is 42 years old, his name - Viorel. Troubled by obscure thoughts, he drives across the city to a destination known only to him.

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | shower | male rear nudity | male nudity

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Romania France Switzerland Germany

Language:

Romanian

Release Date:

29 June 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aurora (Un asesino muy común)

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandragora, Société Française de Production (SFP), Bord Cadre Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

184 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

The dumbest film ever

It's plain crap, but it's long (3 hours!). The emperor has no clothes on, folks! Never mind the pretentious 'artsy' and dark filming, the awkward and long shots, the unexplained, unmotivated and undeveloped characters, and the other (very good) film by Mr. Puiu ('The Death Of Mr. Lazarescu'). This one is just a nightmarish vision of a dull life with apparently no events and no insight. At times it seems almost fantastic, and maybe that would have saved a bit this story if it explored the fantastic vein more. But no, it's just a mundane and boring hell, the fashionable (and limited) way of the intelligentsia to look at today's Romania (you know it even from the news: garbage, stray dogs, sloppy people). If Travis Bickle really had no life and if Mr. Scorsese had no brain, the result would be 'Aurora'. What a waste...