Aurora (2010/I)

Director:

Cristi Puiu

Writer:

Cristi Puiu (written by)

Release Date:

29 June 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Male Frontal Nudity | Shower | Male Rear Nudity | Male Nudity

Awards:

5 wins & 6 nominations

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

Directed by
Cristi Puiu

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Cristi Puiu		written by

Produced by
Philippe Bober	....	co-producer
Bobby Paunescu	....	producer
Anca Puiu	....	producer
Dan Wechsler	....	co-producer

Cinematography by
Viorel Sergovici

Film Editing by
Ion Ioachim Stroe

Casting by
Simona Ghita

Makeup Department
Bogdan Lazar	....	hair
Miruna Panaitescu	....	key makeup artist
Elena Tudor	....	make-up and hair stylist

Production Management
Razvan Cliza	....	pre-production manager
Gilda Conon	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hany El-Sayed	....	third assistant director
Mircea Hategan	....	first assistant director
Letitia Rosculet	....	second assistant director
Andreea Tanase	....	second assistant director
Vlad Trandafir	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Paul Dinescu	....	property master
Vali Ighigheanu	....	set designer
Negoita Mihai	....	props
Cristian Mihaila	....	prop buyer
Marian Parvu	....	props
Andreea Popa	....	set dresser
Andrei Sisu	....	props
Mihai Stanciu	....	head painter
Sorin Stanciu	....	property master

Sound Department
Sophie Chiabaut	....	boom operator
Gabriel Hafner	....	dialogue editor
Gabriel Hafner	....	sound re-recording mixer
François Musy	....	sound re-recording mixer
André Rigaut	....	sound
Denis Séchaud	....	foley recordist
Cristian Tarnovetchi	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Stegaru Adrian	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Luchian Ciobanu	....	camera operator
Moldoveanu Constantin	....	second assistant camera
Nica Constantin	....	focus puller
Lucian Diaconu	....	gaffer
Granaru Mihai	....	electrician
Sorin Nainer	....	still photographer
Mihai Parvu	....	key grip
Adrian Sandor	....	first assistant camera
Ionut Voicu	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Valentin Dragan	....	extras casting
Matei Schiopu	....	extras casting
Florin Velciu	....	extras casting assistant
Silviu Velicu	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ana Andrei	....	key costumer
Alina Dan	....	assistant costume designer
Carmen Stefan	....	costume assistant

Transportation Department
Radu Vaida Muntean	....	picture car coordinator
Radu Vaida Muntean	....	transportation coordinator (as Vaida Radu)

Other crew
Alina Apostu	....	continuity
Adriana Bumbes	....	financial director
Cosmin Cucu	....	production assistant
Ruxandra Grigorescu	....	set medic
Alexandra Marinescu	....	production assistant
Mihai Mitrea	....	location manager
Radu Vaida Muntean	....	location manager
Raluca Munteanu	....	personal assistant to director
Raluca Paduraru	....	production assistant
Dragos Popa	....	location manager
Vlad Simion	....	production assistant
Vlad Simion	....	subtitles editor
Andreea Tanase	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Mandragora
• Société Française de Production (SFP) (co-production)
• Bord Cadre Films (co-production)
• Essential Filmproduktion GmbH (co-production)
• Romanian National Center for Cinematography (support)

Distributors

• Benelux Film Distributors (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Cinema Guild, The (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Eye Film Instituut (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Shellac Distribution (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Clap - Produção de Filmes (2011) (Portugal) (all media)
• Lumière Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Twist Media Casting  extras casting

Also Known As:

Runtime:

184 min

Country:

Romania | France | Switzerland | Germany

Language:

Romanian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:12 | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Mandragora

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...