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Aurora

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A man seems to live several lives all at once.

Critics Reviews

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Chris Chang Film Comment Magazine 06/17/2013
Everything that takes place feels so deliberately orchestrated that the seeming meaninglessness of certain actions become charged with, er, "meaning." Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian 11/08/2012
3/5
This does not have the humanity and accessibility of The Death of Mr Lazarescu, but it certainly has a dark, lowering presence on the screen. Go to Full Review
Antonia Quirke Financial Times 11/08/2012
2/5
A murder movie languishing in a suicidal stupor. Save some strength to crawl out of the cinema. Go to Full Review
Mattie Lucas From the Front Row 08/05/2019
3.5/4
It never once feels like a three hour long movie - it simply exists as an unnerving, and wholly lived in, moment in time. Go to Full Review
Daniel Green CineVue 02/05/2019
3/5
Though never quite reaching the same existentialist zenith of some of his highly regarded contemporaries, Puiu has nevertheless constructed a drama of significant heft and impact. Go to Full Review
Martin Tsai Critic's Notebook 10/07/2015
It seems that without the sociopolitical baggage, the Romanian new wave can be vacuous and vapid indeed. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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06/08/2015 Three hours and 3 minutes that I will NEVER GET BACK!!! See more 11/14/2013 Slightly suspenseful, but extremely slow. Ending leaves you disappointed. See more 05/30/2013 Three hours of magnificent Romanian cinema with lovely attention to detail. An intriguing, masterfully mundane and mesmerising tale of murder with an exceptionally amusing climax of ridiculous realism. See more andrei d 08/26/2012 Merita vazut dar e prea lung si putin cam prea dens, chiar daca Puiu e definitia lui scary good See more 06/01/2012 This is a rather divisive film. Some people call it bullshit, others calling it brilliant. I can see the argument for both. I have not seen the director's previous film "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu" (I still plan to see it). This one's an interesting one if not totally successful. This is about a man who goes crazy, buys a gun and kills a few people for reasons that are unclear though one can extrapolate a few. The film is pretty much a very slow burn with vry little pay-off so it was tough to get through but it has some good moments. See more 04/10/2012 Incredibly long and demanding. Sometimes it gets difficult to get through it's 3 hour run time. It will test your patience. Overall it's an ok film. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A man seems to live several lives all at once.
Director
Cristi Puiu
Producer
Anca Puiu, Bobby Paunescu
Screenwriter
Cristi Puiu
Distributor
New Wave Films
Production Co
Parisienne de Production, Essential Filmproduktion GmbH, Bord Cadre Films, Mandragora
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Romanian
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 9, 2012, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.6K
Runtime
3h 1m