Aurora (2010)
First screened in January 2019
Director: Cristi Puiu. Cast: Cristi Puiu, Clara Vodă, Catrinel Dumitrescu, Valentin Popescu, Ileana Puiu, Luminiţa Gheorghiu, Gheorghe Ifrim, Alina Grigore, Simona Popescu, Letitia Rosculet, Ion Stoica, Emilian Floares. Screenplay: Cristi Puiu. Twitter Capsule:
Perhaps less illuminating than it intends about murder or male anxiety, but transfixingly confident with framing and edits.
VOR:④
Tracking murderous male paranoia is not in itself a boon to originality but Puiu stakes a lot on unusual montage and slantwise, slow-build narrative.
