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El Aura [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Spain ]
 
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El Aura [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Spain ]

Starring: Alejandro Awada, Alejandro Gancé Director: Fabian Bielinsky Format: DVD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Alejandro Awada, Alejandro Gancé, Dolores Fonzi, Jorge D'Elía, Manuel Rodal
  • Directors: Fabian Bielinsky
  • Format: Import, PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 1.0
  • Studio: Cameo Media
  • Run Time: 126 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000GBK52G
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #174,783 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Spain released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Making Of, SYNOPSIS: A quiet, cynic taxidermist, who suffers epilepsy attacks, is obsessed with committing the perfect crime. He claims that the cops are too stupid to find out about it when it's well executed, and that the robbers are too stupid to execute it the right way; and that he could do it himself relying on his photographic memory and his strategic planning skills. After he is invited on a hunting trip away from his home, an accident gives him the chance of his life: the possibility to commit the perfect crime he has been waiting for. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: San Sebastian International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival,

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great...!, October 24, 2006
By Mastorna "8 1/2" (Dominican Republic) - See all my reviews
This movie has a lot of the qualities which build a great masterpiece. Great depth and complexity to the characters and the lingering tensions they exude. Another element I loved about this picture is the exquisite photography ( the scrutinizing canine eyes.... the dog that knows and gets a taste of it ), I loved the lingering remark of the 800 kilometers driven which build up the sinister colloquialism of one of the characters. Great Latin American director, a pity he died so early.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent albeit extremely unusual Argentinian thriller..., November 23, 2006
"El aura" is an excellent albeit extremely unusual thriller directed by Fabián Bielinsky. Bielinsky is a recently deceased Argentinian director who was also responsible for other great movies, for example the critically acclaimed "Nueve reinas" ("Nine queens"). "El aura" is very different from "Nueve reinas", but both movies share some common traits, like their originality and the ability to easily enthrall the spectator.

The main character of "El aura" is Esteban Espinosa (Ricardo Darin), an epileptict taxidermist whose favorite pastime is to plan crimes he never carries out. The title of this film makes reference to the specific moments when Esteban knows he is going to suffer an epileptic seizure, something that in his case is triggered by stressful situations. However, and due to the fact that Esteban leads a rather boring life, that doesn't happen a lot.

One day, though, something changes. Esteban's wife leaves him, and, without knowing what to do or what to think, he decides to go hunting to the Patagonian forest.with an acquaintance. That is a strange decision, but things get even weirder when he ends up killing an unlikely prey. The result is a very strange situation that presents him with the unique opportunity of making use of his ability to plan, if he is daring enough to seize the chance.

On the whole, I think that "El aura" is the kind of movie you are likely to enjoy, specially if you are fond of thrillers that don't lack originality. Highly recommended!

Belen Alcat
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