Aurora

Cristi Puiu

Cristi Puiu (b. 1967, Bucharest) studied painting at the École Supérieure d’Arts Visuels in Geneva. He made several short films and documentaries during his studies and, after returning to Romania, continued painting, co-wrote scripts with Razvan Radulescu and directed his first feature, “Stuff and Dough” (2001). This was followed by his short “Cigarettes and Coffee” which won the Golden Bear for best short film at the 2004 Berlin International Film Festival. His second full-length work “The Death Of Mr. Lazarescu” was awarded at Cannes and led the way for the Romanian film industry’s international boom. Film screened also in the competition programme EurAsia in PÖFF 2005. Puiu returns to Bucharest’s outskirts in AURORA, a film screened in Cannes’ prestigious Un certain regard section, with the director taking the lead role.

Filmography

Marfa si Banii (Stuff and Dough, 2001), Moartea domnului Lazarescu (Härra Lazarescu surm, PÖFF 2005), Aurora (2010)