Miss Aurica

Miss Aurica

1985 · 100 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

This movie is about the loneliness of an older lady at the end of WWII, in Bucharest. Her mental faculties are declining and she is increasingly living in her own mind.

Directed by Șerban Marinescu · Written by Eugen Barbu

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