History Film / ElAura

* NoNameGiven: Again, a singular case; according to [[Wiki/WikiPedia The Other Wiki]] and the DVD's synopsis in the back cover, the Taxidermist's name is Esteban Espinosa, but that name is never said or seen on the film and even in the end credits the character appears only as "Taxidermist"

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Definitively siding ''HARD'' with the cynicism.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: So, what you liked about [[Film/NineQueens Nine Queens]]? the funny moments? the twist ending? the blend of reality with colorful characters? the iconic highly quotable dialogues? Well, here's another Fabián Bielinsky crime film! However... [[FilmNoir it's]] [[DarkerandEdgier not]] [[PsychologicalThriller quite]] [[WorldofJerkass the]] [[ShowDontTell same.]]

* MaleGaze: Downplayed. There's a scene when we see Diana (played by Dolores Fonzi, no less), through her bedroom window, changing her clothes from the point of view of the Taxidermist... only to see the horrible bruises on her back product of Dietrich's systematic abuse.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: After spending his whole life fantasizing about rally the perfect heist, he finds himself with the perfect chance to make his fantasy true; [[spoiler:He goes hunting with his friend, Sontag, an accidentally ends up killing a man who turns out to be the member of a criminal gang and the owner of the cabin they're currently staying in.]] But of course, once RealityEnsues, nothing good can come up of it.

* RealityEnsues: Sure, the Taxidermist may be a potential great strategist, with great ideas to rally a heist. However he doesn't count with the fact that his own inexperience and lack of StreetSmart is going to be easily noted by a bunch of highly unscrupulous criminals. And, of course, the fact that reality is a little more complicated and messy than his perfectionist fantasies.

* BungledSuicide: [[spoiler:Sontag's wife tries to off herself by mixing sleeping pills and alcohol and ends up hospitalized, so he'll have to go back to the city]]. This ends setting up the events fittingly for the main plot to start off with the Taxidermist totally on his own.

* BittersweetEnding: After all the shit that goes down in the movie and the display of sour unlikable characters the film ends on [[spoiler:a surprising good note: The Taxidermist goes back to his job safe and sound, took Dietrich's dog with him and Diana moves away to start a new life, away from Dietrich's cabin. Still his brother is no longer with her, along with other innocent people that died during the robbery.]]

* [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove NeedsMoreLove:]] A singular case, since it was a box office hit and a critics darling when it was released. However, while fairly known in Argentina, is a relatively obscure film outisde the country that never got a Blu-Ray release with very few online streaming sites featuring it. By this time, the only way to see the movie in a decent quality is acquiring a DVD copy.

* NeedsMoreLove: A singular case, since it was a box office hit and a critics darling when it was released. However, while fairly known in Argentina, is a relatively obscure film outisde the country that never got a Blu-Ray release with very few online streaming sites featuring it. By this time, the only way to see the movie in a decent quality is acquiring a DVD copy.

* NeedsMoreLove: A singular case, since it was a box office hit and a critics darling when it was released. However, while fairly known in Argentina, is a relatively obscure film outisde the country that never got a Blu-Ray release with very little online streaming sites featuring it.

--->'''Sontag:''' What the fuck were you thinking? Did you really think [[spoiler:we'd share the money with you and the kid?]]. Can anyone really be so fucking stupid?

--->'''Sontag:''' What the fuck were you thinking? Did you really think [[spoiler:we'd share the money with you and the kid?]] Can anyone really be so fucking stupid?

--->'''Sontag:''' You've got a very weird fantasy for a taxidermist who's never got into a fight with anyone. ''Not even once.'' Not at school, not in the street, not anywhere.

--->'''Sontag:''' What the fuck are you talking about? What do you think you are? [[UsefulNotes/BillyTheKid Billy the Kid?]]

* BigBadWannabe: The Taxidermist, even called out by Sontag

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--->'''Sontag:''' What's wrong with you? You're a criminal mastermind but you can't bear to see an animal's blood?

* NotSoAboveItAll: The Taxidermist may be shy and quiet but there's something he's certain of; his own intelligence and potential to strategize perfectly crafted heist plans. In his own words "we're being robbed all the time, but wrong, because everyone's stupid". However later at the film's climax when [[spoiler:he's seems to be skillfully leading Dietrich's strategy, he forgets a CRUCIAL part of the original plan, which causes everything to go downhill.]]

* RealityEnsues: Sure, the Taxidermist may be a potential great strategist, with great ideas to rally a heist. However he doesn't count the fact that his own inexperience and lack of StreetSmart is going to be easily noted by a bunch of highly unscrupulous criminals...

* AllLowercaseLetters: The title at the poster as seen above and the opening credits.

Starring Ricardo Darín, Dolores Fonzi, Alejandro Awada, Jorge D'Elía and many others in a pretty stellar cast.

* NeedsMoreLove: A singular case, since it was a box office hit and a critics darling when it was released. However, while fairly known in Argentina, is a rather obscure film that never got a Blu-Ray release and that can be quite hard to find.

* CrapsackWorld: Well more or less, the movie takes place in our world but in the best FilmNoir fashion, the reality around the characters feels dark and hopeless and every person we'll meet during the course of the film is either rude, cynical or just plain agressive.

It follows a NoNameGiven embittered Taxidermist (Darín) who suffers from epilepsy and often fantasizes about commiting the perfect robbery and openly shares his fantasies and schemes with his equally bitter friend Sontag (Awada) much to his bother. One day, they both go hunting and in the middle of the woods, far far away from home, the taxidermist may have found the perfect chance to fulfill his fantasy... and while his high intelligence may help, he'll have to learn to walk the walk and get face to face with his own condition.

It follows a NoNameGiven bitter taxidermist (Darín) who suffers from epilepsy and often fantasizes about commiting the perfect robbery and openly shares his fantasies and schemes with his equally bitter friend Sontag (Awada) much to his bother. One day, they both go hunting and in the middle of the woods, far far away from home, the taxidermist may have found the perfect chance to fulfill his fantasy... and while his high intelligence may help, he'll have to learn to walk the walk and get face to face with his own condition.