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The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

Original title: Moartea domnului Lazarescu

“A black comedy with serious side effects.”

2005 · 2 h 33 min
Directed by Cristi Puiu
ComedyDrama

Cast

Ioan Fiscuteanu Luminița Gheorghiu Monica Bârlădeanu

Credits

Written by: Cristi Puiu

Plot

A sick 63-year-old man, Dante Remus Lăzărescu, lives alone in a Bucharest flat. When his health worsens, a paramedic called Mioara takes him by ambulance from hospital to hospital through the night, as doctors dismiss him as a drunk or cannot treat him. Cristi Puiu's 2005 film, a black comedy with realistic detail, was a landmark of the Romanian New Wave, winning the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes.

Sinekatalog’s take

Cristi Puiu's Romanian black comedy follows a dying man bounced between hospitals through the night. Harrowing, funny and brutally real, it sparked the Romanian New Wave and indicts a failing system.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (17,185 votes)
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