The Death of Mr. Lazarescu(Movie, 2005)

Name: The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2005
Duration: T02:30:00
Rating: 3.6

Original title: "Moartea domnului Lăzărescu" (Romanian/RO)

2h 30min | Genres: Comedy, Drama

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 73 votes)

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Romanian: Moartea domnului Lăzărescu) is a 2005 Romanian dark comedy film by director Cristi Puiu. In the film an old man (Ioan Fiscuteanu) is carried by an ambulance from hospital to hospital all night long, as doctors keep refusing to treat him and send him away. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu enjoyed immediate critical acclaim, both at film festivals, where it won numerous awards, and after wider release, receiving enthusiastic reviews. However, the film did poorly in international box office. The film is planned to be the first in a series by Puiu called Six Stories from the Outskirts of Bucharest. The film was named the fifth "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" in 2017 by The New York Times. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

nominated for: European Film Award for Best Director nominated for: European Film Award for Best Screenwriter

About The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

Mr. Lazarescu is a retired Romanian engineer, spending his time in the company of his cats and booze. When he starts feeling unusually ill, he first seeks painkillers from his neighbors. It soon becomes apparent that Lazarescu is indeed sick, and an ambulance arrives with a nurse who has a few ideas about what could be the problem. However, a major traffic accident and poor organization leaves little room in Romanian hospitals for the fading Lazarescu.

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Production country: Romania

Plays in: Bucharest

Made by: Mandragora

Original language: Romanian (RO)

Spoken languages: Romanian (RO)

Translated into 24 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Norwegian Bokmål (NB), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 11/21/2005 (World premiere: 05/17/2005)

Cast: Ioan Fiscuteanu, Luminița Gheorghiu, Șerban Pavlu, Gabriel Spahiu, Florin Zamfirescu, Bogdan Dumitrache, Dragoș Bucur, Clara Vodă, Adrian Titieni, Mitrica Stan, Dan Chiriac, Laura Creț, Monica Bîrlădeanu, Cerasela Iosifescu, Alexandru Potocean, Anca Puiu, Andrei Șerban, Dorian Boguță, Doru Ana, Alina Berzunțeanu

Director: Cristi Puiu

Producer: Alexandru Munteanu

Screenwriter: Cristi Puiu, Răzvan Rădulescu

Film Editor: Dana Bunescu

Director of Photography: Oleg Mutu

Composer: Andreea Păduraru

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Der Tod des Herrn Lazarescu"

"La Mort de Dante Lazarescu"

"A Morte do Sr. Lazarescu"

"Moartea domnului Lăzărescu"

"Herr Lazarescus död"

Keywords: hospital, romanian new wave, paramedic, ambulance, dark comedy, melancholy, alcohol, undressing

Budget: 390,000 USD

Revenue: 216,000 USD (= 55%)

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