Directed by:
Cristi PuiuCast:
Ion Fiscuteanu, Doru Ana, Clara Voda, Dragoș Bucur, Bogdan Dumitrache, Luminița Gheorghiu, Alexandru Potocean, Serban Pavlu, Florin Zamfirescu, Mihai Bratila (more)Plots(1)
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu explores the dire consequences of an ailing medical system in Romania and the one man who bears the brunt of it all. Mr Lazarescu is a 63-year-old widower who shares his apartment with his three cats and who drinks to excess on a regular basis affecting his health. Suffering from pains in his head and his stomach, he calls for an ambulance to take him to the local hospital. Hindered by a major bus accident the medics eventually arrive and so begins a long and increasingly frustrating night. Shuffled from pillar to post, he becomes wearier and weaker in the face of the medical profession’s bureaucracy and casual inefficiency. A succession of colourful characters permeates the film and the combination of dry humour and ‘scapel sharp’ satire make this one of the year’s most deeply affecting films. (Accent Film Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2006 - Cristi Puiu (Best International Film)
European Film Awards
- 2005 - Cristi Puiu (Best Director)
- 2005 - Cristi Puiu, Razvan Radulescu (Best Screenwriter)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2006 - Luminița Gheorghiu (Best Supporting Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2006 - Best Foreign Language Film
Cannes Film Festival
- 2005 - Cristi Puiu (Un Certain Regard Prize - Groupama Gan Foundation for Cinema)
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
- 2005 - Cristi Puiu (Special Jury Prize)
- 2005 - Cristi Puiu (FICC Jury Award - Special Mention)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 2005 - Cristi Puiu (The Norwegian Critics Award)