The Death of Mr. Lazarescu ( Moartea domnului Lazarescu )

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Moartea domnului Lazarescu
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
European Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Romanian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Romanian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
154 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
Romania ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Cristi Puiu

Written By:
Cristi Puiu
Razvan Radulescu

Actors:
Doru Ana ..... Sandu Sterian
Monica Dean ..... Mariana (as Monica Barladeanu)
Alina Berzunteanu ..... Dr. Zamfir
Doru Boguta ..... Ambulantier
Mimi Branescu ..... Dr. Mirica
Mihai Bratila ..... Dr. Breslasu
Dragos Bucur ..... Misu
Robert Bumbes ..... Robert
Dan Chiriac ..... Medic triaj Spitalui Universitar
Mirela Cioaba ..... Marioara
Laura Cret ..... Medic ecograf, Spitalui Sf. Spiridon
Dana Dogaru ..... Mihaela Sterian
Bogdan Dumitrache ..... Medic, Spitalui Sf. Spiridon
Alexandru Fifea ..... Brancardier, Spitalui Sf. Spiridon
Ion Fiscuteanu ..... Mr. Domnul Lazarescu

Synopsis:

The grinding ordeal endured by the ailing title character of 'The Death of Mr. Lazarescu,' a thorny masterpiece by the Romanian director Cristi Puiu, concludes well after 3 a.m. in a Bucharest hospital as he lies dying, unattended on a gurney. That's more than five hours after this 62-year-old patient (Ion Fiscuteanu) is carted by ambulance from his shabby, foul-smelling apartment to the first of four unwelcoming city hospitals. As the hours slip away, his strength deteriorates and his speech declines from gnarly complaining to barely audible nonsense into silence. The two-and-a-half hour film views this late-night descent of the allegorically named Dante Remus Lazarescu through circles of medical hell observed with eyes that are dispassionate but far from cold. A sustained triumph of ensemble acting, the film seems so absolutely real it absorbs you into its world the same way a documentary like Frederick Wiseman's 1970 'Hospital' seeps into your consciousness.

Mr. Lazarescu, a lonely 63 year-old man feels sick and calls the ambulance. When it arrives the doctor decides he should take him to the hospital but once there they decide to send him to another hospital and then yet another... As the night unfolds and they can't find a hospital for Mr. Lazarescu, his health starts to deteriorate fast.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 16 October, 2008.