Alina Berzunteanu, Dan Chiriac, Dana Dogaru
One evening, Mr. Lazarescu, who lives alone, feels a bit dizzy. He finally ends up being driven away in an ambulance, which is the start of a tragicomic odyssey. Each doctor who examines him arrives a...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 12, 2006
Stats: 295 reviews
One of my favorite films by Martin Scorsese is "After Hours". It's an absurd film, and one that leaves the viewer helpless to the point where all you can do is laugh. Many people compare it's story to Franz Kafka's "The Trial", as it's about a man in a world that seems completely...( read more)
One of the most honest and socially relevant films of the decade, perhaps ever made. Strange and unexplainably funny look a man's death under inhumane and indignifying conditions and a harsh, important critique of the modern medical system that some countries unfortunely have. Se...( read more)
I always wanted to see this film, which is said to have kicked off the ?Romanian New Wave? but I?ve got to say, this was a real challenge to get through. This is one of those movie?s whose overall goal was to actively unpleasant for 153 minutes, and I basically watched it in thr...( read more)
The subtitles are nearly impossible to read. Unless you're really interested in the pitfalls and failures of the health system of whatever country this film is from, you want to skip this film I found it boering and pointless.
I don't know if this is a great film, true, real and thought-provoking, or if it's a horrible film, dragging on forever on without ever connecting with the viewer. It was very different, and I will probably remeber it for a long time, but ultimately it falls on the fact that it h...( read more)
The cover is great (to a cat lover like me), the last "Romanian new wave" movies I saw were pretty good and this one got many awards.
Hum... so, what went wrong? Bad mood, maybe?
I really tried to watch it, but after half hour, I found myself fast-fowarding it to the end. It´s...( read more)
No se en que momento alguien confundio a esta pelicula por una comedia. No hay un solo momento de humor en toda la cinta; en vez, resulta una experiencia deprimente y exhaustiva.
"The Death of Mr. Lazarescu" toma una idea interesante (que es seguir a un enfermo por diversos hosp...( read more)
Like many romanian movies made after 2000, "Moartea domnului Lazarescu" has some common characteristics: dark and bleak atmoshpere, story inspired by reality, told without using any "artifices", the music almost lacks, excepting the first few minutes at the begining and at the e...( read more)
I honestly don't know what to rate this. It's acclaimed to be a comedy but I didn't find it funny, rather painstakingly frustrating and sad. I can see how it is a satire on Romanian health care but still...maybe I'm too sensitive to judge this appropriately.
I really like black comedies. Even though this one is slightly long, I enjoyed it very much. It's a good critic of the Romanian health system but you could also apply it to so many other countries (like mine, Canada, for instance). That's probably why I got so involved while watc...( read more)
By recording this all too commonplace and dehumanizing process, Puiu's film shows the sick old man and the strangers who deal with him to be all too human -- extraordinarily so. full review
Puiu maintains a strong current of suspense about the outcome -- despite the title, will this Lazarus be revived? --- and a bracingly cynical sense of humor that rescues the material from being a tota... full review
I suspect medical professionals would see much they recognize in this movie. The credits include a long list of technical advisers, but it doesn't take an adviser to convince you the movie is authentic. full review
This Romanian movie defies categorization -- it's halfway between a black comedy and a Fred Wiseman documentary. And it haunts you like the ghost of any dead person you've ever ignored. full review
It's supposed to be about a Kafkaesque experience. Instead, it is a Kafkaesque experience. Why are we here? Is everything absurd? Is anyone in charge? full review
Possesses a raw, focused outrage that's difficult to shake. full review
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