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The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

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The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 73

Fresh: 68

Rotten:5

Average Rating: 8/10

Consensus: Shot in naturalistic style, this is a powerful indictment of absurdity and indifference in the face of human suffering.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language and brief nudity

Runtime: 2 hrs 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Apr 26, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: Shot in Romania, THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU follows the title character as he waits for attention in a rundown hospital emergency ward. Fans of Lars Von Trier's THE KINGDOM should find much to love... Shot in Romania, THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU follows the title character as he waits for attention in a rundown hospital emergency ward. Fans of Lars Von Trier's THE KINGDOM should find much to love here, as Lazarescu's trip to the medical unit descends into a nightmare-ish journey of horrendous mistreatment at the hands of the hospital staff. [More]

Starring: Luminita Gheorghiu

Starring: Luminita Gheorghiu

Director: Cristi Puiu

Director: Cristi Puiu
Studio: Tartan Films

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu seems effortlessly observed, even improvised, but it's actually a wonder of choreography, rhythm and social commentary.

Full Review Source: Paste Magazine | comment Comment
06/08/08
Robert Davis
Paste Magazine

blending social commentary with spiritual allegory, it traces one man's nocturnal descent into the Circle of Hell that is Romania's healthcare service

Full Review Source: musicOMH.com | comment Comment
06/15/07
Anton Bitel
musicOMH.com

The gradual accumulation of detail, the quotidian elements of the long night, eventually add up to a powerful and engrossing whole.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Lewis Beale
Film Journal International
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Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
01/20/07
Philip French
Observer [UK]

An indictment of an indifferent health care system.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
01/18/07
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

The film feels very real and not a little scary since the viewer knows that he is very likely to eventually likely to share Lazarescu's fate.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/08/07
Mark R. Leeper
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Absurdamente angustiante em seu realismo sem concessões, este é mais do que um filme-denúncia (apropriado para vários países, aliás); é, acima de tudo, um olhar agridoce sobre o melhor e o pior em todos nós.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
12/28/06
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Both sad and darkly funny, the film is so sharply conceived and richly populated that it often registers like a Frederick Wiseman documentary, even though everything is scripted and every part played by a professional.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
12/26/06
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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This deathly film is crafted with such ease that it comes appallingly alive. A slowly suffocating, masterly work of social realism that shrouds you in a melancholy look at mortality.

Full Review Source: Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) | comment Comment
12/21/06
Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

While Lazarescu is descending on his nighttime journey toward zero, the film builds up an entire social world around him--one that is harrowing, funny, infuriating, outrageous and sometimes profoundly moving.

Full Review Source: Nation | comment Comment
11/11/06
Stuart Klawans
Nation

A harsh critique of the modern medical system, and though it takes place specifically in Romania, its events could be easily transferred elsewhere.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
11/08/06
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

Mr. Lazarescu's ordeal will stick with you.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
09/29/06
Michele Kenner
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

One of the the most remarkable medical dramas ever attempted.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/28/06
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Puiu's seemingly artless, documentary-style mise en scène, with the characters followed by a shoulder-mounted camera, conceals countless subtleties, foreshadowings and running themes.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
09/28/06
Michael Brooke
Sight and Sound

...one of the best, most intriguing movies of the year. This is the kind of film that transcends borders and can talk to people worldwide.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
07/29/06
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

There's something about Fiscuteanu's quietly desperate performance (with much of the emotion conveyed through his eyes), that gets under your skin.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
07/28/06
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

As commentary, it's grim. As filmmaking, it's a powerfully disturbing odyssey through the Bucharest health care system.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
07/28/06
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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Puiu is playful with his symbolism, as evidenced by his titular character's triple-loaded name, but his really astounding achievement is how he transforms commonplace scenes with shimmering alternate meaning.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
07/22/06
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

"Extraordinary" is used here in both meanings of the word: highly unusual and exceptional.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
07/15/06
Janos Gereben
Entertainment Insiders
 
 
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