Moartea domnului Lazarescu (2005)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Cristi Puiu

Writers:

Cristi Puiu (writer)
Razvan Radulescu (writer)

Release Date:

22 September 2005 (Romania)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Mr. Lazarescu, a 63 year old lonely man feels sick and calls the ambulance. When it arrives the doctor...

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Ambulance | Doctor | Stairway | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

23 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Doru Ana	...	Sandu Sterian
Monica Barladeanu	...	Mariana
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 (as Iaon Fiscuteanu)
Luminita Gheorghiu	...	Mioara Avram
Florina Alina Gleznea	...	Asistenta, Spitalui Sf. Spiridon
Tudor Hristescu	...	Dr. Kelemen
Rodica Ionescu	...	Asistenta, Spitalui Universitar
Cerasela Iosifescu	...	Asistenta, Spitalui Filaret
Irina Kozsar	...	Asistenta, Spitalui Universitar
Iulia Lazar	...	Asistenta. Spitalui Filaret
Rodica Lazar	...	Dr. Laura Serban
Serban Pavlu	...	Gelu
Simona Popescu	...	Asistenta, Spitalui Bagdasar
Alexandru Potocean	...	Brancardier, Spitualui Bagdasar (as Alexandru Cristian Potocean)
Calin Adrian Puia	...	Brancardier, Spitalui Universitar
Anca Puiu	...	Vecina
Emil Puiu	...	Dl. Sandu
Iuliana Puiu	...	Dna. Sanui
Smaranda Puiu	...	Smaranda
Gabriel Spahiu	...	Leo
Jean Lorin Sterian	...	Medic, Spitalui Universitar
Mariana Stoica	...	Pacienta, Spitalui Sf. Spiridon
Maria Serb	...	Assistenta, Spitalui Bagdasar
Andrei Serban	...	Brancardier, Spitalui Sf. Spiridon
Adrian Titieni	...	Dr. Dragos Popescu
Cristian Turungiu	...	Brancardier, Spitalui Universitar
Clara Voda	...	Dr. Gina Filip
Ionel Zaharia	...	Brancardier, Spitalui Universitar
Florin Zamfirescu	...	Dr. Ardelean
Lorena-Andrada Zabrautanu	...	Asistenta, Spitalui Universitar

Directed by
Cristi Puiu

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Cristi Puiu		writer
Razvan Radulescu		writer

Produced by
Alexandru Munteanu	....	executive producer
Bobby Paunescu	....	associate producer
Bobby Paunescu	....	producer
Anca Puiu	....	line producer
Anca Puiu	....	producer

Original Music by
Andreea Paduraru

Cinematography by
Andrei Butica		(hand camera)
Oleg Mutu

Film Editing by
Dana Bunescu

Casting by
Ana Szel

Production Design by
Cristina Barbu

Costume Design by
Cristina Barbu

Makeup Department
Silvana Bratu	....	makeup artist
Lidia Constantin	....	key hair stylist
Lidia Ivanov	....	key hair stylist
Maria Savulescu	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Tudor Hristescu	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Radu Jude	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Constantin Fleancu	....	sound editor (as Titi Fleancu)
Constantin Fleancu	....	sound
Cristian Tarnovetchi	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Silvana Bratu	....	still photographer
Octavian Sotir	....	camera loader

Editorial Department
Maria Murgu	....	dailies colorist

Other crew
Ana Lungu	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Mandragora Movies

Distributors

• Filmmuseum Distributie (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Stadtkino Verleih (2005) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Tartan (2006) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Tour de Force (2005) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Zeta Films (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Øst Für Paradis (Denmark) (theatrical)
• AmaFilms (2005) (Greece) (all media)
• Bac Films (2005) (France) (all media)
• Mandragora Movies (2005) (Romania) (all media)
• Mantarraya Producciones (2006) (Mexico) (all media)
• Palisades Tartan (2005) (USA) (all media)
• Tartan Films (2005) (UK) (all media)
• Tartan Video USA (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Øst Für Paradis (2005) (Denmark) (all media)

Also Known As:

The Death of Mister Lazarescu (Canada: English title) (festival title) (International: English title)
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

150 min | Romania:153 min (original version) | Hong Kong:153 min

Country:

Romania

Language:

Romanian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Brazil:16 | USA:R | UK:15 | Hungary:16 | Argentina:16 | Norway:A | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Mandragora Movies

Trivia:

The film was shot in 45 days and edited in 38 days.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

In Apa Marii

Kafka and Mr. Lazarescu

Winner of the Un Certain Regard in Cannes, is like a version of "E.R" truly realistic, with the good, bad, indifferent, attentive, humble, arrogant, and, above all, human doctors. The title-character is far from being a hero, but that makes it easier to sympathize with him, which is essential here: we really feel like we were Lazarescus, going from hospital to hospital waiting for the help, never being treated properly, and the situation getting worse and worse as times goes by. Puiu's creates a documentary-like atmosphere to an almost Kafka-like situation, and fills the movie with dark humor and moments which can be shocking, but are never there just for that purpose. The entire cast delivers solid performances, specially Fiscuteanu as the remarkable Lazarescu Dante Remus and Luminita Gheorghiu as the paramedic. Reminded me of Hitchcock's "The Wrong Man" (one of his best and certainly the most overlooked), another documentary-like film about a man in a absurd, but also realistic, situation in a system that doesn't care about him. One of the best pictures of 2005.