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.
Theatrical Release:14-07-2006
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... [More]
Reviews for The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
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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 |
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5/5 |
It seems extraordinary to claim that this film is funny but it is. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Stay with it and you'll discover a devastatingly powerful blast at red tape and an achingly moving examination of what we will all have to face one day. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Long, but engrossing and frequently enraging drama that not only exposes the flaws in the Romanian health service, but also in modern humanity. Full Review |
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The film’s real success is that Puiu impresses both with his compassion for human behaviour and his tight grip on realist, documentary-style filmmaking. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Fiscuteanu's Lazarescu is a strange, compelling creation, and if you allow it time, this haunting, artful movie will get under your skin. Full Review |
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The Death of Mr. Lazarescu seems effortlessly observed, even improvised, but it's actually a wonder of choreography, rhythm and social commentary. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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 |
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The gradual accumulation of detail, the quotidian elements of the long night, eventually add up to a powerful and engrossing whole. Full Review |
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An indictment of an indifferent health care system. Full Review |
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7/10 |
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 |
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5/5 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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9/10 |
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 |
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3/4 |
Mr. Lazarescu's ordeal will stick with you. Full Review |
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One of the the most remarkable medical dramas ever attempted. Full Review |
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