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  • 2006
  • R
  • Tartan
  • 2 h 33 m
  • 2006
  • R
  • Tartan
  • 2 h 33 m

Summary Anyone who has waited for treatment in an emergency room or chafed under the less than devoted care of a disinterested doctor will recognize Mr. Lazarescu's dilemma. A 60-ish widower, living alone in Bucharest with his cats, he feels sick enough one evening to call an ambulance. This is the beginning of his Dantesque odyssey deep into th...

Directed By: Cristi Puiu

Written By: Razvan Radulescu, Cristi Puiu

  • 2006
  • R
  • Tartan
  • 2 h 33 m
  • 2006
  • R
  • Tartan
  • 2 h 33 m

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 34 Critic Reviews
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87
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 17 User Ratings
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Summary Anyone who has waited for treatment in an emergency room or chafed under the less than devoted care of a disinterested doctor will recognize Mr. Lazarescu's dilemma. A 60-ish widower, living alone in Bucharest with his cats, he feels sick enough one evening to call an ambulance. This is the beginning of his Dantesque odyssey deep into th...

Directed By: Cristi Puiu

Written By: Razvan Radulescu, Cristi Puiu

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 34 Critic Reviews
87
94% Positive
32 Reviews
3% Mixed
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3% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 34 Critic Reviews
87
94% Positive
32 Reviews
3% Mixed
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3% Negative
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100
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.
By Dave Calhoun FULL REVIEW
100
Like "United 93" and the work of the Dardenne brothers, it lives entirely in the moment, seeing what happens as it happens, drawing no conclusions, making no speeches, creating no artificial dramatic conflicts, just showing people living one moment after another, as they must.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 17 User Ratings
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76% Positive
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18% Mixed
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6% Negative
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A heartbreakingly powerful masterpiece.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
90
Almost as exhilarating as it is depressing. Puiu's filmmaking technique is remarkable, and all the more so because it's almost invisible.
By Andrew O'Hehir FULL REVIEW
80
It's long, but it's also very real and worth every minute.
By Philip Kennicott FULL REVIEW
70
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.
By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW
38
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?
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Mandragora
Release Date Apr 26, 2006
Duration 2 h 33 m
Rating R
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Awards

Transilvania International Film Festival
• 6 Wins & 6 Nominations
Bratislava International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations

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