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Mood:
- BleakSincereCaptivatingContemplativeGloomyBiting
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Plot:
- Doctors and PatientsAlcohol AbuseTerminal IllnessElderlyLife is a BitchMind and SoulUnfulfillmentPower Relations more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeign
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- RomaniaHospital
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- Award WinnerCannes Festival WinnerPrestigious Awards
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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- Brief NudityDrugs/AlcoholProfanity
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The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, 2005
Romanian
Romania
Profile of The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu can be described as bleak, sincere, and captivating. The plot revolves around alcohol abuse, elderly characters, and terminal illness. The main genres are drama and foreign. In approach, The Death of Mr. Lazarescu is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. It is set, at least in part, in a hospital. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu is located in Romania. It takes place in contemporary times. The movie has received attention for being a Cannes festival winner. Note that The Death of Mr. Lazarescu involves brief nudity, drugs/alcohol, and profanity.
Summary of The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
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.
Details
| Language: | Romanian |
| Country: | Romania |
| Release date: | 24 September 2005 |
| Runtime: | 150 min |
Cast and Crew
as Sandu Sterian
as Mariana
as Dr. Zamfir
as Ambulantier
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- by: Ken Fox
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Ruthe Stein
