Bibliograph

The death of Mr. Lǎzǎrescu, Moartea domnului Lǎzǎrescu, Tartan Films ; o producție Mandragora ; un film realizat cu sprijinul Centrului Național al Cinematografiei [a film supported by the National Center of Cinematography] ; scenariul [scenario], Cristi Puiu, Rǎzvan Rǎdulescu ; producator executiv [executive producer], Alexandru Munteanu ; regia [director], Cristi Puiu

Type

Label

The death of Mr. Lǎzǎrescu, Moartea domnului Lǎzǎrescu, Tartan Films ; o producție Mandragora ; un film realizat cu sprijinul Centrului Național al Cinematografiei [a film supported by the National Center of Cinematography] ; scenariul [scenario], Cristi Puiu, Rǎzvan Rǎdulescu ; producator executiv [executive producer], Alexandru Munteanu ; regia [director], Cristi Puiu

Language

rum

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Rated R for language and brief nudity

Main title

The death of Mr. Lǎzǎrescu

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

70254930

Responsibility statement

Tartan Films ; o producție Mandragora ; un film realizat cu sprijinul Centrului Național al Cinematografiei [a film supported by the National Center of Cinematography] ; scenariul [scenario], Cristi Puiu, Rǎzvan Rǎdulescu ; producator executiv [executive producer], Alexandru Munteanu ; regia [director], Cristi Puiu

Runtime

153

Sub title

Moartea domnului Lǎzǎrescu

Summary

63 years old. Retired engineer. Widower. Cat lover. Heavy drinker. For Mr. Lǎzǎrescu, these are some facts that describe him and his life. After having a headache for four days, he decides to call for an ambulance. When it finally arrives, Mr. Lǎzǎrescu and the EMT, Mioara, begin a journey that will take all night. He's chosen an unfortunate day to become seriously ill--the hospitals are jammed with the injured from a bus accident. Because he is old and admits to drinking, Mr. Lǎzǎrescu is treated with disdain and scorn by nurses, variously ignored, diagnosed, roundly chastised, and passed off elsewhere by supercilious doctors. Mioara stays by his side, making it her mission to get one harried doctor or one pissy nurse to take Mr. Lǎzǎrescu's condition as seriously as she does. As a portrait of a broken medical system, the film is hopelessly depressing, but as a story of the callous impersonalization we inflict upon one another, it is timeless

Table Of Contents

Ambulance call -- Still waiting -- Good neighbors -- Journey begins -- Moving Lǎzǎrescu -- If you're not bleeding, you're not injured -- Passing the time -- No vacancy -- Second opinion, same diagnosis -- Brain scan -- Specialist -- Double standards -- Fuss is over -- End credits

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

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Moartea domnului Lǎzǎrescu

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