Romanian Film Before and After 1989
Moartea domnului Lăzărescu (The Death of Mr Lăzărescu)
Cristi Puiu
Romania, 2005
35mm | 155min. | Colour | VOSE
Cristi Puiu
Romania, 2005
35mm | 155min. | Colour | VOSE
Production: Mandragora Movies, Alex Munteanu (office@mandragora.ro, alex@mandragora.ro)
Photography: Andrei Butica, Oleg Mutu
Editor: Dana Bunescu
Screenplay: Cristi Puiu, Razvan Radulescu
Music: Andreea Barbu
Actors: Ion Fiscuteanu, Luminita Gheorghiu, Gabriel Saphiu, Doru Ana, Dana Dogaru
Photography: Andrei Butica, Oleg Mutu
Editor: Dana Bunescu
Screenplay: Cristi Puiu, Razvan Radulescu
Music: Andreea Barbu
Actors: Ion Fiscuteanu, Luminita Gheorghiu, Gabriel Saphiu, Doru Ana, Dana Dogaru
At home alone one night, Mr Lăzărescu feels unwell. An ambulance finally arrives to take him on an incongruous odyssey. Various contradictory diagnoses are pronounced and treatment is incessantly delayed. The doctors remain cool and obstinate, while Mr Lăzărescu descends deeper into the Bucharest night.
Un Certain Regard Award - Cannes Film Festival, 2005
Audience Award - Transilvania International Film Festival, 2005
Special Jury Prize - Chicago International Film Festival, 2005
Discovery of the Year - Reykjavik International Film Festival, 2005
