Genre: Drama
Director: Cristi Puiu
Starring: Ion Fiscuteanu, Luminiţa Gheorghiu
Summary:
Mr. Lazarescu is a lonely old man who calls for the ambulance because he is feeling sick. When it arrives, the paramedic takes him to the hospital but once there, he is sent to another hospital and then yet another. All the while, Mr. Lazarescu's health keeps deteriorating more and more.
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The Death of Mister Lazarescu by Cristi Puiu won the Un Certain Regard award at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Shot with a cinema-verite style, the film has a documentary feel to it. Effectively putting the audience in the passenger seat alongside Mr. Lazarescu Dante Remus on his slow ride through hell.
4 comments:
interesting movie
This is sweet!
Spoiler Alert! He dies at the end.
awesome review as usual, I always come here when I want a movie to watch. This one seems pretty depressing...
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