The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Program / Tickets
Status: TIFF Chisinau - free access
Producer: Anca Puiu
Production year: 2005
Length: 153 min.
Genre: Drama
Age restrictions: 12+
Country: Romania
Original title: The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Director of photography: Andrei Butica, Oleg Mutu
Director: Cristi Puiu
Screenplay: Cristi Puiu, Răzvan Rădulescu
Composer: .
Distribution (actors): Ion Fiscuteanu, Luminiţa Gheorghiu, Mimi Brănescu, Florin Zamfirescu
Synopsis:
Old Mr. Lăzărescu is suddenly sick and the neighbours call the ambulance. The dying man is shuttled from hospital to hospital as doctors refuse to operate and no one can agree on a diagnosis. A special screening celebrating the 20th anniversary of a seminal work that triggered the global supremacy of the Romanian New Wave!
About director:
Cristi Puiu was born on April 3, 1967 in Bucharest, Romania. He is a director and writer, known for Aurora (2010), Sieranevada (2016).