The Death of Mr. Lazarescu | Moartea domnului Lazarescu (original title)
Mr. Lazarescu, a 63 year old lonely man feels sick and calls the ambulance.
When it arrives, the paramedic decides he should take him to the hospital but once there they decide to send him to another hospital and then yet another...
As the night unfolds and they can't find a hospital for Mr. Lazarescu, his health starts to deteriorate fast.
Written by Anonymous
- Runtime:
- 150 min | Romania: 153 min (original version) | Hong Kong: 153 min
- Camera:
- Arriflex Cameras
- Film negative format (mm/video inches):
- 35 mm (Kodak)
- Cinematographic process:
- Spherical
- Printed film format:
- 35 mm (Kodak)
- Aspect ratio:
- 1.85 : 1 (35 mm prints)
- Color
- color
- "In Apa Marii"
- Performed by Margareta Paslaru
- "Cum e oare?"
- Performed by Margareta Paslaru
Bratislava International Film Festival
Year: 2005
Won:
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention
- Cristi Puiu
- Special Jury Prize
- Award of the Student Jury Cristi Puiu
- Special Mention
- Special Mention of the Jury Cristi Puiu
Nominated
- Grand Prix
- Cristi Puiu
Cannes Film Festival
Year: 2005
Won:
- Un Certain Regard Award
- Cristi Puiu
Chicago International Film Festival
Year: 2005
Won:
- Silver Hugo
- Special Jury Prize Cristi Puiu
Copenhagen International Film Festival
Year: 2005
Won:
- Golden Swan
- Best Actor Ion Fiscuteanu
- Jury Special Prize
- Cristi Puiu
European Film Awards
Year: 2005
Nominated:
- European Film Award
- Best Director Cristi Puiu
- Best Screenwriter Cristi Puiu, Razvan Radulescu
Independent Spirit Awards
Year: 2006
Nominated:
- Independent Spirit Award
- Best Foreign Film Cristi Puiu, Romania
London Critics Circle Film Awards
Year: 2007
Nominated:
- ALFS Award
- Foreign Language Film of the Year
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Year: 2006
Won:
- LAFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actress Luminita Gheorghiu
Motovun Film Festival
Year: 2005
Won:
- Amnesty International Award
- Cristi Puiu
- Propeller of Motovun
- Cristi Puiu
Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film
Year: 2005
Won:
- Golden Bayard
- Best Actress (Meilleure Comédienne) Luminita Gheorghiu
- Best Film (Meilleur Film Francophone) Cristi Puiu
- Special Mention
- Best First Film Cristi Puiu
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
Year: 2007
- 2nd place
- NSFC Award Best Film
Norwegian International Film Festival
Year: 2005
Won:
- Norwegian Film Critics Award
- Cristi Puiu
Online Film Critics Society Awards
Year: 2007
Nominated:
- OFCS Award
- Best Foreign Film
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Year: 2006
Won:
- FIPRESCI Prize
- Best Actor Ion Fiscuteanu
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Year: 2006
Won:
- Special Citation
- In honor of Arthur Lazere
Transilvania International Film Festival
Year: 2005
Won:
- Audience Award
- Cristi Puiu
- Best Direction
- Cristi Puiu
- Best Performance
- Best Actor Ion Fiscuteanu
- Best Actress Luminita Gheorghiu
- Best Romanian Film
- Cristi Puiu
- FIPRESCI Prize
- Cristi Puiu
Trieste Film Festival
Year: 2006
Won:
- Prize Trieste
- Cristi Puiu
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