Mr. Lazarescu, a lonely 63-year-old, feels sick and calls an ambulance. The paramedics take him to the hospital, but once there they decide to send him to another hospital, and then yet another, while his health deteriorates. Ten years ago, this dark comedy about the human condition took American critics by storm and ended up on many top 10 lists. What’s more, the actress playing the Good Samaritan nurse–the talented and ever-gorgeous Luminita Gheorghiu–snatched the Best Supporting Actress award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, outperforming Jennifer Hudson (for her part in Dreamgirls): reasons enough to revisit this seminal title of the Romanian New Wave. Now in a newly remastered DCP!
UPDATE, SUNDAY JANUARY 19, 2025: Due to inclement weather, all screenings beginning after 5:25 PM have been cancelled!
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Tickets: $8 (members), $13 (nonmembers)
This film is part of the Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema 2016 series.
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