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The Death of Mr Lazarescu

2005 · Cristi Puiu · TSPDT #493

After suffering terrible headaches and stomach cramps, Mr. Lăzărescu, a lonely 63 year-old man, calls for an ambulance, beginning one man’s hellish journey through Bucharest hospitals in search of proper medical care.

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Defining films

The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Philanthropy
Philanthropy
2002 · Nae Caranfil
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
The Moromete Family
The Moromete Family
1987 · Stere Gulea
Beyond the Hills
Beyond the Hills
2012 · Cristian Mungiu
Mirrors
Mirrors
2008 · Alexandre Aja
The New Year That Never Came
The New Year That Never Came
2024 · Bogdan Mureșanu
Bacalaureat
Bacalaureat
2016 · Cristian Mungiu
California Dreamin'
California Dreamin'
2007 · Cristian Nemescu
Silent Wedding
Silent Wedding
2008 · Horațiu Mălăele
Uncle Marin, the Billionaire
Uncle Marin, the Billionaire
1979 · Sergiu Nicolaescu
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Tales from the Golden Age
Tales from the Golden Age
2009 · Cristian Mungiu
One Step Behind the Seraphim
One Step Behind the Seraphim
2017 · Daniel Sandu
Child's Pose
Child's Pose
2013 · Călin Peter Netzer
12:08 East of Bucharest
12:08 East of Bucharest
2006 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Brigade Miscellaneous on Alert
Brigade Miscellaneous on Alert
1971 · Mircea Drăgan
Children Underground
Children Underground
2001 · Edet Belzberg
Untamed Romania
Untamed Romania
2018 · Thomas Barton-Humphreys
Sieranevada
Sieranevada
2016 · Cristi Puiu
Operation 'The Monster'
Operation 'The Monster'
1976 · Manole Marcus
The High Schoolers
The High Schoolers
1986 · Nicolae Corjos
The Goat and Her Three Kids
The Goat and Her Three Kids
2022 · Victor Canache
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu

Directors

Corneliu Porumboiu Cristi Puiu Cristian Mungiu

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