Review of The Death of Mr.Lazarscu

The Death of Mr.Lazarescu is a bitter social satire on widower pensioner (Mr.Lazarscu) that in one night felt bad and order an emergency medical service. The movie start with a phone call that Mr.Lazarscu made and inform that he feels unwell. In this phone call, the director decided to give us information about Mr.Lazarscu when questions start being asked from the other side of the telephone. From this conversation we know how he feel, why he might feel like that (drinking), his age and details about his apartment. The old telephone and the alcohol bottle next to it, invite us to get in Mr.Lazarscu character and actually feel Mr.Lazarscu life. After a long waiting, the ambulance arrived and the paramedic of this ambulance became an ally of the old man. Together they moved from one hospital to another, trying to find a hospital that will give Mr.Lazarscu the treatment that he need. The doctors and the nurses treated their patients and Mr.Lazarscu like they were burden for the hospital. They look bored, asking over and over again why she (the paramedic) did not take him to another hospital and they simply do not feel like taking care of an old drunkard. The disrespectful doctors, the boring nurses and the slow process for a patient to get a treatment give Romania a really bad image. For the ones who like a black comedy, “The death of Mr.Lazarscu” beyond just a comedy film, gives the audience feeling of realty, mercy and evilness.