Comments on: Cinema Romanesc: The Death of Mr. Lazarescu http://romerican.com/2006/02/10/cinema-romanesc-the-death-of-mr-lazarescu/ Dispatches from an American in Romania (was Transylvania) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:39:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Romer!can - Dispatches from an American in Transylvania http://romerican.com/2006/02/10/cinema-romanesc-the-death-of-mr-lazarescu/#comment-765 Romer!can - Dispatches from an American in Transylvania Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:35:37 +0000 http://romerican.com/?p=35#comment-765 [...] Meanwhile, the hospitals are teetering on the edge of going without water. Supposedly, they’ve got a slight bit of reserves on hand and a stream of trucks will be organized to bring water from somewhere. Hospital officials told reporters they had done as much as humanly possible to hedge against medical catastrophes, but clearly things would “not be easy” for the next two days. Sorry, Mr. Lazarescu, but nobody in Braşov cares even one iota. Please die. Die now. [...] [...] Meanwhile, the hospitals are teetering on the edge of going without water. Supposedly, they’ve got a slight bit of reserves on hand and a stream of trucks will be organized to bring water from somewhere. Hospital officials told reporters they had done as much as humanly possible to hedge against medical catastrophes, but clearly things would “not be easy” for the next two days. Sorry, Mr. Lazarescu, but nobody in Braşov cares even one iota. Please die. Die now. [...]

]]> By: Romerican - Dispatches from an American in Transylvania http://romerican.com/2006/02/10/cinema-romanesc-the-death-of-mr-lazarescu/#comment-518 Romerican - Dispatches from an American in Transylvania Fri, 12 May 2006 09:49:41 +0000 http://romerican.com/?p=35#comment-518 [...] Here we can see three boys who obviously watched The Death of Mr. Lazarescu recently. [...] [...] Here we can see three boys who obviously watched The Death of Mr. Lazarescu recently. [...]

]]> By: Romerican http://romerican.com/2006/02/10/cinema-romanesc-the-death-of-mr-lazarescu/#comment-44 Romerican Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:54:00 +0000 http://romerican.com/?p=35#comment-44 I agree there were some sickly dark humor moments. In fact, that's one reason why I singled out Mihai Bratila's performance in the tomograf room. He did an outstanding job delivering the full context of that character's personality... which made it funny in a dark way. There were other bits, too. But my take on it wasn't necessarily ha-ha funny humor, so much as chuckling because you can't believe some of the psychosis you are witnessing. Very dark and subtle indeed. I agree there were some sickly dark humor moments. In fact, that’s one reason why I singled out Mihai Bratila’s performance in the tomograf room. He did an outstanding job delivering the full context of that character’s personality… which made it funny in a dark way.

There were other bits, too. But my take on it wasn’t necessarily ha-ha funny humor, so much as chuckling because you can’t believe some of the psychosis you are witnessing. Very dark and subtle indeed.

]]> By: Eric Gordy http://romerican.com/2006/02/10/cinema-romanesc-the-death-of-mr-lazarescu/#comment-43 Eric Gordy Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:58:00 +0000 http://romerican.com/?p=35#comment-43 We saw the film recently -- very impressed with the fine acting, the sadness of the narrative of course, and also with the clever way in which the different hospitals were characterized. I dont know whether the humor came through to the American audience, perhaps it was a little too subtly and darkly EastEuro. But altogether a fine film. We saw the film recently — very impressed with the fine acting, the sadness of the narrative of course, and also with the clever way in which the different hospitals were characterized. I dont know whether the humor came through to the American audience, perhaps it was a little too subtly and darkly EastEuro. But altogether a fine film.

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