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Mr. Lazarescu is Dead

  • Jeffrey Overstreet

Jeffrey Overstreet

11 Dec 2007
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Obituaries • Ion Fiscuteanu • The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

You might have seen The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, one of the most unforgettable films I saw last year. It follows the last hours of an old man who needs urgent medical care.

If you did, you saw Romanian actor Ion Fiscuteanu do some extraordinary work.

Alas, Mr. Fiscuteanu passed away Saturday in Bucharest at 70.

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An update regarding my recent absence, and a resolution — despite my soul’s fatigue — to keep on keepin’ on.
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Sinners is a film of two halves: daytime and nighttime. The first half is colorful, epic, and full of surprises; the second is shadowy, violent . . . and disappointing.
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