"The death of Mr. Lazarescu": advertisement for film. Colour lithograph, 2006.

A hospital trolley with cats and discarded clothing in a hospital ward

"Mr. Lazarescu, a 63 year old lonely man feels sick and calls the ambulance. When it arrives the doctor decides he should take him to the hospital but once there they decide to send him to another hospital and then yet another... As the night unfolds and they can't find a hospital for Mr. Lazarescu, his health starts to deteriorate fast"-- plot summary on the Internet movie database, November 2009

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2006]

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 100.4 x 68.8 cm

Winner Cannes Prix d'un certain regard. The most acclaimed comedy of the year ... The death of Mr. Lazarescu. A black comedy with serious side effects. A movie produced with the support of the Romanian Cinematographic National Centre. Mandragora movies. CVC. Palisades Pictures. Tartan film

Wellcome Collection 679895i