Locarno International Film Festival 2024, BFI London Film Festival 2024
For his new found footage documentary, Radu Jude, the most offbeat of Romanian filmmakers, has taken on an incredible challenge: to expose the psyche of his country through… advertising! Eight Postcards from Utopia collects and reworks hundreds of promotional images produced from the end of the socialist era to the present day. Jude examines Romania’s long transition period as a country newly introduced to contemporary consumer culture and the idea of endless possibilities. Wonderfully playful in form, this is a hilarious, innovative and provocative portrait of a country’s recent history.
Radu Jude is one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Romanian cinema. His films have been selected for more than 50 international film festivals, and have won awards at top international festivals. Christian Ferencz-Flatz is a researcher at the Alexandru Dragomir Institute for Philosophy and an associated professor at the National University of Theatre and Film.
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