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Eight Postcards from Utopia

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Eight Postcards from Utopia
Directed byRadu Jude
Christian Ferencz-Flatz
Produced byAlexandru Teodorescu
Edited byCătălin Cristuțiu
Production
company
Saga Film[1]
Distributed byHeretic
Release date
Running time
71 minutes
CountryRomania
Budget€268,000[3]

Eight Postcards from Utopia (Romanian: Opt ilustrate din lumea ideală) is a 2024 Romanian documentary film directed by Radu Jude and philosopher Christian Ferencz-Flatz.[4][5]

Premise

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Comprised entirely of found footage drawn from post-communist Romanian advertisements, Eight Postcards from Utopia explores the human condition through the context of Romanian economic transition.[4] The film is divided into eight thematic segments followed by an epilogue.[6]

Production

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Post-production on Eight Postcards from Utopia took place in late 2023.[7] The film was supported in part by a grant from the Romanian Film Centre.[3]

Release

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Eight Postcards from Utopia debuted out of competition in the Fuori Concorso section of the 77th Locarno Film Festival on 10 August 2024.[5][2] The film screened at the festival alongside another new work by Jude, Sleep #2, under the title Paradise Dreams: 2 Found-footage Films.[3]

In July 2024, Heretic acquired the film for international distribution.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Abbatescianni, Davide. "Review: Eight Postcards from Utopia". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Opt ilustrate din lumea ideală". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Heretic Acquires Radu Jude and Christian Ferencz-Flatz' Eight Postcards from Utopia ahead of Locarno World Premiere". Film New Europe. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Eight Postcards from Utopia". Saga Films. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Szalai, Georg. "Locarno Fest Lineup Includes Hong Sang-soo, Paz Vega Films, Honors for Mélanie Laurent, Guillaume Canet". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  6. ^ Lodge, Guy. "'Eight Postcards From Utopia' Review: Advertising Tells (and Sells) All in Radu Jude's Playful Post-Socialist History of Romania". Variety. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ^ Vourlias, Christopher. "Golden Bear Winner Radu Jude, Competing in Locarno, Readies New Found-Footage Documentary on Post-Socialist Romania (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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