Eight Postcards from Utopia
{{Short description|2024 documentary by Radu Jude}}
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| director = Radu Jude
Christian Ferencz-Flatz
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| producer = Alexandru Teodorescu
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| editing = Cătălin Cristuțiu
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| distributor = Heretic
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2024|08|10|Locarno|ref1={{cite web |title=Opt ilustrate din lumea ideală |url=https://www.locarnofestival.ch/festival/program/film.html?fid=347e818b-1a7a-444d-94d8-447442c4e900&l=en&eid= |website=Locarno Film Festival |access-date=30 July 2024}}}}
| runtime = 71 minutes
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Eight Postcards from Utopia ({{langx|ro|Opt ilustrate din lumea ideală}}) is a 2024 Romanian documentary film directed by Radu Jude and philosopher
Christian Ferencz-Flatz.{{cite web |title=Eight Postcards from Utopia |url=https://sagafilm.ro/portfolio/eight-postcards-from-utopia/ |website=Saga Films |access-date=10 July 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Szalai |first1=Georg |title=Locarno Fest Lineup Includes Hong Sang-soo, Paz Vega Films, Honors for Mélanie Laurent, Guillaume Canet |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/locarno-international-film-festival-2024-lineup-melanie-laurent-1235941214/ |access-date=10 July 2024 |agency=The Hollywood Reporter}}
Premise
Composed 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. The film is divided into eight thematic segments followed by an epilogue.{{cite news |last1=Lodge |first1=Guy |title=‘Eight Postcards From Utopia’ Review: Advertising Tells (and Sells) All in Radu Jude’s Playful Post-Socialist History of Romania |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/eight-postcards-from-utopia-review-1236117974/ |access-date=27 August 2024 |agency=Variety}}
Production
Post-production on Eight Postcards from Utopia took place in late 2023.{{cite news |last1=Vourlias |first1=Christopher |title=Golden Bear Winner Radu Jude, Competing in Locarno, Readies New Found-Footage Documentary on Post-Socialist Romania (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/radu-jude-locarno-new-doc-post-socialist-romania-1235685906/ |access-date=10 July 2024 |agency=Variety}} The film was supported in part by a grant from the Romanian Film Centre.
Release
Eight Postcards from Utopia debuted out of competition in the Fuori Concorso section of the 77th Locarno Film Festival on 10 August 2024. The film screened at the festival alongside another new work by Jude, Sleep #2, under the title Paradise Dreams: 2 Found-footage Films.
In July 2024, Heretic acquired the film for international distribution.
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt32448327}}
{{Radu Jude}}
Category:2024 documentary films