Radu Jude Retrospective

Radu Jude’s Sleep #2 (2024)

Vol. 156 (Summer 2025) by Antonis Lagarias
Radu Jude visits the grave of Andy Warhol from the comfort of his armchair.

Radu Jude’s Dracula (2025)

Vol. 156 (Summer 2025) by Anastasia Eleftheriou and Moritz Pfeifer
Dracula enters the age of social media and AI.

Radu Jude and Christian Ferencz-Flatz’s Eight Postcards from Utopia (Opt ilustrate din lumea ideală, 2024)

Vol. 153 (March 2025) by Konstanty Kuzma
On whether advertisements can speak to us, and on Radu Jude becoming camp.

Radu Jude and Christian Ferencz-Flatz on Eight Postcards from Utopia

Vol. 153 (March 2025) by Isabel Jacobs
Jude and Ferencz-Flatz discuss the idea behind their project, 1990s Romania, and what advertisements reveal about history.

Radu Jude’s Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumii, 2023)

Vol. 139 (November 2023) by Anastasia Eleftheriou
Radu Jude's latest film is a clash of political systems, historical epochs, and cinematic styles.

Radu Jude’s Aferim! (2015) and Ottoman Heritage

Vol. 127 (September 2022) by Roxana Coman
Does Radu Jude's tribute to the spaghetti western genre fall prey to stereotypical tropes?

Radu Jude’s Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc, 2021)

Vol. 112 (February 2021) by Zoe Aiano
A sex tape featuring a female teacher goes viral, exposing society's double standards and much else.

The role of montage in Radu Jude’s The Exit of the Trains (Ieşirea trenurilor din gară, 2020)

Vol. 112 (February 2021) by Anastasia Eleftheriou
This film examines and questions how we can document and remember the atrocities of the Iași pogroms.

Radu Jude’s Uppercase Print (Tipografic majuscul, 2020)

Vol. 103 (March 2020) by Zoe Aiano
Radu Jude continues to pursue two missions that have come to define his career.

Radu Jude’s The Marshal’s Two Executions (Cele două execuții ale Mareșalului, 2018)

Vol. 91 (January 2019) by Colette de Castro
Radu Jude's latest feat compares original rushes of the execution of four collaborationist Romanian politicians with a fictional remake of the same scene.

Radu Jude’s I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari, 2018)

Vol. 86 (Summer 2018) by Moritz Pfeifer
Radu Jude explores Romania’s complicity in the destruction of European Jews in his daring and intelligent film.

Radu Jude’s Scarred Hearts (Inimi cicatrizate, 2016)

Vol. 67 (September 2016) by Zoe Aiano
Radu Jude's innovative feature is based on the writings of Romanian author Max Blecher.

Radu Jude’s Aferim! (2015)

Vol. 50 (February 2015) by Konstanty Kuzma
Radu Jude joined the Berlinale competition line-up with a powerful historical epic.

Radu Jude’s Everybody in Our Family (Toata lumea din familia noastra, 2012)

Vol. 16 (April 2012) by Alina Popescu
Radu Jude's second feature takes a disturbing look at family life.

Radu Jude’s The Happiest Girl in the World (Cea mai fericită fată din lume, 2009)

Vol. 7 (July 2011) by Ana Ribeiro
Radu Jude's first feature is a coming of age story about a girl whose life changes when she wins the main prize in an advertising campaign.