Caricaturana

  • Radu Jude
  • Romania
  • 2021
  • 9'

A three-part short film inspired by the unrealized idea of ​​Sergei Eisenstein. The first part is a montage of the gestures of unscrupulous swindler Robert Macaire as seen on Honoré Daumier’s lithographs. In the second part, Jude adds some of the original texts that accompanied the caricatures, while in the third, the caricatures serve as commentary on current events.

Subtitles: EN

Radu Jude

One of the most prominent contemporary Romanian directors. Author of The Happiest Girl in the World (2009), Everybody in Our Family (2012), Aferim! (Silver Bear for Best Director), Scarred Hearts (2016), I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (2018) and (Berlinale 2021 – Golden Bear for Best Film; ZFF 2021).

Caricaturana

Director
Radu Jude
Cast
Ilinca Manolache, Șerban Pavlu
DOP
Honoré Daumier
Editing
Cătălin Cristuțiu
Producer
Ada Solomon, Diana Caravia
Production
microFILM

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