1-2 Special Takes North America For Radu Jude's ‘Dracula' Ahead Of Locarno Debut
Shot and set in Transylvania, where the vampire myth began, the film sees Jude embark on an epic odyssey to make Dracula great again.
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1-2 Special described the movie as a trademark Jude black comedy paying tribute to one of cinema's greatest legends and featuring 'vampires, zombies, blood, sex, AI images and car chases'.
The Locarno premiere will mark Jude's second major festival outing this year, after Kontinental '25, which won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at this year's Berlinale. The acquisition continues 1-2 Special's relationship with Jude after it acquired the latter film out of Berlin.
'I am very happy and extremely grateful that Dracula will be brought to American audiences. One can say 'brought back', since this myth circled the world and the American cinema changed it so many times,' said Jude.
'I hope it is now time to see the myth wearing new clothes, made in the heart of real Transylvania. When I am asked who is Dracula in the film, I always reply that the film itself is Dracula. I would also add that this film is my humble homage to some great American underrated auteurs: Ed Wood, Andy Warhol and the Fluxus filmmakers.'
Jude's previous work includes Golden Bear-winner Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn and Aferim!, which won the Silver Bear for Best Director.
Dracula is produced by Romania's Saga Film, with Austria's Nabis Filmgroup, Luxembourg's Paul Thiltges Distribution, Brazil's RT Features, Luxembourg's Samsa Film, Switzerland's Bord Cadre Films, the UK's Sovereign Films and Romania's MicroFILM.
The deal was negotiated by Luxbox on behalf of the filmmakers with 1-2 Special.
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