Interview With "Dracula" Filmmaker Radu Jude

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

"Dracula" is a Romanian satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Radu Jude. The film title is inspired by the Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, "Dracula." Set in contemporary Transylvania, it explores the legend of Dracula through Romanian lenses while examining modern dystopia through the timeless allure of vampire lore, crafting a biting, gleefully profane takedown of AI, capitalism, and our decaying culture. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 78th Locarno Film Festival, where it received polarizing reviews. It's par the course for Jude, but he still has his own opinions on how audiences are receiving his 170-minute bonkers film. Jude was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his experience working on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in theaters on October 29th by 1-2 Special. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast and this is Dan Baer's interview with the writer and director of the film Dracula, Radu Juda.
0:39.3	And so fauchy frico.
0:40.3	Dracula.
0:42.3	Dracula.
0:43.3	Dracula.
0:44.3	Dracula.
0:45.3	Dracula, I want you.
0:47.3	Dracula.
0:48.3	Count Dracula.
0:49.3	Ah!
0:50.3	Ah!
0:51.3	Ah!
0:52.3	...
0:53.3	... There are many stories regarding the Dracula legend.
1:06.0	Violence, much of blood,
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