- Original name: Tipografic majuscul
- Country: Romania
- Genre: documentary, social drama
- Producer: Radu Jude
- World premiere: 21 february 2020
- Starring: S. Pavlu, A. Potochan, I. Jacob, B. Zamfir, V. Silvian and others.
- Duration: 128 minutes
Radu Jude is widely regarded as one of the most prolific and intriguing directors of the so-called Romanian "new wave". In his works, he often refers to the legacy of the dictatorial regime of Nicolae Ceausescu. The plot of the new film "Capital Letters" with a release date in 2020 raises the problem of the confrontation between the individual and the totalitarian state; the actors involved in the project are already known, and an official trailer has appeared.
IMDb rating - 6.9.
Plot
The events in the picture are presented in the form of two interconnected storylines. One of them is a true story, restored from materials stored in the police archives. It tells the story of a 16-year-old teenager Mugur Kalinescu, who in 1981 wrote in chalk on the wall of a building belonging to a committee of the Romanian Communist Party, protest messages against the Ceausescu regime. The guy immediately found himself under close surveillance by the secret police, then was detained and interrogated.
The second line is a kind of background for the history of Mugur. It shows official footage from the life of Romanian society during the reign of Ceausescu. On the screen, joyful pictures of a "happy" life pass in succession, which are suddenly replaced by terrifying scenes of interrogation and torture.
Production and shooting
Director and screenwriter - Radu Jude ("The Happiest Girl in the World", "Bravo", "I don't care if we go down in history as barbarians").
Radu Jude
Film team:
- Producers: Ada Solomon ("Pose of the Child", "Tormented Hearts", "I don't care if we go down in history as barbarians"), Carloa Fotea ("Monsters", "Ivan the Terrible");
- Operator: Marius Panduru ("How I Met the End of the World", "12:08 East of Bucharest", "Closer to the Moon");
- Editing: Catalin Christutiu (California Dreams, Happiest Girl Ever, Tormented Hearts).
The 2020 film was produced by microFILM, Televiziunea Romana (TVR1), Hi Film Productions.
According to the site Scena9, work on the documentary project began in the fall of 2019.
Cast
The leading roles were performed by:
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- The rating of film critics on the rottentomatoes website is 60%.
- The English version of the film title is Uppercase Print.
- The premiere of the tape took place at the Berlinale 2020 in the "Forum" section.
- Radu Jude used photos and videos from a documentary show of the same name, staged by theater director Gianina Carbunariu.
- Mugur Kalinescu died 4 years after the events described from leukemia. There is a version that during interrogations a certain radioactive element was poured into a mug of water.
R. Jude's new project is a mixture of genuine archival materials and artistic reconstruction. The director masterfully reveals the real life of the Romanian society during the period of the totalitarian regime. The picture will be of interest to everyone who follows the director's work. You can already watch the official trailer of the movie "Uppercase" (2020) on the network, the plot and cast of actors have been announced, and the release date is expected soon.
