Julian Radlmaier
Still: BlutsaugerJulian RADLMAIER (1984, Germany) studied Film and Art History in Berlin and Paris and then worked as an assistant director for Werner Schroeter. He has translated and edited several writings by the French philosopher Jacques Rancière. His films, including Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa (2013) and Ein proletarisches Wintermärchen (2014) have screened at international film festivals such as Berlinale, Viennale and IFFR. For his feature Selbstkritik eines bürgerlichen Hundes, which premiered in Rotterdam, he received the German Film Critics' Award for Best First Feature of the year 2017. Blutsauger (2021) premiered at the Berlinale and won the Special Jury Prize at Moscow International Film Festival.
Filmography
The Tramp (2010, short), Der Aufstand der Plebejer (2011, short) Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa/A Spectre Is Haunting Europe (2013), Ein proletarisches Wintermärchen/A Proletarian Winter's Tale (2014), Selbstkritik eines bürgerlichen Hundes/Self-criticism of a Bourgeois Dog (2017), Blutsauger/Bloodsuckers – A Marxist Vampire Comedy (2021)
Julian Radlmaier at IFFR
Ein proletarisches Wintermärchen
63'
Germany
IFFR 2014
Selbstkritik eines bürgerlichen Hundes
99'
Germany
IFFR 2017
Blutsauger
Are capitalists vampires, feeding on the blood of the workers? Marxist vampire comedy Blutsauger takes a playful approach to exploitation.
128'
Germany
IFFR 2021