Destined for Blues
| Destined for Blues Skazany na bluesa | |
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| Directed by | Jan Kidawa-Błoński |
| Produced by |
Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska Jan Kidawa-Błoński |
| Written by |
Jan Kidawa-Błoński Przemyslaw Angerman |
| Starring |
Tomasz Kot Jolanta Fraszyńska Maciej Balcar |
| Music by | Dżem |
| Cinematography | Grzegorz Kuczeriszka |
| Edited by | Cezary Grzesiuk |
Release dates |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
Destined for Blues[1] (Polish: Skazany na bluesa) is a 2005 Polish film. It tells the story of Ryszard "Rysiek" Riedel, leader of Polish blues rock band Dżem. The movie concentrates on his family relationships with both his wife Małgorzata and his father, his music career and his addiction to heroin. Destined for Blues won Polish Film Awards for Best Costume Design and Gdynia Polish Film Festival awards for Best Costume Design, Best Debut Actor (Tomasz Kot) and Audience Award.
Film was shot in Tychy, Katowice, Warszawa, Nieporęt and Świętochłowice in October 2004. Destined for Blues was the most popular Polish film of 2005 (188.000 audiences).
Cast
- Tomasz Kot as Ryszard Riedel
- Jolanta Fraszyńska as Małgorzata "Gola" Riedel
- Maciej Balcar as Indianer
- Adam Baumann as Ryszard's father
- Anna Dymna as Małgorzata's mother
- Joanna Bartel as Ryszard's mother
- Przemysław Bluszcz as Leszek Martinek
- Paweł Berger as Himself
- Beno Otręba as Himself
- Adam Otręba as Himself
- Jerzy Styczyński as Himself
- Zbigniew Szczerbiński as Himself
- Błażej Otreba as Drummer
- Zbigniew Zamachowski as School janitor
- Przemysław Saleta as Gruber's bodyguard
Awards
- Polish Film Awards
- Best Costume Design – Ewa Krauze
- Gdynia Polish Film Festival
- Best Costume Design – Ewa Krauze
- Best Debut Actor – Tomasz Kot
- Audience Award – Jan Kidawa-Błoński
Nominations
- Gdynia Polish Film Festival
- Best Actor – Tomasz Kot
- Best Actress – Jolanta Fraszyńska
- Best Supporting Actress – Anna Dymna
- Best Cinematography – Grzegorz Kuczeriszka
- Best Editing – Cezary Grzesiuk
- Best Film Score – Dżem
- Best Production Design – Joanna Białousz
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was released 7 November 2005. It is a compilation of Dżem's songs.
- Złoty paw – 6:03
- Wiem, na pewno wiem – nie, nie kocham cię (live) (I Know, I Know For Sure – I Don’t Love You) – 4:58
- Czerwony jak cegła (Red Like a Brick) – 5:19
- List do M. (Letter to M.) – 6:52
- Mała aleja róż (live) (Roses Little Avenue) – 5:34
- Sen o Victorii (live) (Dream about Victoria) – 2:58
- Jesiony (Ash-trees) – 6:40
- Norweska impresja bluesowa (live) (Norwegian Blues Impression) – 3:22
- Skazany na bluesa (Destined for Blues) – 5:26
- Autsajder (Outsider) – 6:38
- Whisky – 5:26
- Niewinni i ja – cz. I i II (live) (Innocents and Me – Part I & II) – 14:17