Destined for Blues
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Destined for Blues is a 2005
Polish movie
. It tells the story of Ryszard "Rysiek" Riedel
, leader of Polish
rock blues 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).
2005 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
Polish movie
Cinema of Poland
The history of cinema in Poland is almost as long as history of cinematography, and it has universal achievements, even though Polish movies tend to be less commercially available than movies from several other European nations....
. It tells the story of Ryszard "Rysiek" Riedel
Ryszard Riedel
Ryszard Henryk Riedel – was the original lead singer of blues-rock band Dżem . He is often regarded as one of the most popular and well known vocalist of Polish music along with occasional collaborator Czesław Niemen...
, leader of Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
rock blues band Dżem
DZEM
DZEM is an AM station owned and operated by Christian Era Broadcasting Service which is the religious broadcast arm of the Iglesia Ni Cristo in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at Maligaya Building 2, 887 EDSA, Quezon City, and its transmitter is located at Obando, Bulacan. it is...
. 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
Polish Film Awards
Polish Film Awards: Eagles are a series of awards given annually since 1999 by the Polish Film Academy.-Awards:* Best Film – since 1999* Best Actor – since 1999* Best Actress – since 1999* Supporting Actor – since 2000* Supporting Actress – since 2000...
for Best Costume Design and Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
Polish Film Festival awards for Best Costume Design, Best Debut Actor (Tomasz Kot) and Audience Award.
Film was shot in Tychy
Tychy
Tychy is a city in Silesia, Poland, approximately south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city borders Katowice to the north, Mikołów to the west, Bieruń to the east and Kobiór to the south...
, Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
, Warszawa, Nieporęt
Nieporet
Nieporęt is a village in Legionowo County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Nieporęt. It lies approximately east of Legionowo and north of Warsaw....
and Świętochłowice in October 2004. Destined for Blues was the most popular Polish film of 2005 (188.000 audiences).
Cast
- Tomasz Kot as Ryszard RiedelRyszard RiedelRyszard Henryk Riedel – was the original lead singer of blues-rock band Dżem . He is often regarded as one of the most popular and well known vocalist of Polish music along with occasional collaborator Czesław Niemen...
- Jolanta Fraszyńska as Małgorzata "Gola" Riedel
- Maciej Balcar as Indianer
- Adam Baumann as Ryszard's father
- Anna DymnaAnna DymnaAnna Dymna is a Polish TV, film and theatre actress. Foundress of a charity foundation Mimo Wszystko...
as Małgorzata's mother - Joanna BartelJoanna BartelJoanna Bartel - Polish actress, cabaret artist, singer and announcer. From her education she is painter. Currently she occurs in cabaret program Tok Szok....
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 ZamachowskiZbigniew ZamachowskiZbigniew Zamachowski is a Polish actor.Zamachowski graduated the actor's faculty in "PWSFTViT" in Łódź. He began his acting career in 1981 and in 1989 had a co-starring role in Part Ten of director Krzysztof Kieślowski's film series, The Decalogue...
as School janitor - Przemysław Saleta as Gruber's bodyguard
Awards
- Polish Film AwardsPolish Film AwardsPolish Film Awards: Eagles are a series of awards given annually since 1999 by the Polish Film Academy.-Awards:* Best Film – since 1999* Best Actor – since 1999* Best Actress – since 1999* Supporting Actor – since 2000* Supporting Actress – since 2000...
- 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
- GdyniaGdyniaGdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
Polish Film Festival- Best Actor – Tomasz Kot
- Best Actress – Jolanta Fraszyńska
- Best Supporting Actress – Anna DymnaAnna DymnaAnna Dymna is a Polish TV, film and theatre actress. Foundress of a charity foundation Mimo Wszystko...
- Best Cinematography – Grzegorz Kuczeriszka
- Best Editing – Cezary Grzesiuk
- Best Film Score – DżemDZEMDZEM is an AM station owned and operated by Christian Era Broadcasting Service which is the religious broadcast arm of the Iglesia Ni Cristo in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at Maligaya Building 2, 887 EDSA, Quezon City, and its transmitter is located at Obando, Bulacan. it is...
- Best Production Design – Joanna Białousz
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was released 7 November 2005. It's compilation of Dżem's songs.- Złoty paw – 6:03
- Wiem, na pewno wiem – nie, nie kocham cię (live) (I Know, I’m Surely Know – 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