Destined for Blues

Destined for Blues
Skazany na bluesa
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 date
  • 12 August 2005 (2005-08-12)
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

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

References


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