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Balladyna (2021)
Directed by Wojciech Adamczyk, Marta Sekulska
Drama, Romance, Thriller, TV Movie · 1h 36m
Juliusz Słowacki’s drama “Balladyna” is one of the author’s most recognizable works. The television production was directed by Wojciech Adamczyk. The play, written in 1834, arose from a fascination with Slavic culture, and its plot was inspired by Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Macbeth.” In his interpretation, Wojciech Adamczyk eschews the ludic elements, giving the story a darker character. The conflict centers on the relationship between two strong female characters: Balladyna and Goplana. Filled with lust, crime, and blood, it’s a story that rivals the emotional depth and richness of Game of Thrones or The Witcher. The world Słowacki describes is dark and dense with passion. The exotic landscape of European pagan mythologies is combined with early Christian aesthetics. Viewers accustomed to “school-style” interpretations of the play will be surprised by the poignantly contemporary vision of human fate in an original approach.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Wojciech Adamczyk, Marta Sekulska
Details
- Release date
- 2021-11-22
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Thriller, TV Movie
- Original language
- PL
- Spoken languages
- Polish
- Countries
- Poland
- Production
- Telewizja Polska
Katarzyna Ucherska
Paulina Szostak
Dorota Chotecka
Lidia Sadowa
Sławomir Grzymkowski
Wojciech Brzeziński
Kacper Matula
Stanisław Brejdygant
Adrian Zaremba
Mateusz Weber
Adam Biedrzycki