Balladyna

Balladyna

2021
1h 36m
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""A dark tale full of lust, crime and blood.""

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: PL

Production Information

Production Companies
Telewizja Polska
Production Countries
Poland
Spoken Languages
Polish

Quick Facts

Release Date November 22, 2021
Status Released
Language PL

Cast

Katarzyna Ucherska
Katarzyna Ucherska

balladyna

Paulina Szostak
Paulina Szostak

alina

Dorota Chotecka
Dorota Chotecka

wdowa

Lidia Sadowa
Lidia Sadowa

Goplana

Sławomir Grzymkowski
Sławomir Grzymkowski

Skierka

Wojciech Brzeziński
Wojciech Brzeziński

Chochlik

Grzegorz Daukszewicz
Grzegorz Daukszewicz

Grabiec

Kacper Matula
Kacper Matula

Filon

Stanisław Brejdygant
Stanisław Brejdygant

Pustelnik

Adrian Zaremba
Adrian Zaremba

Kirkor

Mateusz Weber
Mateusz Weber

Rycerz

Adam Biedrzycki
Adam Biedrzycki

Gralon

Key Crew

Wojciech Adamczyk
Director
Marta Sekulska
Director