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    Destined for Blues

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    Destined for Blues
    Poster
    PolishSkazany na bluesa
    Directed byJan Kidawa-Błoński
    Written byJan Kidawa-Błoński
    Przemyslaw Angerman
    Produced byMałgorzata Kidawa-Błońska
    Jan Kidawa-Błoński
    StarringTomasz Kot
    Jolanta Fraszyńska
    Maciej Balcar
    CinematographyGrzegorz Kuczeriszka
    Edited byCezary Grzesiuk
    Music byDżem
    Release date
    • 12 August 2005 (2005-08-12)
    Running time
    		101 minutes
    CountryPoland
    LanguagePolish

    Destined for Blues[1] (Polish: Skazany na bluesa) is a 2005 Polish film directed by Jan Kidawa-Błoński. It tells the story of Ryszard "Rysiek" Riedel, leader of Polish blues rock band Dżem.[2] The movie concentrates on his family relationships with both his wife Małgorzata and his father, his music career and his addiction to "kompot". 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.[3]

    Film was shot in Tychy, Katowice, Warsaw, Nieporęt and Świętochłowice in October 2004.[4]

    Cast

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    Soundtrack was released 7 November 2005. It is a compilation of Dżem's songs.

    • Złoty paw – 6:03 (A Golden Peacock)
    • 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 (As Red As a Brick) – 5:19
    • List do M. (Letter to M.) – 6:52
    • Mała aleja róż (live) (Little Avenue of Roses) – 5:34
    • Sen o Victorii (live) (A 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) (The Innocent and Me – Part I & II) – 14:17

    References

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    1. ^ Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles
    2. ^ "Skazany na bluesa". Retrieved 27 April 2020.
    3. ^ "Skazany na bluesa". Retrieved 27 April 2020.
    4. ^ "Skazany na bluesa". Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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