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Skazany Na Bluesa
''Destined for Blues'' ( pl, 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. 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. Cast * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Kidawa-Błoński
Jan Kidawa-Błoński (born 12 February 1953, Chorzów) is a Polish film director, producer and screenwriter. Life He initially studied architecture at the Silesian University of Technology. In 1980, he graduated from the National Film School in Łódź where he studied filmmaking. For his debut film, ''Trzy stopy nad ziemią'' ("Three Feet Above the Ground") he was awarded the Złote Grono Award at the Łagów Film Festival. Between 1982-1991, he was a member of the ''Silesia'' Film Studio. He served as head of the Polish Filmmakers Association from 1990 to 1994. He also sat on the board of the Independent Film and Television Producers Association in the years 1997-2001. In 2005, he directed an award-winning film ''Destined for Blues'', which tells the story of his nephew Ryszard Riedel, lead singer of blues-rock band Dżem. In 2010, he won the Golden Lions Award at the 35th Gdynia Film Festival for his film ''Little Rose''. In 2014, he became the recipient of the Silver Medal fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Świętochłowice
Świętochłowice (; german: Schwientochlowitz; szl, Świyntochłowice) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is also the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union metropolis, with a population of 2 million, and is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Rawa River (tributary of the Vistula). It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Świętochłowice is one of the cities of the 2.7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within a greater Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the city is 49,762 (2019). History Initially, Świętochłowice was divided into two parts: the older Małe Świętochłowice (''Little Świętochłowice'') and newer Duże Świętochłowice (''Big Świętochłowice''), which date back to the 12th and 13th centuries, respectively. The oldest known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Przemysław Saleta
Przemysław Saleta (born 7 March 1968) is a Polish professional boxer, as well as a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Achievements Kickboxing: *1990 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Madrid, Spain -91 kg (Full-Contact) *1990 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Mestre, Italy -91 kg (Full-Contact) * I.S.K.A. world champion * I.S.K.A. European champion *Polish Championship Boxing: *2002 E.B.U. European heavyweight champion (0 title defences) *2001 Polish international heavyweight champion *1999 I.B.O. intercontinental cruiserweight champion (0 title defences) *1994 W.B.C. international cruiserweight champion *1992 Florida State cruiserweight champion (2 title defences) Boxing After a successful kickboxing career, Saleta became a professional boxer in 1991, fighting at cruiserweight. He won his first three fights by knockout before suffering his first defeat at the hands of Tim Martin in his fourth bout in 1992. After a one-point victory over an aging Den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Zbigniew Zamachowski (; born 17 July 1961) is a Polish actor. Life and career He was born on 17 July 1961 in Brzeziny near Łódź. Zamachowski graduated from the actor's faculty of the National Film School in Łódź. He began his acting career in 1981 and in 1989 had a co-starring role in Part Ten ''(Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Goods)'' of director Krzysztof Kieślowski's film series, ''Dekalog''. Four years later, Kieślowski cast him as the lead character, "Karol Karol", in '' Three Colors: White'', the second of his acclaimed Three Colors trilogy. He is a two-time winner of Polish Film Awards for his roles in Robert Gliński's film ''Hi, Tereska'' (2001) and Andrzej Jakimowski's film drama ''Zmróż oczy'' (2004). His other notable roles are featured in Kazimierz Kutz's film '' Colonel Kwiatkowski'' (1996), Jerzy Hoffman's historical film ''With Fire and Sword'' (1999) and Andrzej Wajda's biopic '' Walesa: Man of Hope'' (2013). Between 1985 and 1997, he performed at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zbigniew Szczerbiński
Zbigniew () is a Polish masculine given name, originally Zbygniew . This West Slavic name is derived from the Polish elements ''Zby-'' (from ''zbyć, zbyć się, or pozbyć się'', meaning "to dispel", "to get rid of") and ''gniew'', meaning "anger". Its diminutive forms include Zbyszek and Zbyś. The Czech form of this name is Zbyněk (derived from Zbyhněv). Individuals with this name may celebrate their name day on February 17, March 17, April 1, June 16 or October 10. English diminutive of this name is Zibi, Zbiggy or Zbig. Notable people * Zbigniew of Brzezia (c. 1360 – c. 1425), Polish knight and nobleman of Clan Zadora * Zbigniew of Poland, high duke of Poland from 1102–1106 A * Zbigniew Andruszkiewicz (born 1959), Polish rower B * Zbigniew Babiński (1896–1940), Polish military and sports aviator * Zbigniew Bargielski (born 1937), Polish composer * Zbigniew Baranowski (born 1991), Polish wrestler * Zbigniew Bartman (born 1987), Polish volleyball player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Styczyński
Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish. People *Jerzy, ''nom de guerre'' of Ryszard Białous, Polish World War II resistance fighter * Jerzy Andrzejewski, Polish writer * Jerzy Bartmiński, Polish linguist and ethnologist * Jerzy Braun (other), several people * Jerzy Brzęczek, Polish footballer and manager * Jerzy Buzek, Polish politician and former Prime Minister * Jerzy Dudek, Polish footballer * Jerzy Fedorowicz, Polish actor and theatre director * Jerzy Ficowski, Polish poet and translator * Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director and theorist * Jerzy Hoffman, Polish film director, screenwriter, and producer * Jerzy Jarniewicz, Polish poet, literary critic, translator and essayist * Jerzy Janowicz, Polish tennis player * Jerzy Jurka, Polish-American computational and mol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Otręba
Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as "mankind". tells of God's creation of the world and its creatures, including ''adam'', meaning humankind; in God forms "Adam", this time meaning a single male human, out of "the dust of the ground", places him in the Garden of Eden, and forms a woman, Eve, as his helpmate; in Adam and Eve eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge and God condemns Adam to labour on the earth for his food and to return to it on his death; deals with the birth of Adam's sons, and lists his descendants from Seth to Noah. The Genesis creation myth was adopted by both Christianity and Islam, and the name of Adam accordingly appears in the Christian scriptures and in the Quran. He also features in subsequent folkloric and mystical elaborations in later Judaism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beno Otręba
Beno is a name of various origins. In the Bible it appears in 1 Chronicles 24:26–27 where the Hebrew word is rendered as "Beno" in some English translations and as "his son" in others. Beno is also a short form of Benedict in various languages. It is also a place name in multiple languages. People Given name *Beno of Santi Martino e Silvestro (), Roman Catholic cardinal *Beno Axionov (born 1946), Russian-Moldovan actor, director, drama teacher and screenwriter *Beno Blachut (1913–1985), Czech operatic tenor *Beno Bryant (born 1971), American football player *Beno Dorn, Polish-English master tailor *Beno Eckmann (1917–2008), Swiss mathematician *Beno Gutenberg (1889–1960), German-American seismologist *Benő Káposzta (born 1942), Hungarian footballer *Beno Lapajne (born 1973), Slovenian handball player *Beno Obano (born 1994), English rugby union player *Beno Udrih (born 1982), Slovenian basketball player *Beno Zephine N L (born 1990), Indian Foreign Service officer *Beno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Przemysław Bluszcz
Przemysław () is a Polish Slavic given name, meaning someone who is clever or ingenious. It is derived from another Polish name Przemysł. Its diminutive forms include Przemek (the most popular one), Przemuś (hypocorism), Przemo, Przemko, Przem and Przemcio. Its feminine form is ''Przemysława''. Name days Individuals named Przemysław may choose their name day from the following dates: April 13, September 4, October 10, or October 30. People and characters with the name Przemysław * Przemysław Domański - a Polish ice skater * Przemysław Frankowski - a Polish footballer * Przemysław Karnowski (born 1993), Polish basketball player * Przemysław Kaźmierczak - a Polish footballer * Przemysław Matyjaszek - a Polish judoka * Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz - a Polish computer scientist * Przemysław Saleta - a Polish boxer * Przemysław Skwirczyński - a Polish cinematographer * Przemysław Słowikowski - a Polish sprinter * Przemysław Tytoń - a Polish goalkeeper * Przemy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Bartel
Joanna Bartel (born 29 December 1951 in Świętochłowice) - Polish actress, cabaret artist, singer and announcer. From her education she is painter. Currently she occurs in cabaret program ''Tok Szok''. In Poland she is best known from main role in Polish TV series ''Święta wojna'' in TVP2, but also lead license American programs Śmiechu warte (America's Funniest Home Videos) in TVP1. Filmography * 1981: Białe tango (8th episode) * 1982: Alicja as Dozorczyni (caretaker). She sang a song too. * 1986: Komedianci z wczorajszej ulicy as Adela (and author of song) * 1987: Sławna jak Sarajewo as Cyla * from 1999: Święta wojna as Andzia Dworniok * 2005: Skazany na bluesa ''Destined for Blues'' ( pl, 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. The movie concentrates on his family relationships with ... as Krystyna Riedel * 2007: Ryś - Krysia Wafelówa's voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
