Destined for Blues

Destined for Blues (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.

Contents

• Cast
• Awards
• Nominations
• Soundtrack
• References

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

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

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