Polish Legends
Polish Legends | |
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Developed by | Tomasz Bagiński |
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Directed by | Tomasz Bagiński |
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Music by | Atanas Valkov |
Country of origin | Poland |
Original language | Polish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Katarzyna Fukacz |
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Cinematography |
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Running time | 9–20 minutes |
Production companies | |
Distributor | Allegro |
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Original network | YouTube |
Picture format | HDTV 1080p |
Original release | December 15, 2015 December 9, 2016 | –
Polish Legends, also known as Polish Tales,[a] is a Polish-language science fiction and fantasy short film series, produced by Allegro and Platige Image. It was directed by Tomasz Bagiński, and written by and Dominik L. Marzec.[1][2] In the production also worked Marcin Kobylecki, Łukasz Alwast, Krzysztof Noworyta, Tobiasz Piątkowski, Jan Pomierny, and Marta Staniszewska. The series include 5 short films, that premiered in 2015 and 2016, on YouTube.[1][3] It is based on Polish legends and folk tales, including: Sir Twardowski, Wawel Dragon,[1] Basilisk,[2] and Baba Yaga.[3]
Cast[]
- Robert Więckiewicz as Jan Twardowsky
- Aleksandra Kasprzyk as devil woman
- Kim Kold as Wawel Dragon
- as Janek Szewczyk
- as Ola
- as Boruta
- Piotr Machalica as Rokita
- Paweł Domagała as Boguś Kołodziej
- Olaf Lubaszenko as Eugeniusz Bardacha
- Michalina Olszańska as Rzepicha
- as Yaga
- Jerzy Stuhr as St. Mary's Trumpet Call performer
- as the female robot
Short films[]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Twardowsky" | Tomasz Bagiński | 15 December 2015 | 7[4] | |
2 | "The Dragon" | Tomasz Bagiński | Błażej Dzikowski | 30 November 2015 | 5.75[5] |
3 | "Twardowsky 2.0" | Tomasz Bagiński | Błażej Dzikowski | 16 September 2016 | 5.9[6] |
4 | "Operation Basilisc" | Tomasz Bagiński | Dominik L. Marzec | 9 November 2016 | 9.4[7] |
5 | "Yaga" | Tomasz Bagiński | Błażej Dzikowski | 9 December 2016 | 8.13[8] |
Feature film[]
In May 2018, it was announced that Tomasz Bagiński would direct a feature film set in the universe of Polish Legends, titled Twardowsky 3.14. It was set to continue the story of the main characters from the shorts. It was announced that the movie would most likely premiere in late 2019, however, it never happened.[9][10]
Music videos[]
There were several song covers made for the project. Each song had its own music video set in the universe of the short series.[11][12] The songs were:
- Aleja Gwiazd by and (23 September 2016)
- Mój jest ten kawałek podłogi by Matheo & Andrzej Donarski (16 November 2016)[12]
- Jaskółka uwięziona by Atanas Valkov & Georgina Tarasiuk (16 December 2016)
- Cichosza - & Krzysztof Zalewski (6 June 2017)
- Jezu jak się cieszę by Atanas Valkov & (11 July 2017)
- Kocham wolność - Matheo & Damian Ukeje (8 October 2017)
Books[]
Legendy Polskie[]
An anthology titled Legendy Polskie, which consists of stories based on the Polish legends and folk tales, has been published on 30 November 2015 by Allegro. The stories were written by: , Rafał Kosik, , Łukasz Orbitowski, , Robert Wegner. The stories are:[13]
- Spójrz mi w oczy by , inspired by the Basilisk,
- Śnięci rycerze by Rafał Kosik, inspired by the Dreaming Nights,
- Zwyczajny gigant by , inspired by Sir Twardowski,
- Niewidzialne by Łukasz Orbitowski, inspired by the Water of Life,
- Kwiaty paproci by , inspired by the fern flower,
- Milczenie owcy by Robert Wegner, inspired by the Wawel Dragon.
The book was originally published as an ebook, however in 2018, the paper version has been also published.[13]
Wywiad z Borutą[]
The book Wywiad z Borutą written by Łukasz Orbitowski and , has been published in June 2016 by Allegro. It is set in the universe of the shorts. The authors have been awarded the Janusz A. Zajdel Award for the book.[14] It was originally published as an ebook, and in 2018, it was also published in the paper version. It has an audiobook version, recorded by Krystyna Janda and .[15]
Reception[]
The shorts were met with a positive reaction by the viewers, with the first two shorts, Twardowsky and The Dragon, gaining 6 million views in the first few weeks after their premiere.[1]
Citations[]
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f G.W. Polska (16 September 2016). "Twardowsky 2.0 już jest, czyli Legendy Polskie powróciły". tech.wp.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b c "Operacja Bazyliszek - zobacz nowy film Tomasza Bagińskiego". benchmark.pl (in Polish). 9 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Jaga - zobacz nowy film z serii Legendy Polskie". benchmark.pl (in Polish). 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Legendy Polskie. Film TWARDOWSKY. Allegro". youtube.com.
- ^ "Legendy Polskie. Film SMOK. Allegro". youtube.com.
- ^ "Legendy Polskie. Film TWARDOWSKY 2.0. Allegro". youtube.com.
- ^ "Legendy Polskie. Film Operacja Bazyliszek. Allegro". youtube.com.
- ^ "Legendy Polskie. Film Jaga. Allegro". youtube.com.
- ^ "„Twardowsky 3.14" z cyklu „Legendy Polskie" będzie filmem pełnometrażowym". antyradio.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Przygody Pana Twardowskiego doczekają się pełnometrażowej ekranizacji. Reżyserem Tomasz Bagiński". newsweek.pl (in Polish).
- ^ A. Stachowiak A. "Legendy Polskie – premiera teledysku 'Cichosza'". magazyn.allegro.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b "Legendy Polskie - piosenka Mój jest ten kawałek podłogi (Matheo & Andrzej Donarski)". eska.pl. 2016-11-17.
- ^ a b Elżbieta Cherezińska, Jakub Małecki, Radek Rak, Rafał Kosik, Robert M. Wegner, Łukasz Orbitowski, Legendy Polskie, Allegro, 2015.
- ^ "Zajdle 2017 rozdane!". paradoks.net.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Jakub Grygiel (1 July 2016). "Legendy Polskie wracają. Tym razem czas na audiobooka i ebooka" (in Polish).
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- Polish short films
- Short film series
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