Balladyna

"A dark tale full of lust, crime and blood."

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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.

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Cast

Katarzyna Ucherska actor Paulina Szostak actor Dorota Chotecka actor Lidia Sadowa actor

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Sławomir Grzymkowski actor Wojciech Brzeziński actor

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Grzegorz Daukszewicz actor

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Kacper Matula actor Stanisław Brejdygant actor Adrian Zaremba actor

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Mateusz Weber actor

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Adam Biedrzycki actor

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Sławomir Głazek actor Modest Ruciński actor

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Krzysztof Gosztyla actor

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Sławomir Holland actor

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Tomasz Zaród actor Witold Wieliński actor Dominik Bąk actor

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Przemysław Glapiński actor