Piłsudski (film)

Piłsudski
Directed byMichał Rosa
Written byMichał Rosa
Starring
CinematographyPiotr Śliskowski
Edited byRafał Listopad
Music byStefan Wesołowski
Production
company
Distributed byNext Film
Release dates
  • September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05) (Worldwide)
  • September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13) (Poland)
Running time
208 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagesPolish
Russian
Budget14 900 000 [1]
Box office1,034,548 $[2]

Piłsudski is a 2019 Polish biographical drama film directed and written by Michał Rosa.[3][4][5][6]

Plot

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In 1901, the Polish Socialist Party helped Józef Piłsudski escape from an asylum in Saint Petersburg. After his escape, Piłsudski created Combat Organization of the Polish Socialist Party.

On 13 November 1904, the first armed attack of the Combat Organization took place in Grzybowski Square during a demonstration. The Combat Organization murdered Russian generals and officers. PPS members accused 'Ziuk' for his methods.

In September 1908, PPS performs successful train robbery in Bezdany.

In 1914, World War I began, and Piłsudski took it as an advantage. With permission of Austro-Hungarian authorities, he created Legions, which fought against Russian Empire.

In 1918, Piłsudski arrived in Warsaw and delivered speech about Poland's revival.

Cast

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Filming

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The filming took place in Kraków, Lublin, Zakopane, Zgierz, Łódź, Kasina Wielka, Tarnawa and Lubiąż. Lubiąż Abbey was used for filming Saint Petersburg psychiatric hospital scenes. The filming lasted from August 9 to October 3 and from December 8 to December 14 in 2018.[7]

Reception

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Marcin Grudziąż gave the film 3 out of 5 stars. In his review, he praised Szyc's acting and scenography but criticized small scale battle scenes, Dębska's acting, and giving up many events.[8]

Accolades

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Award Category Recipient Result
Gdynia Film Festival Best Actress Magdalena Boczarska Won
Best Film Michał Rosa Nominated
Polish Film Award Best Actor Borys Szyc Nominated
Best makeup Dariusz Krysiak, Miroslawa Wojtczak, Waldemar Pokromski Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Ponad 7 mln zł na produkcję filmu "Piłsudski"". Serwis Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.
  2. ^ "Pilsudski".
  3. ^ "The Gdynia Film Festival". Cineaste Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  4. ^ "Pilsudski - Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych". Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  5. ^ ""To ja byłam kobietą życia Józefa Piłsudskiego"- Magdalena Boczarska i Maria Dębska o kobietach marszałka". histmag.org (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  6. ^ "Mr. Jones tames the Golden Lions at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  7. ^ "Piłsudski (2019)". Filmweb. 11 April 2023.
  8. ^ "To miało się nie udać – recenzja filmu "Piłsudski"". Pełna Sala. 16 September 2019.
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