Polish Legends

Polish Legends,[lower-alpha 1] also known as Polish Tales, 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 Błażej Dzikowski 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]

Polish Legends
Genre
Based on
Developed byTomasz Bagiński
Written by
  • Błażej Dzikowski
  • Dominik L. Marzec
Directed byTomasz Bagiński
Starring
Music byAtanas Valkov
Country of originPoland
Original languagePolish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerKatarzyna Fukacz
Producers
  • Marcin Dyczak
  • Anna Iller
  • Aleksandra Sulej
  • Jarosław Sawko
  • Piotr Sikora
Cinematography
  • Łukasz Żal (ep. 1–2)
  • Marian Prokop (ep. 3–5)
Editors
  • Wojciech Jagiełło
  • Marta Wiśniewska


Running time9–20 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkYouTube
Original releaseDecember 15, 2015 (2015-12-15) –
December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)

Cast

Short films
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
1"Twardowsky"Tomasz BagińskiBłażej Dzikowski15 December 20157[4]
2"The Dragon"Tomasz BagińskiBłażej Dzikowski30 November 20155.75[5]
3"Twardowsky 2.0"Tomasz BagińskiBłażej Dzikowski16 September 20165.9[6]
4"Operation Basilisc"Tomasz BagińskiDominik L. Marzec9 November 20169.4[7]
5"Yaga"Tomasz BagińskiBłażej Dzikowski9 December 20168.13[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 Matheo and Anna Karwan (23 September 2016)
  • Mój jest ten kawałek podłogi by Matheo and Andrzej Donarski (16 November 2016)[12]
  • Jaskółka uwięziona by Atanas Valkov and Georgina Tarasiuk (16 December 2016)
  • Cichosza by Marcin Macuk and Krzysztof Zalewski (6 June 2017)
  • Jezu jak się cieszę by Atanas Valkov and Skubas (11 July 2017)
  • Kocham wolność by Matheo and 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: Elżbieta Cherezińska, Rafał Kosik, Jakub Małecki, Łukasz Orbitowski, Radek Rak, Robert Wegner. The stories are:[13]

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 Michał Cetnarowski, 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 Tomasz Drabek.[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
  1. Polish: Legendy polskie

References
  1. G.W. Polska (16 September 2016). "Twardowsky 2.0 już jest, czyli Legendy Polskie powróciły". tech.wp.pl (in Polish).
  2. "Operacja Bazyliszek - zobacz nowy film Tomasza Bagińskiego". benchmark.pl (in Polish). 9 November 2016.
  3. "Jaga - zobacz nowy film z serii Legendy Polskie". benchmark.pl (in Polish). 9 December 2016.
  4. "Legendy Polskie. Film TWARDOWSKY. Allegro". youtube.com.
  5. "Legendy Polskie. Film SMOK. Allegro". youtube.com.
  6. "Legendy Polskie. Film TWARDOWSKY 2.0. Allegro". youtube.com.
  7. "Legendy Polskie. Film Operacja Bazyliszek. Allegro". youtube.com.
  8. "Legendy Polskie. Film Jaga. Allegro". youtube.com.
  9. ""Twardowsky 3.14" z cyklu "Legendy Polskie" będzie filmem pełnometrażowym". antyradio.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  10. "Przygody Pana Twardowskiego doczekają się pełnometrażowej ekranizacji. Reżyserem Tomasz Bagiński". newsweek.pl (in Polish).
  11. A. Stachowiak A. "Legendy Polskie – premiera teledysku 'Cichosza'". magazyn.allegro.pl (in Polish).
  12. "Legendy Polskie - piosenka Mój jest ten kawałek podłogi (Matheo & Andrzej Donarski)". eska.pl. 2016-11-17.
  13. Elżbieta Cherezińska, Jakub Małecki, Radek Rak, Rafał Kosik, Robert M. Wegner, Łukasz Orbitowski, Legendy Polskie, Allegro, 2015.
  14. "Zajdle 2017 rozdane!". paradoks.net.pl (in Polish).
  15. Jakub Grygiel (1 July 2016). "Legendy Polskie wracają. Tym razem czas na audiobooka i ebooka" (in Polish).
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