On Friday, September 7th, The Orchard released Marcin Wrona’s final film, Demon, which explores the dybbuk folklore amidst the chaos of a modern Polish wedding. Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Demon producer Olga Szymanska about the film’s theatrical origins, sociopolitical leanings, the challenges of shooting Wrona’s ambitious story, and more.
Great to speak with you today, Olga, and congrats on Demon. Can you discuss the process you and Marcin went through in order to get this made, and how he went about adapting the original stage play for the film version?
Olga Szymanska: I will begin with the inspiration that we had. It was just before the first movie about the Polish-Jewish connections came out, and that aftermath was the idea that Marcin wanted to explore. We felt the subject of our two nations living together was unexplored. At first, he was...
Great to speak with you today, Olga, and congrats on Demon. Can you discuss the process you and Marcin went through in order to get this made, and how he went about adapting the original stage play for the film version?
Olga Szymanska: I will begin with the inspiration that we had. It was just before the first movie about the Polish-Jewish connections came out, and that aftermath was the idea that Marcin wanted to explore. We felt the subject of our two nations living together was unexplored. At first, he was...
- 9/12/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Nothing’s allowed to derail the guests of a Polish wedding from having fun, not even the groom’s epileptic seizure. You just pick him up and cart him out. Send the ambulance away so it won’t scare the crowd, pump him full of meds to even him out, and simply bring out more vodka to spike the punch and confuse everyone’s equilibrium when the revelers start spreading rumors that he’s been possessed by a Jewish demon. We aren’t celebrating the union of man and wife after all, this is an excuse to go wild and revere the bride’s father as an unforgettable host. So what if those rumors are true and there’s at least one set of skeletal remains beneath our feet. We can worry about all that tomorrow.
This is Marcin Wrona‘s final film Demon in a nutshell: a tale of destiny,...
This is Marcin Wrona‘s final film Demon in a nutshell: a tale of destiny,...
- 9/7/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
On September 19th, director Marcin Wrona was found dead at the age of 42 in an apparent suicide. It’s inevitable and unavoidable when discussing his final film Demon, especially when his death was so recent and fresh in memory. It lingers over the film and likely will be influential on all reviews coming out of Fantastic Fest. The thing is that the movie would have been a major breakthrough for Wrona after working in TV and shorts for most of his career. It’s full of a dread and an atmosphere that’s palpable from moment one. There’s such an assured directing hand that it becomes easy to imagine the demons that seemed to plague Wrona and became too strong to handle.
The story revolves around a couple on the eve of their wedding moving with a new property to begin their lives together. The man accidentally backs into a tree with a digger,...
The story revolves around a couple on the eve of their wedding moving with a new property to begin their lives together. The man accidentally backs into a tree with a digger,...
- 9/30/2015
- by Mike Hassler
- Destroy the Brain
The Anchor Bay Entertainment re-release of director Theresa Connelly's, 1998 Fox Searchlight, comedy-drama, "Polish Wedding", is now available on DVD :
"...'Jadzia' is the matriarch of a family of four sons and a daughter. The household also includes the eldest son's wife—a Syrian-American whom Jadzia calls 'Gypsy'. Jadzia is married to 'Bolek', but having a long-term relationship with 'Roman'. Her daughter 'Hala' then becomes pregnant by a neighborhood cop and her family pressures him into marrying her..."
Cast includes Claire Danes, Jon Bradford, Lena Olin, Ramsey Krull, Gabriel Byrne, Daniel Lapaine, Rachel Morrin, Rebecca Morrin, Mili Avital, Steven Petrarca, Brian Hoyt, Christina Romana Lypeckyj, Adam Trese, Peter Carey, Rade Šerbedžija and Kristen Bell.
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"...'Jadzia' is the matriarch of a family of four sons and a daughter. The household also includes the eldest son's wife—a Syrian-American whom Jadzia calls 'Gypsy'. Jadzia is married to 'Bolek', but having a long-term relationship with 'Roman'. Her daughter 'Hala' then becomes pregnant by a neighborhood cop and her family pressures him into marrying her..."
Cast includes Claire Danes, Jon Bradford, Lena Olin, Ramsey Krull, Gabriel Byrne, Daniel Lapaine, Rachel Morrin, Rebecca Morrin, Mili Avital, Steven Petrarca, Brian Hoyt, Christina Romana Lypeckyj, Adam Trese, Peter Carey, Rade Šerbedžija and Kristen Bell.
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- 1/22/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
*** Spoilers From Last Night's Episode Ahead. ***
Gosh, things sure move fast on Gossip Girl. At least for the straight folks. In the time it took for Eric van der Woodsen to get his new male acquaintance Elliot to the dance floor (not in bed mind you – just to the dance floor), Blair and Chuck managed to break up, make peace with one another, and then break up again. Oh, and throw a traditional Polish wedding.
In fact, the entire sliver of a story given to Eric this week probably wouldn't even be worth mentioning except for the unusual denouement: Eric's new potential love interest is bisexual. And pretty open about that.
"Would you believe, this Matrushka Nesting Doll is a metaphor for Elliot's many layers?"
For most of the episode Eric wonders whether all the texting he and Elliot have been doing is flirting, or just Elliot being friendly. Things...
Gosh, things sure move fast on Gossip Girl. At least for the straight folks. In the time it took for Eric van der Woodsen to get his new male acquaintance Elliot to the dance floor (not in bed mind you – just to the dance floor), Blair and Chuck managed to break up, make peace with one another, and then break up again. Oh, and throw a traditional Polish wedding.
In fact, the entire sliver of a story given to Eric this week probably wouldn't even be worth mentioning except for the unusual denouement: Eric's new potential love interest is bisexual. And pretty open about that.
"Would you believe, this Matrushka Nesting Doll is a metaphor for Elliot's many layers?"
For most of the episode Eric wonders whether all the texting he and Elliot have been doing is flirting, or just Elliot being friendly. Things...
- 4/13/2010
- by dennis
- The Backlot
Geoff Stier has joined Valhalla Motion Pictures as a production chief and producer. Stier, who will report directly to company chairman Gale Anne Hurd, will oversee the development and production of the L.A.-based company's slate of film and television projects, including The Punisher, starring Thomas Jane and John Travolta, and Aeon Flux, a live-action superheroine project in preproduction at Paramount Pictures. Punisher is slated to begin principal photography next month. Stier previously was a production executive at Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella's Mirage Enterprises, where he was responsible for the development of such films as The Firm, Sabrina, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Quiet American and the upcoming Cold Mountain. As a producer, his credits include Up at the Villa and Polish Wedding. He also served as associate producer on Sense and Sensibility.
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