An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwiłł 1982
Synopsis
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the second half of the sixteenth century. The story of love of the last monarch of the Jagiellonian dynasty, Sigismund II Augustus, to Lithuanian noblewoman Barbara Radziwiłł, who later became his wife. King Sigismund Augustus, married to Elisabeth Habsburg suffering from epilepsy and barren, during one of his trips to Lithuania meets Barbara from the Radziwiłł family. He falls in love with her so much that he is willing to marry her. Elizabeth dies. However, the Queen Mother Bona does not accept the relationship with Barbara Radziwiłł and tries to persuade his son to marry a French princess. Senators also demand from the King to renounce the relationship with Barbara. The King firmly rejects the demands and introduces Barbara to Wawel, bringing about her coronation. During the ceremony, the Queen collapses. Soon after it becomes clear that she is very ill. On her deathbed, she is asking her husband to bury her in Vilnius.
About
Year of production:
1982
Genre:
historical drama
Premiere:
14-03-1983
Technical specs:
Color, 89 min.
Production:
Perspektywa Film Studio
Filmmakers
Directed by:
Janusz Majewski
Written by:
Halina Auderska, Stanisław Kasprzysiak, Janusz Majewski
Cinematography by:
Zygmunt Samosiuk
Edited by:
Janina Niedźwiecka
Music by:
Zdzisław Szostak, Bohdan Mazurek
Sound by:
Jerzy Blaszyński
Set Decoration by:
Andrzej Haliński
Costume Designer:
Barbara Ptak
Production Manager:
Konstanty Lewkowicz
Cast
Anna Dymna (Barbara Radziwiłł, also Peasant Woman in Lithuania, Barbara\'s Double)
Jerzy Zelnik (King Sigismund II Augustus),
Aleksandra Śląska (Queen Mother Bona Sforza d\'Aragon),
Krzysztof Kolberger (Anonymous),
Zdzisław Kozień (Sigismund I Old, King\'s Father),
Stanisław Zatłoka (Ostoja, King\'s Courtier),
Jerzy Trela (Mikołaj "The Black" Radziwiłł, Barbara\'s Brother),
Bogusław Sochnacki (Mikołaj "The Red" Radziwiłł, Barbara\'s Brother),
Bożena Adamek (Elisabeth of Austria, King\'s First Wife),
Leonard Pietraszak (Piotr Kmita, Grand Marshal of the Crown),
Franciszek Pieczka (Piotr Boratyński, Sejm Deputy),
Edward Rączkowski (Gravedigger in Lithuania),
Andrzej Hudziak (Monk confessing Sigismund Augustus),
Wojciech Alaborski (Andrzej Górka),
Tadeusz Janczar (Samuel Maciejowski),
Piotr Skrzynecki (Painter),
Hanna Stankówna (Katrina, Elisabeth\'s Lady-in-waiting),
Jan Machulski (Chief Steward Wolski),
Stanisław Kasprzysiak,
Marek Kondrat (Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski),
Stanisław Ptak,
Magdalena Scholl (Barbara Radziwiłł as a Child),
Marek Tobiasz,
Wiesław Wójcik (Courtier mocking at dying Barbara),
Małgorzata Zajączkowska (Bogna, Barbara\'s Lady-in-waiting)