THE LURE
2016 Films
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1h 28m
Two mermaid sisters swim from the sea into a Warsaw nightclub in what could be the 80s. They are wild, beautiful and sexy, and hungry for life. While becoming stars practically overnight, one of them falls in love with a handsome young bass player. This will question their sisterly bonds to the limit and will have them make often cruel and bloody choices.
Direction: Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Script: Robert Bolesto
Production: Włodzimierz Niderhaus
Cinematography: Kuba Kijowski PSC
Editing: Jarosław Kamiński PSM
Production Design: Joanna Macha
Animation: Julia Mirny, Michał Borowski
Costume Design: Katarzyna Lewińska
Make-Up: Janusz Kaleja
Sound: Maria Chilarecka, Marcin Lenarczyk
Original Score: Barbara Wrońska, Zuzanna Wrońska
Cast: Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszańska, Jakub Gierszał, Kinga Preis, Andrzej Konopka, Zygmunt Malanowicz
Original Title: CÓRKI DANCINGU
Original Language: Polish
Film Production Country: Poland
Social Media: www.facebook.com/C%C3%B3rki-Dancingu-The-Lure-1547980185425572/?fref=ts
Statement of the Director/s
THE LURE is a genre hybrid. It’s a love story, a musical but also a reverie fantasy horror. And an adult fairy tale. I was mostly inspired by the kitschy world of big dance hall parties from the Communist era which ended when I was about 12. The weird, lost characters, the warm vodka, the glamour amidst poverty – that is what my imagination was soaked with. Especially that my Mom ran two restaurants during that not-so-belle époque. THE LURE is also a coming-of-age story about discovering your feminine side, your sexuality and using it for a sometimes controversial purpose. I was much more inspired by Homer than Disney in terms of a mermaid tale. Also a little bit by Hans Christian Andersen, however, my mermaids do not wear bras. They do chew on human hearts though.
Biography of the Director/s
Agnieszka Smoczyńska - graduate of Culture Studies and Film Directing at the Radio & TV Department of the University of Silesia in Katowice, also took part in Agnieszka Holland’s, Andrzej Wajda’s, and Wojciech Marczewski’s master classes at the Andrzej Wajda Film School. Author of TV theatre shows, award-winning short documentaries and live action films, THE LURE is her feature debut.
The Sydney FF, Variety, and European Film Promotion (EFP) invited Agnieszka Smoczyńska to take part in the 2016 edition of their joint project “European Cinema: 10 Women Filmmakers to Watch”.
Filmography of the Director/s
2010 - VIVA MARIA, short
2007 - ARIA DIVA, short
Awards Won
Sundance: Special Jury Award for Unique Vision and Design
Gdynia: Best Directing Debut & Make-up
Sofia IFF: Young Jury Award
Vilnius IFF: Best Director
Fantasporto IFF: Brst Film, Director & Special Effects
World Sales:
WFDiF - Documentary and Feature Film Studios
Chełmska 21
Warszawa, 00-724, Poland
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +48 22 559 34 09
Website: http://www.wfdif.pl/
Press:
WFDiF - Documentary and Feature Film Studios
Marika Cieślik
Chełmska 21
Warszawa, 00-724, Poland
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +48 22 559 33 13
Website: http://www.wfdif.pl/
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