Glitter (Polish TV series) explained

Native Name:
Country:Poland
Language:Polish
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:10
Producer:Maciej Kubicki
Cinematography:Paweł Flis
Runtime:28–35 minutes
Network:Netflix

Glitter (Polish: Brokat) is a Polish drama television series. It was released on Netflix on 14 December 2022.

Premise

The series follows the lives of three sex workers in Sopot in 1976, during the Gierek era of Communist Poland.

Cast

Production

Showrunner Aleksandra Chmielewska was inspired to create the series after reading a Polityka article by Anna Dobrowolska about sex work in the Polish People's Republic. Chmielewska stated, "In the first half of the Gierek decade, Poland opened up to the West. Foreigners began to come to us and pay in dollars... Women earned as much for one [sexual encounter] with a client as others earned for a month of working in an office. Sex work was one of the few, if not the only, ways to achieve financial independence. Sex workers were among the country's elite."[1]

The series was filmed in the Tri-City area, including Sopot, Orłowo in Gdynia, and Hala Olivia and Biskupia Górka in Gdańsk.[2] [3]

Reception

Joel Keller of Decider wrote, "Glitter makes a real effort to concentrate on its main characters instead of leaning on period clichés, and does so without judgement or a sense of kitsch. Because of that, the characters have room to breathe and develop, something you don’t always see on shows set in the wild '70s."[4]

Andrzej Kulasek of Gazeta Wyborcza referred to Glitter as "a Polish series that surprises with a well-written script, a coherent story, great acting and fantastic editing."[5] Małgorzata Major of Wirtualne Media commended Glitters cinematography, production design, and costume design, calling the series "beautifully filmed" and "the most stylish production I have seen this year." She cited, however, the series' banality and clichés, writing, "The series does worse when it tries to tell the complex stories of its characters. The closer we get to the finale, the more we run aground."[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zacharczuk . Tomasz . "Brokat": Trójmiasto w serialu o peerelowskich "mewkach" . Trojmiasto.pl . 26 November 2023 . pl . 5 December 2022 . 29 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231129025553/https://rozrywka.trojmiasto.pl/Brokat-Trojmiasto-w-serialu-o-peerelowskich-seksworkerkach-n173285.html . live .
  2. Web site: Fryc . Katarzyna . Serial Netflixa "Brokat" o prostytutkach z lat 70. powstał w Trójmieście. Na ekranie stocznia, hala Olivia i Orłowo . Gazeta Wyborcza . 26 November 2023 . pl . 18 December 2022 . 29 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231129025553/https://trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl/trojmiasto/7,35612,29273028,serial-netflixa-brokat-o-prostytutkach-lat-70-powstal-w-trojmiescie.html . live .
  3. Web site: Czekańska . Monika . Brokat to serial Netflixa z fabułą w Trójmieście! Wiesz, gdzie dokładnie był kręcony? . Radio ESKA . 26 November 2023 . pl . 2 August 2023 . 29 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231129025552/https://www.eska.pl/trojmiasto/nowy-serial-w-ktorym-tlem-staja-sie-najwazniejsze-miejsca-w-trojmiescie-zobacz-czy-je-rozpoznasz-02-08-aa-iAgf-7oES-HUYr.html . live .
  4. Web site: Keller . Joel . 'Glitter' Netflix Review: Stream It Or Skip It? . Decider . 26 November 2023 . 14 December 2022 . 21 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230521071604/https://decider.com/2022/12/14/glitter-netflix-review/ . live .
  5. Web site: Kulasek . Andrzej . Dawno nie napisałem czegoś takiego o polskiej produkcji na Netflixie: ogląda się znakomicie! . Gazeta Wyborcza . 29 November 2023 . pl . 14 December 2022 . 16 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221216103404/https://wyborcza.pl/7,90535,29257753,dawno-nie-napisalem-czegos-takiego-o-polskiej-produkcji-na-netflixie.html . live .
  6. Web site: Major . Małgorzata . "Brokat", czyli PRL "na bogato". Recenzja polskiej nowości od Netfliksa . Wirtualne Media . 29 November 2023 . pl . 18 December 2022 . 10 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210200216/https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/serial-brokat-prl-na-bogato-netflix-czy-warto-obejrzec-recenzja . live .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Glitter (Polish TV series)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.