Queen (2022 miniseries) explained

Native Name:
Genre:	Drama
Creator:	Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson
Director:	Łukasz Kośmicki
Composer:	Mikolai Stroinski
Country:	Poland
Num Episodes:	4
Cinematography:	Wojciech Szepel
Editor:	Leszek Starzyński
Runtime:	45–53 minutes
Company:	Opus TV
Network:	Netflix

Queen (pl|Królowa) is a 2022 Polish drama television miniseries created by Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson, loosely based on the life of Polish hairdresser Antoni Cierplikowski. It was released on Netflix on 23 June 2022.

Premise

A Polish tailor and drag queen living in Paris returns to his hometown in Lower Silesia to make amends with his daughter.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Andrzej Seweryn as Sylwester Borkowski/Loretta
• Maria Peszek as Wioletta Nowak
• Julia Chętnicka as Izabela Nowak
• Piotr Witkowski as Bruno Adamski
• Kova Réa as Corentin
• Paweł Koślik as Ziutek
• Henryk Niebudek as Patryk Adamski
• Paweł Prokopczuk as Sebastian Adamski
• Łukasz Gawroński as Darek Adamski
• Wiktoria Kruszczyńska as Baska
• Grzegorz Czerepak as Marcel
• Paweł Niczewski as Józef
• Wojciech Andrzejuk as Morus
• Jan Wojtynski as Gacek
• Filip Budweil as Zdzisław
• Justyna Ducka as Renata
• Antoni Porowski as Antoine

Production

Polish-Icelandic filmmaker Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson loosely based the series on the life of Antoni Cierplikowski, owner of Antoine de Paris. Although Cierplikowski himself was not a drag queen, he was a gay man who had moved from Poland to Paris, became an extremely successful hairdresser, and returned to Poland at the end of his life. Ásgeirsson died in April 2021 before the series had finished production; the series is dedicated to his memory.^[3]

The series was filmed in Wrocław^[4] and Nowa Ruda in 2021.^{[5] [6]} Exterior shots of a clothing factory in Gryfów Śląski are also featured in the series.^[7]

Reception

Reviewing the series' pilot episode, Joel Keller of Decider wrote that "Queen is a gentle but powerful drama about a man who thought he was sure of who he is discovering things about himself at a late age, and being the better for it."^[8]

External links

• Queen on Netflix
• Queen on IMDb

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hollender . Barbara . „Królowa” z Andrzejem Sewerynem. Baśń o inności, rodzinie i Polsce . . 30 October 2023 . pl . 26 June 2022.
2. Web site: Guszkowski . Piotr . Makijaż, sztuczne rzęsy, brokat, blond peruka. Ten serial to Andrzej Seweryn show . . 30 October 2023 . pl . 21 June 2022.
3. Web site: Polska . Vogue . Andrzej Seweryn – król, który został „Królową” . . 30 October 2023 . pl . 22 June 2022.
4. Web site: Jak Wrocław został drag queen w serialu Netflixa "Królowa"? . Bluetram . 30 October 2023 . pl . 9 July 2022.
5. Web site: Wolska . Zuza . Królowa. Za kilka dni premiera serialu kręconego w Nowej Rudzie . Nowaruda24.pl . 29 October 2023 . pl . 13 June 2022.
6. Web site: Zdanowska . Marta . Drag queen na ulicach Nowej Rudy w "Królowej" Netfliksa. "Odbiór mieszkańców był fantastyczny" . TOK FM . 29 October 2023 . pl . 26 June 2022.
7. Web site: Orlik . Justyna . Gryfów Śląski tłem dla serialu "Królowa" z Netflixa. Fabryka odzieżowa powstała w 1890 r. . Zgorzelec Nasze Miasto . 29 October 2023 . pl . 11 July 2022.
8. Web site: Keller . Joel . 'Queen' Netflix Review: Stream It Or Skip It? . . 30 October 2023 . 24 June 2022.