Jesse Eisenberg has applied for Polish citizenship. In a recent interview with the Polish newspaper “Glos Wielkopolski”, he said that he had submitted his application nine months ago and was now “waiting for the final signature”.
“My family is from the southeast, from Krasnystaw, my wife’s (Anna Strout) family is from Łódź. We wanted to have a greater connection with Poland. I would like to work here more,” he said.
“Growing up, I heard stories about the relationship between Poles and my Jewish family and all the stories were great: we were best friends with Poles. My family lived in Krasnystaw until the war, one person survived the war and moved to Szczecin. Unfortunately, she died of Covid, so it was quite recent.
Variety has contacted Eisenberg’s representatives for comment.
The “Social Networks” star was in Poland as a guest of the Impact’24 congress. Previously, he had filmed “A Real Pain” in the countryside. Eisenberg directed, wrote and starred in this film, alongside Kieran Culkin of “Succession.” The film, premiering at Sundance, sees two cousins travel to Poland in search of their roots.
Eisenberg said the film was shot in all the places his family is from, including Lublin, Warsaw, Krasnystaw, as well as Kraśnik and Radom.
“While working here, I met people who were in government-related positions. I told them: “I would like to create better relations between Jews and Poles. To me, it’s a shame that they aren’t great. I would love to do that. My family is from here, my wife’s family is from here. Is there a way for us to apply for Polish citizenship? »
Eisenberg would go on to direct a film in New Jersey about “a very shy woman who joins a community theater” and direct “Now You See Me 3.”
“It’s filming in Budapest – I wish it could film here, of course, but Hungary has these tax incentives that attract American filmmakers, which I wish Poland had,” he said . But he will come back.
He said he was drawn to Poland “in a personal way” because it’s where his family “lived for so many generations, so many centuries.” “It makes me feel connected to something. In America, everyone is very new, except for the first arrivals, the Native Americans. Poland made me feel a real connection to something historically bigger than myself.
Talk to Variety“A Real Pain” producer Ewa Puszczyńska admitted that Eisenberg’s team was ready to return for another film.
“The incentives are great, but this pool of resources is limited. (They were) planning to do another project in Poland, but the money had disappeared. The system should work all year round,” she said.
“With these films we have proven that we can efficiently organize production in Poland at every stage. In the case of Jesse Eisenberg’s film, everyone was Polish, except for the actors and the director,” Puszczyńska continued.
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