Fantasy ·Family · Latvia · 1991 · 1h 36m

Maija and Paija

Maija un Paija

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Director
Gunārs Piesis
Cast
Elīna Siliņa as Maija Ieva Sāviča as Paija Lilita Ozoliņa as Pate German Tikhonov as Varis Elza Radziņa as Laima Inga Aizbalte as Laima
Crew
Mārtiņš Kleins — Director of Photography Tamara Musnickaya — Editor Lija Brīdaka — Screenplay Anna Brigadere — Story Andris Mangalis — Production Design Ieva Kundzina — Costume Design
Synopsis

A Latvian fairy-tale film based on Anna Brigadere’s classic play. It follows two stepsisters: gentle, hardworking Maija and spoiled, idle Paija whose trials in the underworld reveal their true natures, with rewards and consequences to match.

Mood & Themes
fairy talewitchcraft
Key Collaborators
Gunārs Piesis Director Mārtiņš Kleins Director of Photography Tamara Musnickaya Editor Lija Brīdaka Screenplay Anna Brigadere Story Andris Mangalis Production Design Ieva Kundzina Costume Design
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