Russia / Jul 15, 1991 / In cinemas nationwide
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
FantasyFamily
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Maija un Paija |
| Original language | Latviešu (LV) |
| Spoken languages | Latviešu |
| Production countries | Latvia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Trīs |
| Release date | 15 luglio 1991 |
| Writer | Lija Brīdaka, Anna Brigadere |
| Editing | Tamara Musnickaya |
| Cinematography | Mārtiņš Kleins |
| Assistant directors | Gunārs Piesis, Boļeslavs Ružs |
| Camera operators | Mārtiņš Kleins |
| Additional photography | Mārtiņš Kleins |
| Production design | Andris Mangalis, Mārtiņš Kleins |
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| Art direction | Andris Mangalis, Mārtiņš Kleins |
| Set decoration | Andris Mangalis, Mārtiņš Kleins |
| Music | Imants Kalniņš, Normunds Kļaviņš |
| Sound | Imants Kalniņš, Normunds Kļaviņš |
| Costume design | Ieva Kundzina, Emilija Eglite |
| Makeup | Emilija Eglite, Ieva Kundzina |
| Hairstyling | Ieva Kundzina, Emilija Eglite |
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