Maija and Paija

Name: Maija and Paija
Genre: Fantasy, Family
Released: 1991
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 4

1991 · 96 min

Fantasy · Family

★ 4.0

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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.

Crew

Director Gunārs Piesis
Screenplay Lija Brīdaka
Story Anna Brigadere
Director of Photography Mārtiņš Kleins

Cast

E
Elīna Siliņa
Maija
I
Ieva Sāviča
Paija
Lilita Ozoliņa
Pate
G
German Tikhonov
Varis
Elza Radziņa
Laima
I
Inga Aizbalte
Laima
Elita Krastiņa
Uldis Pūcītis
Antra Liedskalniņa
I
Inta Grīnberga
I
Inese Laizāne
Ēvalds Valters

Crew

Director — Gunārs Piesis
Screenplay — Lija Brīdaka
Story — Anna Brigadere
Director of Photography — Mārtiņš Kleins

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