A Fairytale Sits On The Doorstep

A Fairytale Sits On The Doorstep movie poster
MOVIE

A Fairytale Sits On The Doorstep

A wistful little “story-spirit” rides the wind to a child’s doorstep and invites her on a whistle-stop tour through the Latvian seasons. Guided by a gentle water sprite, they drift from spring showers and blue-flower meadows to roaring Midsummer bonfires, stormy autumn seas, and snow-bright winter nights. The imagery—pastel cut-out shapes that melt and reform—visualises verses by the poet Aspazija, while Zigmars Liepiņš’s folk-inflected score (sung by Mirdza Zīvere) turns the whole trip into a lullaby on loop: every tale enchants for a moment, then must move on to the next open doorway. In the end the child waves goodbye, knowing the fairy-tale will return whenever imagination cracks the door again.

Original Title

Sēd uz sliekšņa pasaciņa

Release Date

1987-09-01

Year

1987

Duration

9m

Status

Released

Score

6.00

Genres

#short-film