At the end of the year, LTV will premiere the new Latvian ministerial series “Archis and Nellie” / Article

According to the film, the production of this multi-series film is a real challenge for the creative team, as the work on its production started only in the spring of this year. The producer of the film Alise Ģelze said: “After the funding from the State Culture Capital Fund in the program” KultūrElpa “we soon realized that the idea is very ambitious and it will be difficult to implement without helpers in such a short time, so we are especially happy to be heard and join the project so quickly partners – our “Tritone Studio” with animation master Aigars Gercans, Estonian co-producer “Munchausen Film” and the wonderful actor Tonu Oja, Latvian Television, as well as the local store chain “Depo”, without whose contribution the director’s idea would not have been possible for us. at a time when there is so much unknown in the world, it is really important to realize wonderful ideas together. “

The film tells the story of two neighbors – an energetic supporter of a healthy lifestyle, Arcia (70) and a sad resignation of Nellie (65), whose relationship is not without drama or comic. It was important to mark the change of seasons in the film series, so the shooting of the series was divided into three filming stages in September, October and December; Given the Covid-19 crisis, it was a difficult process: the group had to face new constraints every time it started filming.

Director Madara Dischler emphasized: “The weather really pampered us – just like in the screenplay, the film covered the ground with a thick layer of snow. I hope that our work will bring pleasant emotions for 15 minutes and thus have a positive effect on will be the next step in the chain towards a better quality of life and, consequently, the opportunity to learn from Archia and Nellie how to live up to 100 years. “

The main actors of the film are Regīna Razuma and Tonu Oja, the director and the author of the idea – Madara Dišlere, the creative team also includes co-author of the script and dialogue Edgars Šubrovskis, animator Aigars Gercāns, cameraman Gatis Grīnbergs, composer Edgars Mākens, sound director Ernests Ansons and montages

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