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My Frivolous Friend (1975)

Directed by Jānis Streičs

Overview

Arvīds Lasmanis can’t hold any job for long because he is not ready to tolerate deceit and slapdash work. He still has to feed his family, buy chance he finds a well-paid job as a gravedigger. A friend helps Arvīds to find a place in a construction team, but other workers don’t approve of Arvīds’ high principles. His wife accuses him of not knowing how to make money, the family lives crammed in one room of a shared flat. The Soviet absurd comedy tells a story about a man who, while at odds with the system, won’t lose his conscience and his true self, even if it means saying no to wealth and comfort.

Length 87 minutes

Actors

Jānis Paukštello | Gaļina Maculēviča | Dzidra Ritenberga | Aleksejs Mihailovs | Jānis Liepiņš | Valdis Liepiņš | Lilita Bērziņa | Ēvalds Valters | Oļģerts Dunkers | Voldemārs Lobiņš | Raimonds Auškāps | Kārlis Pumpuriņš | Eduards Pavuls | Boļeslavs Ružs | Irina Tomsone | Modris Resnais