My Frivolous Friend

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, by 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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 26, 1975

Original language

Latvian

Spoken languages

Latvian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Rīgas kinostudija

Cast

Aleksejs Mihailovs,Kārlis Pumpuriņš,Gaļina Maculēviča,Irina Tomsone,Oļģerts Dunkers,Janis Paukstello,Modris Resnais,Eduards Pavuls,Voldemar Lobinsh,Raimonds Auškāpsand 7 more

Director

Janis Streics

Writer

Aleksandrs Grohovs

Cinematography

Miks Zvirbulis

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1808286