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My Frivolous Friend

Nov 26, 1975 · 1h 27m
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Comedy
Drama

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Janis Paukstello
Arvīds
Gaļina Maculēviča
Inta
Dzidra Ritenberga
Mirdza
Aleksejs Mihailovs
Jānis Liepiņš
Valdis Liepiņš
Lilita Bērziņa
Ēvalds Valters
Directed by Janis Streics

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Status
Released
Original language
LV
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Rīgas kinostudija
Country
SU

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