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My Frivolous Friend (1975)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Jānis Streičs

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Jānis Streičs
Jānis Streičs
Director
Aleksandrs Grohovs
Aleksandrs Grohovs
Writer
Viktors Šildknehts
Viktors Šildknehts
Production Design
Raimonds Pauls
Raimonds Pauls
Music
Margarita Surdeko
Margarita Surdeko
Editor
Jevgeņijs Oļšanko
Jevgeņijs Oļšanko
Sound Director
Miks Zvirbulis
Miks Zvirbulis
Director of Photography
Skaidra Deksne
Skaidra Deksne
Costume Design
Mirdza Celma
Mirdza Celma
Makeup Designer
Boļeslavs Ružs
Boļeslavs Ružs
Co-Director

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