My Frivolous Friend (1975)
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.
Director: Janis Streics
 |
Janis Paukstello as Arvīds |
 |
Gaļina Maculēviča as Inta |
 |
Dzidra Ritenberga as Mirdza |
 |
Aleksejs Mihailovs as |
|
Jānis Liepiņš as |
|
Valdis Liepiņš as |
 |
Lilita Bērziņa as |
 |
Ēvalds Valters as |
|
Oļģerts Dunkers as |
 |
Voldemar Lobinsh as |
|
Raimonds Auškāps as |
|
Kārlis Pumpuriņš as |
 |
Eduards Pavuls as |
 |
Boļeslavs Ružs as |
|
Irina Tomsone as |
 |
Modris Resnais as |
 |
Oleg Ivanov as Arnold |
| Directing | Janis Streics | Director |
| Art | Victor Shildknekht | Production Design |
| Editing | Margarita Surdeko | Editor |
| Sound | Raimonds Pauls | Music |
| Writing | Aleksandrs Grohovs | Writer |
| Sound | Jevgeņijs Oļšanko | Sound Director |
| Camera | Miks Zvirbulis | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Boļeslavs Ružs | Co-Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mirdza Celma | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Skaidra Deksne | Costume Design |
