My Frivolous Friend
MovieTitle | Mans draugs - nenopietns cilvēks |
User score | 6.3 |
Release date | Nov 26, 1975 |
Genre | Comedy, Drama |
Director | Janis Streics |
Production country | Soviet Union |
Production companies | Rīgas kinostudija |
Run time | 87 min. |
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.