My Wealthy Mistress

(1969)

★ 6 IMDb · 5 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1969

Runtime: 89 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Leonīds Leimanis

Cast: Эдуардс Павулс, Лига Лиепиня, Карлис Себрис, Луйс Шмитс, Zigrīda Stungure, Lilija Žvīgule, Rūdolfs Kreicums

Plot

Riga, the 1930s. Oļģerts Kurmis, an educated unemployed, does all kinds of odd jobs. Together with his friend, vagrant Frīdis, they sometimes work for Mr. Kalnkāja who dreams of becoming a member of parliament. Kurmis feels responsible for his neighbour Emma, the young woman has just served a prison sentence for petty theft. He helps her to get a maid's position in the Kalnkāja household. While helping Kurmis and Frīdis with Kalnkāja's election posters, Emma is arrested again, this time for a "political offence".