She married money, not love. The countryside never warned her about the cost.
Poor countryside girl Elza has been unsuccessfully looking for a job in Riga before she gets help from an acquantance. After that, fortune seems to turn and rich aged factory owner Ķikulis wants to marry Elza. Reluctant at first, she finally agrees but the marriage doesn't go smoothly.
Acting
Krilavičute's restrained desperation speaks volumes without dialogue.
Production
Authentic 1930s Riga reconstruction on presumably zero budget.
Director
Gunārs Cilinskis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made in 1980 Soviet Latvia, the film's 1930s setting allowed critique of pre-Socialist inequality while dodging contemporary censorship.
Director Gunārs Cilinskis cast himself in an unnamed role — reportedly because the original actor fell ill two days before shooting.
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