Pearls of the Deep

Pearls of the Deep

1966/01/07 • Released • Czech

Comedy
6.0
1h 47m

Overview

A manifesto of sorts for the Czech New Wave, this five-part anthology shows off the breadth of expression and the versatility of the movement’s directors. Based on stories by the legendary writer Bohumil Hrabal, the shorts range from the surreally chilling to the caustically observant to the casually romantic, but all have a cutting, wily view of the world.

Director : Věra Chytilová

Casts

Pavla Maršálková

Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Ferdinand Krůta

Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Alois Vachek

Disabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Emil Iserle

Uncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Miroslav Nohýnek

Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Slávka Španková

Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal

Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Miloš Čtrnáctý

Patient, Former Singer (segment "Podvodníci")

František Havel

Patient, Former Journalist (segment "Podvodníci")

Josef Hejl

Barber (segment "Podvodníci")

Jan Vašák

Attendand (segment "Podvodníci")

Jiří Reichl

Young Man with Fracture (segment "Podvodníci")

Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal

Man by the House (segment "Podvodníci")

Josefa Pechlátová

Mother (segment "Dům radosti")

Václav Žák

Painter (segment "Dům radosti")

Ivan Vyskočil

Ivan Vyskočil

Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")

Antonín Pokorný

Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")

Věra Mrázkova

Věra Mrázkova

Bride (segment "Automat Svět")

Vladimír Boudník

Art Designer (segment "Automat Svět")

Alžběta Laštovková

Barmaid (segment "Automat Svět")

Václav Chochola

Policeman (segment "Automat Svět")

Jan Vala

Handsome Man (segment "Automat Svět")

K. Spejzová

Dead Woman (segment "Automat Svět")

Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal (segment "Automat Svět")

Dana Valtová

Margitka, Gipsy (segment "Romance")

Ivan Vyskočil

Ivan Vyskočil

Gaston Košilka (segment "Romance")

Karel Jeřábek

Guard (segment "Romance")

František Příhoda

Guard (segment "Romance")

Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal

Sleeping Man in a Tram (segment "Romance")

Ferdinand Krůta

Gaston's Foreman (segment "Romance")

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