Pearls of the Deep

1966Directed by Evald Schorm, Věra Chytilová, Jiří Menzel, Jaromil Jireš, Jan Němec

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Released: January 7, 1966
Runtime: 1h 47m

About Pearls of the Deep

Comedy

Synopsis

A quintet of vignettes based on short stories by Bohumil Hrabal: an eventful trip to the motorcycle races results in drunkenness, long-winded discussions, and death; two elderly men create false biographies; insurance agents visit an eccentric painter/goat farmer and his mother; guests at a wedding reception remain oblivious to outlying misery; and a working-class boy romances a Roma girl.

Directors: Evald Schorm
Věra Chytilová
Jiří Menzel
Jaromil Jireš
Jan Němec
Writers: Ladislav Fikar
Bohumil Hrabal
Jaromil Jireš
Evald Schorm
Věra Chytilová
Jiří Menzel
Original title: Perličky na dně

Principal cast

In billing order

Pavla MaršálkováMother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Ferdinand KrůtaFather František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Alois VachekDisabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Emil IserleUncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Miroslav NohýnekLover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Slávka ŠpankováLover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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