Pearls of the Deep
Perličky na dně
Release: 1966-01-07
·Runtime: 107m
·★ 5.9
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia
Production Companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Cast
Jiří Menzel
as Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Ivan Vyskočil
as Gaston Košilka (segment "Romance")
Věra Mrázkova
as Bride (segment "Automat Svět")
Bohumil Hrabal
as Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara"), Man by the House (segment "Podvodníci"), Bohumil Hrabal (segment "Automat Svět"), Sleeping Man in a Tram (segment "Romance")
Ivan Vyskočil
as Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")
