Pearls of the Deep

Directed by Věra Chytilová, Jaromil Jireš, Jan Němec
1966    1h 47mComedy, Drama
6.550%
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.

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Cast of Pearls of the Deep

  • 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")
  • Bohumil HrabalSpectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") / Writer
  • Jiří MenzelCyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") / Director / Writer
  • Miloš ČtrnáctýPatient, Former Singer (segment "Podvodníci")
  • František HavelPatient, Former Journalist (segment "Podvodníci")
  • Josef HejlBarber (segment "Podvodníci")
  • Jan VašákAttendand (segment "Podvodníci")
  • Josefa PechlátováMother (segment "Dům radosti")
  • Václav ŽákPainter (segment "Dům radosti")
  • Ivan VyskočilInsurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")
  • Antonín PokornýInsurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")
  • Věra MrázkovaBride (segment "Automat Svět")
  • Vladimír BoudníkArt Designer (segment "Automat Svět")
  • Alžběta LaštovkováBarmaid (segment "Automat Svět")
  • Václav ChocholaPoliceman (segment "Automat Svět")
  • Jan ValaHandsome Man (segment "Automat Svět")
  • K. SpejzováDead Woman (segment "Automat Svět")
  • Dana ValtováMargitka, Gipsy (segment "Romance")
  • Ivan VyskočilGaston Košilka (segment "Romance")
  • Karel JeřábekGuard (segment "Romance")
  • František PříhodaGuard (segment "Romance")
  • Věra ChytilováDirector / Writer
  • Jaromil JirešDirector / Writer
  • Jan NěmecDirector
  • Evald SchormDirector
  • Ladislav FikarWriter
  • Bohumil ŠmídaProducer
  • František SandrProducer
  • Karel KovářProducer
  • Luděk MaroldProducer
  • Ludmila TikovskáProducer

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