Pearls of the Deep

Pearls of the Deep (1966)

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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  • Release Date: 1966-01-07
  • Runtime: 1h 47min
  • Directors: Věra Chytilová, Evald Schorm, Jaromil Jireš, Jiří Menzel, Jan Němec.

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  • Cast

    • 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

      Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

    • 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

      Man by the House (segment "Podvodníci")

    • Josefa Pechlátová

      Mother (segment "Dům radosti")

    • Václav Žák

      Painter (segment "Dům radosti")

    • Ivan Vyskočil

      Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")

    • Antonín Pokorný

      Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")

    • 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 (segment "Automat Svět")

    • Dana Valtová

      Margitka, Gipsy (segment "Romance")

    • Ivan Vyskočil

      Gaston Košilka (segment "Romance")

    • Karel Jeřábek

      Guard (segment "Romance")

    • František Příhoda

      Guard (segment "Romance")

    • Bohumil Hrabal

      Sleeping Man in a Tram (segment "Romance")

    • Ferdinand Krůta

      Gaston's Foreman (segment "Romance")

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