Comedy · Czechoslovakia · 1966 · 1h 47m

Pearls of the Deep

Perličky na dně

Pearls of the Deep poster
Director
Věra ChytilováJaromil JirešJan NěmecEvald SchormJiří Menzel
Cast
Pavla Maršálková as Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") Ferdinand Krůta as Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") Alois Vachek as Disabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") Emil Iserle as Uncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") Miroslav Nohýnek as Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") Slávka Španková as Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Crew
Jaroslav Kučera — Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek — Editor Jiřina Lukešová — Editor Jan Klusák — Original Music Composer Jiří Šust — Original Music Composer Bohumil Hrabal — Screenplay
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.

Mood & Themes
fairy talebrideanthologyavant-garderailroadbased on short storyinsurance agentwoman directorboastingriff raffgypsy girlczech new wave
Key Collaborators
Věra Chytilová Director Jaromil Jireš Director Jan Němec Director Evald Schorm Director Jiří Menzel Director Jaroslav Kučera Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek Editor Jiřina Lukešová Editor Jan Klusák Original Music Composer Jiří Šust Original Music Composer Bohumil Hrabal Screenplay Věra Chytilová Screenplay
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