Pearls of the Deep (1966)
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.
- Released
- 1966-01-07
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Bohumil Hrabal, Věra Chytilová, Jaromil Jireš, Jan Němec
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 from 33 votes
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")
- Bohumil Hrabal as Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Jiří Menzel as Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Miloš Čtrnáctý as Patient, Former Singer (segment "Podvodníci")
- František Havel as Patient, Former Journalist (segment "Podvodníci")
- Josef Hejl as Barber (segment "Podvodníci")
- Jan Vašák as Attendand (segment "Podvodníci")