Pearls of the Deep

Pearls of the Deep

105 mins | Comedy | Jan. 7, 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.

Pearls of the Deep

105 mins | Comedy | Jan. 7, 1966

Pearls of the Deep
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Perličky na dně
Directors Zdenka Petřková, Květa Ondráková, Evald Schorm, Jan Němec, Jaromil Jireš, Věra Chytilová, Jiří Menzel
Writers Ladislav Fikar, Evald Schorm, Jan Němec, Jaromil Jireš, Věra Chytilová, Bohumil Hrabal, Jiří Menzel

Cast

Pavla Maršálková

as Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Ferdinand Krůta

as Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") / Gaston's Foreman (segment "Romance")

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") / Man by the House (segment "Podvodníci") / Bohumil Hrabal (segment "Automat Svět") / Sleeping Man in a Tram (segment "Romance")

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")

Jiří Reichl

as Young Man with Fracture (segment "Podvodníci")

Josefa Pechlátová

as Mother (segment "Dům radosti")

Václav Zák

as Painter (segment "Dům radosti")

Ivan Vyskočil

as Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")

Antonín Pokorný

as Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")

Věra Mrázkova

as Bride (segment "Automat Svět")

Vladimír Boudník

as Art Designer (segment "Automat Svět")

Alžběta Laštovková

as Barmaid (segment "Automat Svět")

Václav Chochola

as Policeman (segment "Automat Svět")

Jan Vala

as Handsome Man (segment "Automat Svět")

K. Spejzová

as Dead Woman (segment "Automat Svět")

Dana Valtová

as Margitka, Gipsy (segment "Romance")

Ivan Vyskočil

as Gaston Košilka (segment "Romance")

Karel Jeřábek

as Guard (segment "Romance")

František Příhoda

as Guard (segment "Romance")