Pearls of the Deep

Pearls of the Deep

Release Date: 1966-01-07

Overview: 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.

Rating: 5.9 / 10

Cast

Pavla Maršálková

Pavla Maršálková

as Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Ferdinand Krůta

Ferdinand Krůta

as Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Alois Vachek

Alois Vachek

as Disabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Emil Iserle

Emil Iserle

as Uncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Miroslav Nohýnek

Miroslav Nohýnek

as Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Crew

  • Ladislav Fikar - Creative Producer

  • Bohumil Šmída - Executive Producer

  • Václav Nývlt - Dramaturgy

  • Jiří Štíbr - Assistant Camera

  • Eva Horázná - Assistant Editor

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