Pearls of the Deep
1966A 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.
Acted in
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")
Jiří Reichl
as Young Man with Fracture (segment "Podvodníci")
Bohumil Hrabal
as Man by the House (segment "Podvodníci")
Josefa Pechlátová
as Mother (segment "Dům radosti")
Václav Žák
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")
Bohumil Hrabal
as Bohumil Hrabal (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")
Bohumil Hrabal
as Sleeping Man in a Tram (segment "Romance")
Ferdinand Krůta
as Gaston's Foreman (segment "Romance")