Pearls of the Deep (1966)

Directed by Věra Chytilová1h 47mComedy

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.

Year
1966
Country
XC
Language
Czech
Release date
7 January 1966
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P
Pavla Maršálková
Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Ferdinand Krůta
Ferdinand Krůta
Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
A
Alois Vachek
Disabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
E
Emil Iserle
Uncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
M
Miroslav Nohýnek
Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
S
Slávka Španková
Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal
Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel
Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
M
Miloš Čtrnáctý
Patient, Former Singer (segment "Podvodníci")
F
František Havel
Patient, Former Journalist (segment "Podvodníci")
J
Josef Hejl
Barber (segment "Podvodníci")
J
Jan Vašák
Attendand (segment "Podvodníci")
J
Jiří Reichl
Young Man with Fracture (segment "Podvodníci")
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal
Man by the House (segment "Podvodníci")
J
Josefa Pechlátová
Mother (segment "Dům radosti")
V
Václav Žák
Painter (segment "Dům radosti")
Ivan Vyskočil
Ivan Vyskočil
Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")
A
Antonín Pokorný
Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")
Věra Mrázkova
Věra Mrázkova
Bride (segment "Automat Svět")
V
Vladimír Boudník
Art Designer (segment "Automat Svět")
A
Alžběta Laštovková
Barmaid (segment "Automat Svět")
V
Václav Chochola
Policeman (segment "Automat Svět")
J
Jan Vala
Handsome Man (segment "Automat Svět")
K
K. Spejzová
Dead Woman (segment "Automat Svět")
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal (segment "Automat Svět")
D
Dana Valtová
Margitka, Gipsy (segment "Romance")
Ivan Vyskočil
Ivan Vyskočil
Gaston Košilka (segment "Romance")
K
Karel Jeřábek
Guard (segment "Romance")
F
František Příhoda
Guard (segment "Romance")
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal
Sleeping Man in a Tram (segment "Romance")
Ferdinand Krůta
Ferdinand Krůta
Gaston's Foreman (segment "Romance")

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