MOVIE

Pearls of the Deep

Name: Pearls of the Deep
Director: Věra Chytilová
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1966-01-07
Cast: Pavla Maršálková, Ferdinand Krůta, Alois Vachek, Emil Iserle, Miroslav Nohýnek

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.

A quintet of vignettes based on short stories by Bohumil Hrabal: an eventful trip to the motorcycle races results in drunkenness, long-winded discussi… + more

Original Title

Perličky na dně

Release Date

1966-01-07

Year

1966

Duration

1h 47m

Status

Released

Score

5.90

Genres

Comedy

Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast

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Pavla Maršálková

Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Ferdinand Krůta

Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Alois Vachek

Disabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Emil Iserle

Uncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Miroslav Nohýnek

Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Slávka Španková

Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Bohumil Hrabal

Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Jiří Menzel

Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

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Miloš Čtrnáctý

Patient, Former Singer (segment "Podvodníci")

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František Havel

Patient, Former Journalist (segment "Podvodníci")