Pearls of the Deep

Jan 7, 1966

1h 47m

★ 5.9

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast

Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Pavla Maršálková

Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Ferdinand Krůta

Disabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Alois Vachek

Uncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Emil Iserle

Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Miroslav Nohýnek

Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Slávka Španková

Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Bohumil Hrabal

Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Jiří Menzel

Patient, Former Singer (segment "Podvodníci")

Miloš Čtrnáctý

Patient, Former Journalist (segment "Podvodníci")

František Havel

Barber (segment "Podvodníci")

Josef Hejl

Attendand (segment "Podvodníci")

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