Pearls of the Deep (1966)
A 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.
Comedy
Cast & Crew
Bohumil Hrabal
Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Jiří Menzel
Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Bohumil Hrabal
Man by the House (segment "Podvodníci")
Ivan Vyskočil
Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")
Věra Mrázkova
Bride (segment "Automat Svět")
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal (segment "Automat Svět")
Ivan Vyskočil
Gaston Košilka (segment "Romance")
Bohumil Hrabal
Sleeping Man in a Tram (segment "Romance")
Bohumil Šmída
Executive Producer
Bohumil Hrabal, Jaromil Jireš, Evald Schorm, Věra Chytilová, Jiří Menzel, Jan Němec
Screenplay
Evald Schorm, Věra Chytilová, Jiří Menzel, Jaromil Jireš, Jan Němec
Director
