Pearls of the Deep

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 7, 1966

Original language

Czech

Spoken languages

Czech

Countries

Czechoslovakia

Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Cast

Pavla Maršálková,Ferdinand Krůta,Alois Vachek,Emil Iserle,Miroslav Nohýnek,Slávka Španková,Bohumil Hrabal,Jiří Menzel,Miloš Čtrnáctý,František Haveland 16 more

Director

Evald Schorm,Věra Chytilová,Jiří Menzel,Jaromil Jireš,Jan Němec

Writer

Ladislav Fikar,Bohumil Hrabal,Jaromil Jireš,Evald Schorm,Věra Chytilová,Jiří Menzel,Jan Němec

Producer

Bohumil Šmída

Cinematography

Jaroslav Kučera

Music

Jiří Šust,Jan Klusák

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0059581