Pearls of the Deep

Name: Pearls of the Deep
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1966-01-07
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Cast: Pavla Maršálková, Ferdinand Krůta, Alois Vachek, Emil Iserle

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1966 · 1h 47m · Comedy · Czechoslovakia

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.

Directed by

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

Written by

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

Starring

Pavla Maršálková, Ferdinand Krůta, Alois Vachek, Emil Iserle

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