Pearls of the Deep
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.
Release Date
January 7, 1966
Runtime
107 minutes
Rating
Status
Released
Genres
Cast
Ferdinand Krůta
Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
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")
Ferdinand Krůta
Gaston's Foreman (segment "Romance")
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