Pearls of the Deep (1966)
1966 · 1h 47m · Comedy
Genres: Comedy
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…
Director: Evald Schorm, Věra Chytilová, Jiří Menzel
Writers: Bohumil Hrabal, Jaromil Jireš, Evald Schorm
Music by: Jiří Šust, Jan Klusák
Cinematography: Jaroslav Kučera
Editor: Miroslav Hájek, Jiřina Lukešová
Cast
Pavla Maršálková as Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")Ferdinand Krůta as Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")Alois Vachek as Disabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")Emil Iserle as Uncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")Miroslav Nohýnek as Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")Slávka Španková as Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")Bohumil Hrabal as Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")Jiří Menzel as Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")Miloš Čtrnáctý as Patient, Former Singer (segment "Podvodníci")František Havel as Patient, Former Journalist (segment "Podvodníci")Josef Hejl as Barber (segment "Podvodníci")Jan Vašák as Attendand (segment "Podvodníci")More like this
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