Movielogr
Pearls of the Deep (1966)
Directed by Jiří Menzel, Věra Chytilová, Jaromil Jireš, Jan Němec, Evald Schorm
Overview
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.
Length 107 minutes
Actors
Pavla Maršálková | Alois Vachek | Emil Iserle | Miroslav Nohýnek | Miroslava Hozová | Jiří Menzel | Milos Ctrnacty | Frantisek Havel | Josef Hejl | Jan Vašák | Jiří Reichl | Josefa Pechlátová | Václav Zák | Ivan Vyskočil | Antonín Pokorny | Vera Mrázkova | Vladimír Boudník | Alzbeta Lastovková | Václav Chochola | Jan Vala | K. Spejzová | Dana Valtová | Ivan Vyskočil | Karel Jerábek | František Příhoda | Bohumil Hrabal | Ferdinand Krůta