Pearls of the Deep
Perličky na dně
Czechoslovakia • 1966
Directors
Jiří Menzel, Věra Chytilová, Jaromil Jireš, Jan Němec, Evald Schorm
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorJiří Menzel, Věra Chytilová, Jaromil Jireš, Jan Němec, Evald Schorm
CinematographerJaroslav Kučera
ComposerJan Klusák, Jiří Šust
EditorMiroslav Hájek, Jiřina Lukešová