1966· 107 min
Pearls of the Deep (Perlicky na dne)
Comedy
5.9 / 10TMDB Score
Summary
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.
Director: Věra Chytilová
Cast: Pavla Maršálková, Ferdinand Krůta, Alois Vachek, Emil Iserle, Miroslav Nohýnek
Tags
18 year old1960s literature on screen20th century literature on screen21 year oldabsurdismactor playing himselfanthologyanthology filmartistartist as actor
