Pearls of the Deep

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.

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Pavla Maršálková

Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Ferdinand Krůta

Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Alois Vachek

Disabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Emil Iserle

Uncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Miroslav Nohýnek

Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Slávka Španková

Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Bohumil Hrabal

Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Jiří Menzel

Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Miloš Čtrnáctý

Patient, Former Singer (segment "Podvodníci")

František Havel

Patient, Former Journalist (segment "Podvodníci")

Josef Hejl

Barber (segment "Podvodníci")

Jan Vašák

Attendand (segment "Podvodníci")

Jiří Reichl

Young Man with Fracture (segment "Podvodníci")

Bohumil Hrabal

Man by the House (segment "Podvodníci")

Josefa Pechlátová

Mother (segment "Dům radosti")

Václav Žák

Painter (segment "Dům radosti")

Ivan Vyskočil

Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")

Antonín Pokorný

Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")

Věra Mrázkova

Bride (segment "Automat Svět")

Vladimír Boudník

Art Designer (segment "Automat Svět")

Alžběta Laštovková

Barmaid (segment "Automat Svět")

Václav Chochola

Policeman (segment "Automat Svět")

Jan Vala

Handsome Man (segment "Automat Svět")

K. Spejzová

Dead Woman (segment "Automat Svět")

Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal (segment "Automat Svět")

Dana Valtová

Margitka, Gipsy (segment "Romance")

Ivan Vyskočil

Gaston Košilka (segment "Romance")

Karel Jeřábek

Guard (segment "Romance")

František Příhoda

Guard (segment "Romance")

Bohumil Hrabal

Sleeping Man in a Tram (segment "Romance")

Ferdinand Krůta

Gaston's Foreman (segment "Romance")

Art

Oldřich Bosák

Production Design

František Zajíček

Set Decoration

Viktor Fixl

Set Decoration

Bohumil Nový

Assistant Production Design

Jan Vrňata

Set Decoration

Camera

Miroslav Ondříček

Camera Operator

Vladimír Zajíc

Assistant Camera

Růžena Nováková

Clapper Loader

Jiří Štíbr

Assistant Camera

Jaroslav Kučera

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

František Novotný

Makeup & Hair

Marta Bártová

Costume Design

Crew

Václav Nývlt

Dramaturgy

Directing

Květa Ondráková

First Assistant Director

Zdenka Petřková

Assistant Director

Evald Schorm

Director

Jaromil Jireš

Director

Jiří Menzel

Director

Jan Němec

Director

Editing

Eva Horázná

Assistant Editor

Jitka Šulcová

Assistant Editor

Production

Bohumil Šmída

Executive Producer

František Sandr

Production Manager

Luděk Marold

Unit Production Manager

Karel Kovář

Assistant Production Manager

Ludmila Tikovská

Unit Production Manager

Věra Winkelhöferová

Unit Production Manager

Sound

Václav Kliegel

Sound Assistant

Jan Klusák

Original Music Composer

Jiří Šust

Original Music Composer

Writing

Bohumil Hrabal

Screenplay

Ladislav Fikar

Creative Producer

Jaromil Jireš

Screenplay

Jiří Menzel

Screenplay

Evald Schorm

Screenplay

Jan Němec

Screenplay

Věra Chytilová

Screenplay