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.
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")
Ladislav Fikar
Creative Producer
Bohumil Šmída
Executive Producer
Václav Nývlt
Dramaturgy
Jiří Štíbr
Assistant Camera
Eva Horázná
Assistant Editor
Blažej Bernard
Sound
Karel Kovář
Assistant Production Manager
Dagmar Krausová
Costumer
Věra Winkelhöferová
Unit Production Manager
Zdenka Petřková
Assistant Director
Viktor Fixl
Set Decoration
Marta Bártová
Costume Design
Luděk Marold
Unit Production Manager
František Zajíček
Set Decoration
Jan Vrňata
Set Decoration
František Novotný
Makeup & Hair
Růžena Nováková
Clapper Loader
Bohumil Hrabal
Book
Vladimír Zajíc
Assistant Camera
Bohumil Hrabal
Screenplay
Miroslav Ondříček
Camera Operator
František Sandr
Production Manager
Květa Ondráková
First Assistant Director
Zdenka Karlovská
Script
Oldřich Bosák
Production Design
Bohumil Nový
Assistant Production Design
Jitka Šulcová
Assistant Editor
Václav Kliegel
Sound Assistant
Ludmila Tikovská
Unit Production Manager
Evald Schorm
Director
Jaromil Jireš
Screenplay
Evald Schorm
Screenplay
Věra Chytilová
Director
Věra Chytilová
Screenplay
Jiří Menzel
Director
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Jaromil Jireš
Director
Jan Němec
Director
Jiří Menzel
Screenplay
Jiřina Lukešová
Editor
Jiří Šust
Original Music Composer
Jan Klusák
Original Music Composer
Jan Němec
Screenplay
Jaroslav Kučera
Director of Photography