Pearls of the Deep
107 mins
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")
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")
Josefa Pechlátová
Mother (segment "Dům radosti")
Václav Žák
Painter (segment "Dům radosti")
Antonín Pokorný
Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")
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")
Dana Valtová
Margitka, Gipsy (segment "Romance")
Karel Jeřábek
Guard (segment "Romance")
František Příhoda
Guard (segment "Romance")
Ferdinand Krůta
Gaston's Foreman (segment "Romance")
Ladislav Fikar
Creative Producer
Květa Ondráková
First Assistant Director
Zdenka Petřková
Assistant Director
Zdenka Karlovská
Script
Václav Nývlt
Dramaturgy
Jiří Štíbr
Assistant Camera
Vladimír Zajíc
Assistant Camera
Oldřich Bosák
Production Design
Bohumil Nový
Assistant Production Design
František Zajíček
Set Decoration
Jan Vrňata
Set Decoration
Viktor Fixl
Set Decoration
Marta Bártová
Costume Design
Dagmar Krausová
Costumer
František Novotný
Makeup & Hair
Eva Horázná
Assistant Editor
Jitka Šulcová
Assistant Editor
Blažej Bernard
Sound
Václav Kliegel
Sound Assistant
František Sandr
Production Manager
Ludmila Tikovská
Unit Production Manager
Luděk Marold
Unit Production Manager
Věra Winkelhöferová
Unit Production Manager
Karel Kovář
Assistant Production Manager
Růžena Nováková
Clapper Loader
Jan Klusák
Original Music Composer
Jiří Šust
Original Music Composer
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Jiřina Lukešová
Editor
Jaroslav Kučera
Director of Photography