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  • Pearls of the Deep (1965)
  • 107 min | Comedy, Drama
Pearls of the Deep (1965)
107 min | Comedy, Drama

Set against the backdrop of a repressed Czechoslovakia, five non-related vignettes are presented, each showcasing the need and want for human connection. In "Mr. Baltazar's Death", a middle aged couple who are experts at mechanics, travel ...See moreSet against the backdrop of a repressed Czechoslovakia, five non-related vignettes are presented, each showcasing the need and want for human connection. In "Mr. Baltazar's Death", a middle aged couple who are experts at mechanics, travel to a motorcycle race where they congregate with the masses on the section of the course where historically there has been the most action of the destructive kind. In "Imposters", two elderly hospital patients talk about their past professional glories as a journalist and light opera star respectively. Each man wants to hear about the other more than tell his own story for good reason. In "The House of Joy", two national insurance agents believe they have an easy sale when they visit an elderly goat farmer/amateur painter, who uses whatever surface as his canvass, and paints his life and his dreams. But the sale will not be as easy as the men first believe it will be. In "The Restaurant the World", a wedding reception is taking place in one part of a busy self-serve diner. The reception guests are oblivious to the sadness of real life taking place all around their small current vacuum of a world, with the bride determined to make the most of *her* night. And in "Romance", a working class lad, out on the town on his own, is mesmerized by a young Romani girl. Written by Huggo See less
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Directors
Vera Chytilová (segments: Automat Svet) | Jaromil Jires (segments: Romance) | Jirí Menzel (segments: Smrt pana Baltazara) | Jan Nemec (segments: Podvodníci) | Evald Schorm (segments: Dum radosti)
Writers
Bohumil Hrabal (short stories) (screenplay) | Jirí Menzel (screenplay) (segments: Smrt pana Baltazara) | Jan Nemec (screenplay) (segments: Podvodníci) | Evald Schorm (screenplay) (segments: Dum radosti) (as Ewald Schorm) & 2 more
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Updated Jul 29, 1965

Release date
Sep 20, 1966 (United States)

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27 cast members
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Pavla Marsálková
Matka (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") Matka (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")   See fewer
Ferdinand Kruta
Otec (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") Otec (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")   See fewer
Emil Iserle
Stryc (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") (as Jan Pech) Stryc (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") (as Jan Pech)   See fewer
Alois Vachek
Mrzák (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") Mrzák (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")   See fewer
Milos Ctrnacty
Zpevák (segment "Podvodníci") Zpevák (segment "Podvodníci")   See fewer
Frantisek Havel
Novinár (segment "Podvodníci") Novinár (segment "Podvodníci")   See fewer
Josef Hejl
Holic (segment "Podvodníci") Holic (segment "Podvodníci")   See fewer
Jan Vasák
Zrizenec (segment "Podvodníci") Zrizenec (segment "Podvodníci")   See fewer
Josefa Pechlatová
Matka (segment "Dum radosti") Matka (segment "Dum radosti")   See fewer
Václav Zák
Malír (segment "Dum radosti") Malír (segment "Dum radosti")   See fewer
Antonín Pokorný
Uredník (segment "Dum radosti") Uredník (segment "Dum radosti")   See fewer
Vera Mrázkova
Nevesta (segment "Automat Svet") Nevesta (segment "Automat Svet")   See fewer
Vladimír Boudník
Vytvarník (segment "Automat Svet") Vytvarník (segment "Automat Svet")   See fewer
Alzbeta Lastovková
Vycepní (segment "Automat Svet") Vycepní (segment "Automat Svet")   See fewer
Dana Valtová
Cikánka (segment "Romance") Cikánka (segment "Romance")   See fewer
Ivan Vyskocil
Gaston (segment "Romance") Gaston (segment "Romance")   See fewer
Karel Jerábek
Hlídac (segment "Romance") Hlídac (segment "Romance")   See fewer
Václav Chochola
SNB (segment "Automat Svet") (uncredited) SNB (segment "Automat Svet") (uncredited)   See fewer
Bohumil Hrabal
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Ales Kosnar
Mládenec (segment "Automat Svet") (uncredited) Mládenec (segment "Automat Svet") (uncredited)   See fewer
Jirí Menzel
Bicyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") (uncredited) Bicyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") (uncredited)   See fewer
Miroslav Nohýnek
Chlapec (segment "Smrt pana baltazara") (uncredited) Chlapec (segment "Smrt pana baltazara") (uncredited)   See fewer
Frantisek Prihoda
Watcher (segment "Romance") (uncredited) Watcher (segment "Romance") (uncredited)   See fewer
Jiri Reichel
Boy with fracture (segment "Podvodníci") (uncredited) Boy with fracture (segment "Podvodníci") (uncredited)   See fewer
Vlasta Spánková
Dívka (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") (uncredited) Dívka (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") (uncredited)   See fewer
Jan Vala
Cock (segment "Automat Svet") (uncredited) Cock (segment "Automat Svet") (uncredited)   See fewer
Ivan Vyskocil
Uredník (segment "Dum radosti") (uncredited) Uredník (segment "Dum radosti") (uncredited)   See fewer
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