Pearls of the Deep

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

P

Pavla Maršálková

Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

F

Ferdinand Krůta

Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

A

Alois Vachek

Disabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

E

Emil Iserle

Uncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

M

Miroslav Nohýnek

Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

S

Slávka Španková

Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Bohumil Hrabal

Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Jiří Menzel

Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")