The film was received as a manifesto for the new generation of Czechoslovak filmmakers, and thus became closely associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave.[2]
The Death of Mr Balthazar (Smrt pana Baltazara), directed by Jiří Menzel - A couple take their elderly father to watch the motorcycle races. The wife has perfect pitch and can identify motorcycles by the sound of their engine. They all get very drunk and meet a man who lost his legs in a motorcycle accident. Together they discuss the deaths of their favorite motorcyclists in auto accidents. The race begins and a motorcyclist named Balthazar crashes and dies. The man with no legs remarks he hates how that always happens near him when he goes to a motorcycling event. The couple and their father leave and the father discusses his favorite beer manufactured in Munich.
Imposters (Podvodníci), directed by Jan Němec- Two old men who are about to die construct false biographies for themselves. One man claims to have been a successful opera singer and the other a successful journalist.
House of Joy (Dům radosti), directed by Evald Schorm - Two insurance agents visit an eccentric painter and goat farmer and his mother.
At the World Cafeteria (Automat Svět), directed by Věra Chytilová- A wedding reception takes place at a diner. The guests are able to stay oblivious of the surrounding misery.
Romance, directed by Jaromil Jireš - A working-class boy becomes infatuated with a Roma girl.
pearls, deep, czech, perličky, dně, 1966, czechoslovak, anthology, film, directed, jiří, menzel, němec, evald, schorm, věra, chytilová, jaromil, jireš, five, segments, based, short, stories, bohumil, hrabal, film, released, czechoslovakia, january, 1966, theat. Pearls of the Deep Czech Perlicky na dne is a 1966 Czechoslovak anthology film directed by Jiri Menzel Jan Nemec Evald Schorm Vera Chytilova and Jaromil Jires The five segments are all based on short stories by Bohumil Hrabal The film was released in Czechoslovakia on 7 January 1966 1 Pearls of the DeepTheatrical release posterDirected byJiri MenzelJan NemecEvald SchormVera ChytilovaJaromil JiresBased onShort stories by Bohumil HrabalCinematographyJaroslav KuceraEdited byMiloslav HajekJirina LukesovaMusic byJan KlusakJiri SustRelease date7 January 1966 1966 01 07 Running time105 minutesCountryCzechoslovakiaLanguageCzechThe film was received as a manifesto for the new generation of Czechoslovak filmmakers and thus became closely associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 The Junk Shop 4 References 5 External linksPlot editThe Death of Mr Balthazar Smrt pana Baltazara directed by Jiri Menzel A couple take their elderly father to watch the motorcycle races The wife has perfect pitch and can identify motorcycles by the sound of their engine They all get very drunk and meet a man who lost his legs in a motorcycle accident Together they discuss the deaths of their favorite motorcyclists in auto accidents The race begins and a motorcyclist named Balthazar crashes and dies The man with no legs remarks he hates how that always happens near him when he goes to a motorcycling event The couple and their father leave and the father discusses his favorite beer manufactured in Munich Imposters Podvodnici directed by Jan Nemec Two old men who are about to die construct false biographies for themselves One man claims to have been a successful opera singer and the other a successful journalist House of Joy Dum radosti directed by Evald Schorm Two insurance agents visit an eccentric painter and goat farmer and his mother At the World Cafeteria Automat Svet directed by Vera Chytilova A wedding reception takes place at a diner The guests are able to stay oblivious of the surrounding misery Romance directed by Jaromil Jires A working class boy becomes infatuated with a Roma girl Cast edit The Death of Mr Balthazar Pavla Marsalkova as Matka Ferdinand Kruta as Otec Frantisek Alois Vachek as Mrzak Emil Iserle as Stryc Miroslav Nohynek as Chlapec Vlasta Spankova as Divka Jiri Menzel as Bicyclist Imposters Milos Ctrnacty as Zpevak Frantisek Havel as Novinar Josef Hejl as Holic Jan Vasak as Zrizenec Jiri Reichl as Boy with fracture House of Joy Josefa Pechlatova as Matka Vaclav Zak as Malir Ivan Vyskocil as Urednik Antonin Pokorny as Urednik At the World Cafeteria Vera Mrazkova as Nevesta Vladimir Boudnik as Vytvarnik Alzbeta Lastovkova as Vycepni Vaclav Chochola as SNB Jan Vala as Cock Ales Kosnar as Mladenec Bohumil Hrabal as Bohumil Hrabal Romance Dana Valtova as Gypsy girl Ivan Vyskocil as Gaston Karel Jerabek as Hlidac Frantisek Prihoda as WatcherThe Junk Shop editJuraj Herz originally made his short film The Junk Shop to be included in this movie but it was omitted due to the running time 3 References edit Perlicky na dne Cesko Slovenska filmova databaze in Czech POMO Media Group Retrieved 2016 01 31 Hames Peter 2001 02 23 Reality Czech The Guardian Retrieved 2016 01 31 Juraj Herz obituary A one man wave of Czechoslovak horror Sight amp Sound External links editPearls of the Deep at The Criterion Collection Pearls of the Deep at IMDb Pearls of the Deep at the TCM Movie Database Pearls of the Deep at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pearls of the Deep amp oldid 1192996633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
