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.

Cast

Pavla Maršálková

as Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Ferdinand Krůta

as Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Alois Vachek

as Disabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Emil Iserle

as Uncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Miroslav Nohýnek

as Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Slávka Španková

as Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Bohumil Hrabal

as Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Jiří Menzel

as Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Miloš Čtrnáctý

as Patient, Former Singer (segment "Podvodníci")

František Havel

as Patient, Former Journalist (segment "Podvodníci")

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