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Bookmark this pagePearls of the Deep (1965)
Director: Jirí Menzel, Jan Nemec, Vera Chytilová, Jaromil Jires, Evald Schorm
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From Time Out Film Guide
This episode film from the days of the New Wave, based on stories by the writer of Closely Observed Trains (Bohumil Hrabal), provides a heady reminder of Czech fashions. The thing closely observed here is death, seen at work in locations like a geriatric hospital (Nemec's episode), a Grand Prix motor race (Menzel), and a self-service restaurant (Chytilová). But the mood is the customary one of ironic contemplation, shading into overt fantasy; sometimes the mixture is clumsily handled (Chytilová and Schorm are the main culprits), yet it's mostly successful.Author: GB
Cast & crew
Director: Jirí Menzel, Jan Nemec, Vera Chytilová, Jaromil Jires, Evald Schorm
Cast: Pavla Marsálková, Ferdinand Kruta, Josefa Pecháltová, Vera Mrázková full cast
Duration: 107 mins
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