
Pearls of the Deep (1965) on Netflix
Five separate stories. A couple bring their father to a motorcycle race, two elderly hospital patients invent past careers, and a bride holds her reception in a busy cafeteria.
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- IMDb6.4/10903 votes
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Plot summary
A couple bring their elderly father to a motorcycle race, where the wife can name a machine by its engine sound. Two old men in a hospital each claim a successful past, one as an opera singer, one as a journalist, and each prefers to hear the other's account. Two insurance agents call on a painter who keeps goats and lives with his mother, expecting an easy sale. A bride holds her wedding reception in one corner of a self-serve cafeteria. A working-class boy alone in town is drawn to a Roma girl.
Cast
- Pavla Marsálkováas Mother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Ferdinand Krutaas Father František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Alois Vachekas Disabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Emil Iserleas Uncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Miroslav Nohýnekas Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Slávka Špankováas Lover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Bohumil Hrabalas Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
Jirí Menzelas Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Miloš Čtrnáctýas Patient, Former Singer (segment "Podvodníci")
- František Havelas Patient, Former Journalist (segment "Podvodníci")
- Josef Hejlas Barber (segment "Podvodníci")
- Jan Vašákas Attendand (segment "Podvodníci")
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- Jiří Reichlas Young Man with Fracture (segment "Podvodníci")
- Josefa Pechlátováas Mother (segment "Dům radosti")
- Václav Žákas Painter (segment "Dům radosti")
Ivan Vyskočilas Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")
- Antonín Pokornyas Insurance Agent (segment "Dům radosti")
Věra Mrázkovaas Bride (segment "Automat Svět")
- Vladimír Boudníkas Art Designer (segment "Automat Svět")
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Pearls of the Deep (1965)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Juraj Herz originally made his short film The Junk Shop for this film, but it was omitted due to the running time.
- The film was received as a manifesto for the new generation of Czechoslovak filmmakers and became closely associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave.




















