1966 | Czechoslovakia | Fiction

Perlicky na dne (Pearls of the Deep)

  • Czech 107 mins
  • Director | Jiří Menzel, Věra Chytilová, Jaromil Jireš, Jan Němec, Evald Schorm
  • Writer | Bohumil Hrabal, Jiří Menzel, Jan Němec, Evald Schorm, Věra Chytilová, Jaromil Jireš
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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A manifesto of sorts for the Czech New Wave, this five-part anthology shows off the breadth of expression and the versatility of the movement’s directors. Based on stories by the legendary writer Bohumil Hrabal, the shorts range from the surreally chilling to the caustically observant to the casually romantic, but all have a cutting, wily view of the world.

Satire Surrealism Irony Rebellion Absurdity
Film Organizations
The Criterion Collection
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