Pearls of the Deep


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.

In Czech with English subtitles.

Director: Jirí Menzel, Jaromil Jires, Vera Chytilová
Writer(s): Vera Chytilová, Jaromil Jires, Jirí Menzel, Jan Nemec, Evald Schorm
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