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.
Director: Evald Schorm, Jan Němec, Jaromil Jireš, Jiří Menzel, Květa Ondráková, Věra Chytilová, Zdenka Petřková
Actors: Emil Iserle, Ferdinand Kruta, Pavla Marsálková