Pearls of the Deep

Original title: Perlicky na dne

1965
1h 47m

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6.5/10

832

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Set against the backdrop of a repressed Czechoslovakia, five non-related vignettes are presented, each showcasing the need and want for human connection.

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Five non-related vignettes are presented, each showcasing the need and want for human connection. In "Mr. Baltazar's Death", a middle aged couple who are experts at mechanics, travel to a mo... Read allFive non-related vignettes are presented, each showcasing the need and want for human connection. In "Mr. Baltazar's Death", a middle aged couple who are experts at mechanics, travel to a motorcycle race where they congregate with the masses on the section of the course where his... Read allFive non-related vignettes are presented, each showcasing the need and want for human connection. In "Mr. Baltazar's Death", a middle aged couple who are experts at mechanics, travel to a motorcycle race where they congregate with the masses on the section of the course where historically there has been the most action of the destructive kind. In "Imposters", two elde... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

832

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Segment "Smrt pana Baltazara" (The Death of Mr. Baltazar) directed by Jirí Menzel was inspired by the fatal accident of the German motorcycle racer Hans Baltisberger at the 1956 Grand Prix of Czechoslovakia.

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Stryc (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara"): Zdena Malíková soothed me and whispered, "You will win me over only as a man." I wanted to jump out the window, but it was the second floor. Zdena cuddled up to me and whispered that I could do anything I liked to her. So I informed her that Strauss, upon hearing Mozart's "Jupiter," he said that it disgusted him. And she answered, "You disgust me. Can't you see this body of mine?"

Connections
Edited into CzechMate: In Search of Jirí Menzel (2018)

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Written by Karel Vacek

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8/10

Visually arresting anthology from the Czech New Wave

I've been drinking so I'll make this quick. What we have here are five short films from five different directors of the Czech New Wave, based on the stories of Bohumil Hrabal.

Though some are more successful than other (the standouts being Jires' "Romance" and Schorm's "Dum Radosti") this is a more than worthwhile anthology.

Existing in all the stories is the desire to communicate and be social, but each stories is told with a refreshing directorial style: from observational objectivity, to absurd surrealism, to cynical social commentary.

I'm not prepared to probe much further currently, but if you've seen anything from the Czech New Wave, and enjoyed its blend of humanism, humour, and cinematic vigilance, then this is a film certainly worthy of your time.

NOTE: Though I'm sure someone will eventually offer something better, I felt the need to write this only because there is currently one other review for this film and I disagree with it!