Pearls Of The Deep

1966 · drama · Jiri Menzel, Vera Chytilová, Jaromil Jares, Jan Nemec, Evald Schorm

A manifesto of sorts for the Czech New Wave, this five-part anthology shows off the breadth of expression and the: 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.