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Pearls of the Deep (1966)

A quintet of vignettes based on short stories by Bohumil Hrabal: an eventful trip to the motorcycle races results in drunkenness, long-winded discussions, and death; two elderly men create false biographies; insurance agents visit an eccentric painter/goat farmer and his mother; guests at a wedding reception remain oblivious to outlying misery; and a working-class boy romances a Roma girl.

Released Jan. 7, 1966 107 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Drama

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Watch Providers: Criterion Channel

Production Companies: Filmové studio Barrandov

Country: Czechoslovakia
Production Country: Czechoslovakia
Languages: Czech

Stremio
61
27
6.5
/873/
65
/13/
59
/31/
3.5
/1805/
50
/2/
107 min
Jan. 7, 1966
Released
NR