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.

Movie rating: 6.5 / 10 (709)

Directed by: Vera Chytilová - Jaromil Jires - Vera Chytilová - Bohumil Hrabal - Pavla Marsálková - Ferdinand Kruta - Alois Vachek

Writer credits: Vera Chytilová - Bohumil Hrabal

Cast: Pavla Marsálková - Ferdinand Kruta - Alois Vachek - Emil Iserle - Emil Iserle

AKA: Perlicky na dne, Pearls of the Deep Pearls on the Ground, Pearls on the Ground, Las perlas del fondo del agua

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