A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 7, 1966
Original Title:
Perličky na dně
Alternate Titles:
Perlchen am Grunde
Perline sul fondo
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 107
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.
Assistant Camera:
Jiří Štíbr
Vladimír Zajíc
Assistant Director:
Zdenka Petřková
Assistant Editor:
Eva Horázná
Jitka Šulcová
Assistant Production Design:
Bohumil Nový
Assistant Production Manager:
Karel Kovář
Book:
Bohumil Hrabal
Camera Operator:
Miroslav Ondříček
Clapper Loader:
Růžena Nováková
Costume Design:
Marta Bártová
Costumer:
Dagmar Krausová
Creative Producer:
Ladislav Fikar
Director:
Věra Chytilová
Jaromil Jireš
Jan Němec
Evald Schorm
Jiří Menzel
Director of Photography:
Jaroslav Kučera
Dramaturgy:
Václav Nývlt
Editor:
Miroslav Hájek
Jiřina Lukešová
Executive Producer:
Bohumil Šmída
First Assistant Director:
Květa Ondráková
Makeup & Hair:
František Novotný
Original Music Composer:
Jan Klusák
Jiří Šust
Production Design:
Oldřich Bosák
Production Manager:
František Sandr
Screenplay:
Bohumil Hrabal
Věra Chytilová
Jaromil Jireš
Jiří Menzel
Jan Němec
Evald Schorm
Script:
Zdenka Karlovská
Set Decoration:
František Zajíček
Jan Vrňata
Viktor Fixl
Sound:
Blažej Bernard
Sound Assistant:
Václav Kliegel
Unit Production Manager:
Ludmila Tikovská
Luděk Marold
Věra Winkelhöferová
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