Fri April 11, 2014
Pearls of the Deep, Jan Nemec, Vera Chytilova , Jaromil Jires, Jiri Menzel, Evald Schorm (Czechoslovakia, 1966)
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(Perlicky na dne). Representing a who’s-who of the Czech New Wave, this omnibus brings together filmmakers Jan Nemec, Vera Chytilova, Jaromil Jires, Jiri Menzel, and Evald Schorm to adapt the stories of Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, whose work embraced the nation’s many outsiders, dreamers, and drunks. Nemec’s piece, The Imposters, follows two old men who regale each other with tales of their many accomplishments and victories, which may or may not have actually occurred. Each filmmaker would go on, of course, to contribute their own features to the Czechoslovak New Wave, making Pearls a fascinating compendium of artists just beginning to discover—or hone—their approaches.
—Jason Sanders
• Written by Chytilova, Bohumil Hrabal, Jires, Menzel, Nemec, Schorm, based on stories by Hrabal. Photographed by Jaroslav Kucera. With Ferdinand Kruta, Jan Pech, Frantisek Havel, Pavla Marsalkova. (107 mins, In Czech with English subtitles, B&W, 35mm, Permission Janus Films)
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(Perlicky na dne). Representing a who’s-who of the Czech New Wave, this omnibus brings together filmmakers Jan Nemec, Vera Chytilova, Jaromil Jires, Jiri Menzel, and Evald Schorm to adapt the stories of Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, whose work embraced the nation’s many outsiders, dreamers, and drunks. Nemec’s piece, The Imposters, follows two old men who regale each other with tales of their many accomplishments and victories, which may or may not have actually occurred. Each filmmaker would go on, of course, to contribute their own features to the Czechoslovak New Wave, making Pearls a fascinating compendium of artists just beginning to discover—or hone—their approaches.
—Jason Sanders
• Written by Chytilova, Bohumil Hrabal, Jires, Menzel, Nemec, Schorm, based on stories by Hrabal. Photographed by Jaroslav Kucera. With Ferdinand Kruta, Jan Pech, Frantisek Havel, Pavla Marsalkova. (107 mins, In Czech with English subtitles, B&W, 35mm, Permission Janus Films)
Archival Print!
(Perlicky na dne). Representing a who’s-who of the Czech New Wave, this omnibus brings together filmmakers Jan Nemec, Vera Chytilova, Jaromil Jires, Jiri Menzel, and Evald Schorm to adapt the stories of Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, whose work embraced the nation’s many outsiders, dreamers, and drunks. Nemec’s piece, The Imposters, follows two old men who regale each other with tales of their many accomplishments and victories, which may or may not have actually occurred. Each filmmaker would go on, of course, to contribute their own features to the Czechoslovak New Wave, making Pearls a fascinating compendium of artists just beginning to discover—or hone—their approaches.
—Jason Sanders
• Written by Chytilova, Bohumil Hrabal, Jires, Menzel, Nemec, Schorm, based on stories by Hrabal. Photographed by Jaroslav Kucera. With Ferdinand Kruta, Jan Pech, Frantisek Havel, Pavla Marsalkova. (107 mins, In Czech with English subtitles, B&W, 35mm, Permission Janus Films)
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(Perlicky na dne). Representing a who’s-who of the Czech New Wave, this omnibus brings together filmmakers Jan Nemec, Vera Chytilova, Jaromil Jires, Jiri Menzel, and Evald Schorm to adapt the stories of Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, whose work embraced the nation’s many outsiders, dreamers, and drunks. Nemec’s piece, The Imposters, follows two old men who regale each other with tales of their many accomplishments and victories, which may or may not have actually occurred. Each filmmaker would go on, of course, to contribute their own features to the Czechoslovak New Wave, making Pearls a fascinating compendium of artists just beginning to discover—or hone—their approaches.
—Jason Sanders
• Written by Chytilova, Bohumil Hrabal, Jires, Menzel, Nemec, Schorm, based on stories by Hrabal. Photographed by Jaroslav Kucera. With Ferdinand Kruta, Jan Pech, Frantisek Havel, Pavla Marsalkova. (107 mins, In Czech with English subtitles, B&W, 35mm, Permission Janus Films)
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