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Daisies (Czech: Sedmikrásky) is a 1966 Czechoslovakian arthouse surrealist experimental satirical psychological comedy film written and directed by Věra Chytilová. Regarded as a milestone of the Czechoslovak New Wave movement, [4] [5] it follows two young women (Jitka Cerhová and Ivana Karbanová), both named Marie, who engage in ...
Daisies: Directed by Vera Chytilová. With Ivana Karbanová, Jitka Cerhová, Marie Cesková, Jirina Myskova. After realizing that all world is spoiled, Marie and Marie are committed to be spoiled themselves.
- (16K)
- Comedy
- Vera Chytilová
- 1966-12-30
Dec 10, 2022 · A satirical, wild and irreverent story of rebellion, Vera Chytilová’s classic of surrealist cinema is perhaps also the most adventurous and anarchic Czech movie of the 1960s. Two young women, both named Marie, revolt against a degenerate, decayed and oppressive society, attacking symbols of wealth and bourgeois culture.
- 78 min
Mar 27, 2021 · Daisies. Maybe the New Wave’s most anarchic entry, Věra Chytilová’s absurdist farce follows the misadventures of two brash young women. Believing the world to be “spoiled,” they embark on a series of pranks in which nothing—food, clothes, men, war—is taken seriously.
- 76 min
The result is Daisies, the most defiant provocation of the Czechoslovak New Wave, an exuberant call to rebellion aimed squarely at those who uphold authoritarian oppression in any form. If the entire world is bad, why shouldn’t we be?
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Jul 20, 2020 · The Plot. Daisies opens its credits on a whirring machine intercut with footage of wartime explosions. Upbeat, repetitive drums play, sounding almost anthemic. We are introduced to two young women — the two Maries — moving robotically.
Nov 1, 2022 · Daisies is the most formally radical and one of the most politically subversive films of what is now known as the Czechoslovak New Wave.
