Daisies (Sedmikrasky) (1967)

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An exercise in avant-garde cinema that is freshly humorous and accessible, Daisies is a dark comedy that eschews a traditional narrative for a Dadaist construction of events. Perpetually dressed in vibrantly corresponding costumes and dark black eyeliner, Marie and Marie work together to create… More An exercise in avant-garde cinema that is freshly humorous and accessible, Daisies is a dark comedy that eschews a traditional narrative for a Dadaist construction of events. Perpetually dressed in vibrantly corresponding costumes and dark black eyeliner, Marie and Marie work together to create mischief. Seeing the world ruined and values worthless, they decide to "go bad." They stage various dinner dates with stale old men, eat and drink merrily while telling lies, and, in a fast-motion Chaplinesque bit of slapstick, they hop trains and lose the men. Always looking for new adventures, the girls get drunk at a nightclub and get kicked out in a grand physical comedy style. They sit around their apartment and destroy things with a deadpan whimsy, apathetic to the men professing their love. Pursuing adventure about town, the two Maries take a dumbwaiter up to a banquet hall and proceed to delightfully demolish it. Using both black-and-white and color film stock, the girls' antics are enhanced by innovative special effects and camera tricks by cinematographer Jaroslav Kucera. Historically a key film in the Czech New Wave movement, Daisies was banned and director Vera Chytilová was forbidden to work until 1975. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 14 min.
Directed By: Vera Chytilová
Genres: Drama, Art House & International, Comedy, Special Interest

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1966 Wide
On DVD: Mar 8, 2005

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Seems to drag and become tiresome and overlong even at only 74 minutes.

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Stella D

terrific, subversive, anarchic and bold
Coxxie M

Banned? for what? filming an Adam Sandler premise in strange colors and showing young girls drinking wine?
Jennifer X

What a weird, surreal, avant-garde, trippy, cool kind of movie! Though I definitely wouldn't watch it again, I love how aged yet neo age it is!
AJ V

I didn't get to see the entire movie, I don't think, but what I saw was overly experimental and artsy. If you like that kind of movie, then you'll like this, if not don't watch it. I didn't care for it.
Eric B

This absurdist romp is a sensuous delight, even if it doesn't add up to much. Two sexy, 20-ish girls decide the world is going bad, so they might as well go bad too. To that end, they run around pulling pranks, teasing men, playing with food, taunting each other and generally… More
This absurdist romp is a sensuous delight, even if it doesn't add up to much. Two sexy, 20-ish girls decide the world is going bad, so they might as well go bad too. To that end, they run around pulling pranks, teasing men, playing with food, taunting each other and generally acting like bratty, self-involved children. Um, yeah. That's about it. But the thin plot is not what's important -- the lure is in the filmmaking. Whimsical editing and brilliant use of color, including an odd fascination with archaic tinting, are what really sell the film. Despite the misleading poster, Daisies really doesn't come off as "psychedelic," but it does capture the freewheeling spirit of '60s youth. Enjoy!

Daisies (Sedmikrasky) (1967)

Critic Reviews

Featured Audience Ratings

Stella D

Coxxie M

Jennifer X

AJ V

Eric B

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