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Daisies

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Daisies
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NR,1hr 14min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Released:
January 1, 1966
Director:
Véra Chytilová
Distributor:
Facets
Starring:
Julius Albert, Jitka Cerhova, Ivana Karbanova
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Andrea LeVasseur, AMG Review
A surrealist comedy way ahead of its time, Daisies uses unconventional film techniques in its telling of two girls' wholeheartedly creative way of destroying what surrounds them. An exemplary film in the Czech New Wave movement, Daisies was banned and found director Vera Chytilová out of work. With very little narrative structure, the slapstick antics of the two protagonists, both named Marie, are ... Full Review
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