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Daisies
Vera Chytilová / CSHH, 1966 / 76 min.
Two young women turn everyday life upside down to escape the oppressive atmosphere of Communism. The refreshing Daisies by Czech nouvelle vague pioneer Vera Chytilová is exuberantly anarchic. A Central European classic, now screening in a brand new 35mm print.
Czechoslovakia, 1966: two years before the Russian incursion. Marie I and Marie II, young women with a lust for life, are bored. Communist culture is dreary and unimaginative, so the two of them decide to shake things up a bit. They don bathing suits and brightly coloured skirts, have a riotous food fight, steal what they need and disrupt the everyday grind completely.
From 6 March, Daisies will also screen in a digital 4K restoration.
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Details
Director
Vera Chytilová
Production year
1966
Country
CSHH
Original title
Sedmikrásky
Length
76 min.
Language
Czech
Subtitles
ENG
Format
35mm
Part of
Restored & Unseen
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