Daisies

This avant-garde Czech film follows two young women, both named Marie, who embark on a destructive path of pranks and excess. Believing themselves to be spoiled and damaged, they decide that the whole world is spoiled and that they too should be spoiled. Their chaotic adventures involve seducing older men, feasting ostentatiously, and engaging in increasingly surreal and destructive behavior, culminating in a symbolic dismantling of their world.

Daisies is a landmark of the Czechoslovak New Wave, celebrated for its bold experimentation and feminist themes. While initially controversial and briefly banned for its perceived wastefulness and critique of authority, it has since gained international acclaim as a cult classic. Critics often praise its visual inventiveness, anarchic spirit, and the captivating performances of its lead actresses.

• Visually stunning and wildly inventive.

• A groundbreaking feminist and surrealist masterpiece.

• Energetic, chaotic, and thematically rich.

Google audience: Viewers are captivated by the film's unique, surreal style and its rebellious spirit. Many appreciate the feminist undertones and the sheer audacity of the storytelling, though some find its non-linear narrative and destructive themes challenging.

Awarded the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival (1967).

The film was initially banned by the Czechoslovakian authorities for its perceived message of wastefulness and its critique of socialist society, only being widely released years later.