Daisies film

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Director: Vera Chytilová

The dazzling, baffling, rebellious, and singular artistic vision of Vera Chytilová's Daisies

Ivana Karbanová and Jitka Cerhová in Daisies - 1966

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. Daisies is an aesthetically and politically adventurous film that’s widely considered one of the great works of feminist cinema.

Beautiful double pose. They do exist after all. From the 1966 film Daisies. One of my favorites! #fashion #aesthetic #daisiesfilm #cinema #film #editorial #abstract

From the 1966 film Daisies. One of my favorites! #fashion #aesthetic #daisiesfilm #cinema #film #editorial #abstract

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Studies show that half of all film school graduates are women, yet only 5% of them are working Hollywood directors. This is not only a problem in Hollywood but everywhere in the world. There are prejudice and difficulties akin to them, common stories of declined financing help and even production interruptions due to certain chosen […]

Daisies

There will always be a special place in my heart for sassy, disruptive Czech girls.

Daisies (1966). Directed by Vera Chytlová. Cinematography by Jaroslav Kucera.

Remembering the life and work of one of the Czech New Wave's most distinctive voices