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Daisies

Daisies

1966
Comedy, Drama
1h 14m
The life of two girls, Marie I and Marie II, who try to understand the meaning of the world and of their life. (imdb)

Directed by:

Vera Chytilová

Screenwriter:

Vera Chytilová, Ester Krumbachová, Pavel Jurácek

Starring:

Jan Klusák, Julius Albert, Jitka Cerhová, Marie Cesková, Ivana Karbanová, Jirina Myskova, Marcela Brezinová, Oldrich Hora, Josef Konícek, Jaromír Vomácka, Václav Chochola

Genres:

Comedy, Drama

AKA:

Sedmikrasky

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech
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Daisies

1966
Comedy, Drama
1h 14m
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Rated 23 Jan 2010
92
95th
You know what's a really good experimental Czech New Wave feminist film from 1966? Daisies!
Rated 23 Jan 2010
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 26 Jul 2014
11
99th
Punk rock as fuck, Marie I and Marie II boldly grab civilized society by the phallus and tell it to go fuck itself, and so begins Chytilova's DAISIES, an assault on what's proper and "spoiled." The gleeful anarchy of it all is a liberating, almost hallucinatory experience, and I can't recommend it enough. I fell in love immediately.
Rated 26 Jul 2014
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 31 Jul 2007
90
97th
It was a matter of minutes before I was madly in love with this movie. Not content with just portraying a pair of air-headed, giggling, capricious, coquettish, castrating - but hot - bitches, instead Chytilova manipulates our point of view, deftly infecting the viewer themself with this crazy girlishness. We become Maries. Formally speaking it's a hyper-new-wave movie that may take its cues from Godard but then makes the perkiest Godard seem heavy by comparisson.
Rated 31 Jul 2007
toddbolondzToddBolondz
Rated 26 Jul 2010
88
76th
Another brilliant new wave film from Jean-Luc Godard. Thank god it's one of his pure fun films and isn't about sociopolitical concerns at all. Marie is the better-acted of the two, although her French doesn't sound at all like French. I put this down to poor direction on Godard's part.
Rated 26 Jul 2010
macswellMacSwell
Rated 20 Mar 2016
25
5th
Two girls decide to "go bad" in the face of a grim political background and proceed to behave obnoxiously in every situation they find themselves in. The comedy is intended to derive from their cheekiness, deadpan delivery and general clowning around, but it's all just thoroughly irritating. The surreal moments offer no real joy either.
Rated 20 Mar 2016
caffecaffe
Rated 18 Mar 2015
81
82nd
Fantastically anarchic and too much fun to be accused of being pretentious. Treats those who would come to it looking for traditional narrative much in the way the girls in the movie treat their male victims: not only are we not gonna give you what you want, we're gonna mock you for wanting it in the first place. One of those movies that seems like it's gonna be hard work at first, but ends up being a true delight if you just go along with it.
Rated 18 Mar 2015
djrossdjross
Rated 15 Feb 2023
20
3rd
Two girls giggle and pout their way brainlessly through various more or less incoherent scenes. Perhaps we’re supposed to find it all “gleefully anarchic” and “visually inventive”, but it just gave this viewer the feeling that it would be better to oppose every kind of fun than to embrace this kind. Seems that’s a minority view; some have even included it in their greatest-of-all-time lists. What can I say? I only wish that some kind of repressive authority had forbidden me from watching it.
Rated 15 Feb 2023
zmoatszmoats
Rated 20 Jul 2016
87
77th
I know I can't tell you what I just saw. It was rapidly cut most of the time, colorful, experimental, and wild. It was also a metaphor for something larger than itself. I'll let you know when I figure that part out. In the meantime, I have to praise Vera Chytilova's beautiful, weird, and at times, nonsensical direction. Jitka Cerhova (Marie I) and Ivana Karbanova (Marie II) also deserve praise for their performances in this fantastically odd film.
Rated 20 Jul 2016
dean_franzDean Franz
Rated 31 Oct 2013
79
76th
A joyously anarchic treasure from the "FUCK THE MAN!"-school of subversive filmmaking. Like watching a wolverine with panties on its head (...for some reason) attack a herd of manatee. It's all clumsily fragmented and noisy for the sake of it, not to mention artsy as hell, but so were the Swell Maps and the Swell Maps were awesome.
Rated 31 Oct 2013
chadisdangerchadisdanger
Rated 21 Feb 2011
89
94th
This is one of the most gleefully experimental films I've ever seen, delighting in its own freeform nature and unpredictability. Every second is more surprising and fun than the last. Although it's difficult to get a thematic grasp on at first, Chytilová's fierce political and satirical purpose becomes clear as these girls playfully tear apart the "spoiled" world they inhabit. If you have to see a dadaist, cheerfully existential (what?!), stylish feminist Czech film this week, make it this one.
Rated 21 Feb 2011
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 23 Feb 2008
82
73rd
Flawed, but highly entertaining. Chytilová employs a wild palette of photographic and editing techniques to contribute to the anything-goes tone. Very inventive use of music and sound. It's loose and unpredictable and just plain FUN. The biggest drawback is that Marie and Marie are charming at times, but they also can be highly obnoxious. Also the symbolism is occasionally far too blunt. Although the movie can be challenging, if you let yourself go along with it, it's a dazzling, wild ride.
Rated 23 Feb 2008
judo_koalaJudo Koala
Rated 10 Aug 2017
85
90th
An atomic fusion of frenetic film form experimentation and subversive-anarchic-slapstick in what is still one of my favourite anti-bourgeois, -authoritarian, and -patriarchal films of all time. Punk rock as fuck. I live for those colour filters.
Rated 10 Aug 2017
twincinematwincinema
Rated 11 Jun 2022
85
85th
This feels like the 2000s indie girl aesthetic wrapped up in one film. Also feels like a huge influence on Sofia Coppola, Ghost World, and Frances Ha. It's surreal and absurd, and I had a lot of fun watching this. Some scenes are Chaplin-esque (which is a fancier way of saying slapstick).
Rated 11 Jun 2022
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 20 Oct 2020
35
24th
Two girls doing absurd and asinine antics. The soundtrack was quite annoying. The editing stinks. Most of it plays like a bad dream. The plot is muddled to the point of incomprehension. This movie was very hard to enjoy. Overall, not worthwhile except as a study on absurdity.
Rated 20 Oct 2020
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 02 Mar 2020
90
98th
Imaginative, creative, transgressive, and whatever -ives I forgot.
Rated 02 Mar 2020
dardandardan
Rated 15 Feb 2016
50
43rd
Beyonce is seen as an icon of feminism. Songs of hers include 'say my name', 'independent women', 'put a ring on it'. These all still hold a relative position to men, often protesting them - in this protest wanting to change a relation she nonetheless affirms as subordinate. Daisies break barriers by foregoing them: unconstrained desire, unlimited freedom. They do so by casting the reality in oblivion, or delusion, suggesting comedic catharsis by having a brief relief to some male behaviours.
Rated 15 Feb 2016
julie_rubioJulie Rubio
Rated 01 Aug 2014
100
98th
"You don't belong to this century Do you hear me?"
Rated 01 Aug 2014
neonmanNeonman
Rated 03 Dec 2013
84
78th
A cartoonish surrealist film that explores Dadaism and passiveness via these two obnoxious, childish, but fun to watch chicks. A lot of the effects are cool in a '90s indie music video sort of way. The climax reminded me of the climax of Viridiana, but this is way better and more accomplished.
Rated 03 Dec 2013
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 06 Jul 2013
1
12th
nope
Rated 06 Jul 2013
three-questions_ii???
Rated 02 Jan 2012
90
93rd
The ginger Marie looks so soft and it's like the film disturbs her softness with all the playfulness and jump cuts. But that's just what I felt, I don't know. Also, the director most definitely prefers her over the other Marie.
Rated 02 Jan 2012
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 11 Aug 2010
50
47th
I can totally understand why i used to hate this, but in retrospect this is easily the best of these surreal/campy/political films like Sweet Movie or The Holy Mountain, although i still can't completely love it. At best it's like a less intellectually rigorous Godard film, and i do have to admit it features some pretty remarkable experimental visual techniques. The girls start to get sort of irritating after a while though, but at least the running time is not too long.
Rated 11 Aug 2010
obdurateObdurate
Rated 26 Jul 2008
80
67th
Rewatched this without even knowing I saw it. Chaotic in how it's filmed/presented, with lots of colour changing and kinetic editing. Surrealist. The style very much goes along with the nature of these characters, who are just bored and doing whatever the hell they want. The aimlessness isn't always exciting but I do appreciate it more now than I did before.
Rated 26 Jul 2008
cinematicespCinematicESP
Rated 24 Feb 2008
59
6th
Visually cool at times, but it really takes some patience to watch it. A great achievement of expression during a time of oppression, but not the best film.
Rated 24 Feb 2008
0real020REAL02
Rated 14 Sep 2024
40
6th
No pierdan su tiempo viendo esto, es un inodoro puesto en un museo con cháchara detrás. No vi nada especialmente llamativo y no conduce a ningún lugar claro. Revolucionaria, sí, y mediocre también.
Rated 14 Sep 2024
rihreyrihrey
Rated 25 Oct 2023
72
95th
They're so crazy!
Rated 25 Oct 2023
kough33kough33
Rated 03 Oct 2023
64
34th
The context is removed thus no comparison can be made. Chytilová has created a world of her own in which the internal desires of men, and especially women, remain as we know them but every other thing is manipulated. Maries live in a world that the hypothetical revolution has prevailed and they are enjoying its fruits (foods and cakes)!
Rated 03 Oct 2023
tpbradburytpbradbury
Rated 26 Dec 2022
3
2nd
Was annoyed with the silliness at the start, but gradually got onto the same wavelength. It needed to be odd to get passed the censors!
Rated 26 Dec 2022
shockularSHOCKULAR
Rated 12 Jul 2022
12
0th
I hated this. It basically seems to be about two garbage people who ruin the day of everyone they encounter by acting like asses. I didn't find it fun or funny, and the aesthetic, while unique, reminded me more than anything of someone who just discovered their IPhone filters and is a little too excited. If they were just taking things out on men I'd think there's maybe some interesting commentary there, but they are just as awful to women.
Rated 12 Jul 2022
croweycrowey
Rated 17 Nov 2021
72
69th
Amusing and beautiful. I don't recall there being much substance, but worth watching for the sly humor, antics and gorgeous cinematography alone. Would easily add to Top 200 must see films.
Rated 17 Nov 2021
metismetis
Rated 06 Aug 2021
75
59th
8?
Rated 06 Aug 2021
larmorlarmor
Rated 11 Feb 2021
55
47th
I'm less bothered by the movie's naive and vapid politics than by all the reviews referring to "anarchy", probably from people who are not anarchists themselves or who have only read Stirner (Chytilova may fit as she seems to be into individualism). It merely offers a false dichotomy between complete obedience and pure hedonistic destruction/consumption. Some nice visuals but wasted away by a lack of politics behind the superficially gleeful "breaking of social structures and conventions".
Rated 11 Feb 2021
calexicoCalexico
Rated 31 Jan 2021
65
23rd
Extreme chaos and anti-sociality. I knew kids with this energy in college.
Rated 31 Jan 2021
yamilvidalYamilVidal
Rated 31 Jan 2021
92
91st
All aspiring and established "influencers" should watch this film.
Rated 31 Jan 2021
hazelhawkshazelhawks
Rated 08 Oct 2020
68
62nd
Wild free-form satire about chicks behaving badly with the specter of WW2 hovering about to keep things in perspective and give it some context. The resetting of the dinner table was great.
Rated 08 Oct 2020
caspiancaspian
Rated 04 Oct 2020
95
95th
surreal, full of sardonic wit
Rated 04 Oct 2020
ribcageribcage
Rated 02 Oct 2020
93
95th
I was hooked on every moment -- Jitka Cerhová and Ivana Karbanová are diabolically good as the two girls, Marie I and Marie II, getting into whatever trouble they see fit while gabbing away nonsensically about life, men, desire, whatever. They love to devour and Vera Chytilová loves to cut, color, twist, mangle, assault the film to match the chaos of the Maries. Something is happening in every frame of this movie. Holy shit this was exciting!
Rated 02 Oct 2020
honeybHoneyB
Rated 12 Jul 2020
78
68th
Funny, vivid shenanigans. Just indulgence, no inhibitions, total freedom... before they "put us in our place".
Rated 12 Jul 2020
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 03 Jun 2020
60
36th
There are some movies you get the most out of when you're younger. Once you become world-weary, you begin to expect certain things; in a movie that's usually plot and character. This is a movie that hyperkinetically goes in a lot of different directions, and, as an older person, I wondered if this symphony was playing the same tune. (Interestingly, the part I enjoyed the most was the bonkers musical effects.) Too much anarchy for me, even though bits were almost fun to watch.
Rated 03 Jun 2020
fra_paolofra paolo
Rated 17 May 2020
93
94th
Ambiguous to the point of genius.
Rated 17 May 2020
yarenYaren
Rated 02 Mar 2020
70
13th
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Rated 02 Mar 2020
feublofeublo
Rated 18 Nov 2019
88
83rd
More bold than pretentious with it's playful, cheeky attitude. Perhaps Godard sat down with Vera playfully smirking as she explained her problems. A provocative treat for the eyes with it's anarchy.
Rated 18 Nov 2019
mikeparasolmikeparasol
Rated 18 Jun 2019
97
98th
A radical call for freedom, the surreal absurdity of it is constantly entertaining, while the visual flourishes feel exciting and never extraneous.
Rated 18 Jun 2019
lofisofilofisofi
Rated 30 Jan 2019
39
35th
anarchistic, chaotic, immature.
Rated 30 Jan 2019
ottott
Rated 23 Aug 2018
90
94th
cut the banana!!!
Rated 23 Aug 2018
anilscnanilscn
Rated 22 Aug 2018
50
48th
Sinema bu kadar basit olmamalı arkadaşlar ne olursunuz. 25 yaşlarındaki iki kızın 5 yaşındaki çocuklar gibi aptal aptal hareketler yapmasını nasıl olağan buluyorsunuz. Senaryo berbat. Oyunculuklar korkunç ötesi. Görüntü yönetimi ve alt metinler çok iyi ama bu gerçekten bir şey ifade etmiyor. Bu çocuk filminin abartılmasını gerçekten gülünç buluyorum.
Rated 22 Aug 2018
fuzzleshnopsfuzzleshnops
Rated 24 Jul 2018
91
89th
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Rated 24 Jul 2018
icarusIcarus
Rated 13 Jun 2018
81
65th
Formally inventive and constantly in your face, the film plays so well off of its opening image of machine parts working in unison. As these young women find outlets for their appetites, we glean the desperation for freedom in a stilted society, but also, conversely, the ways in which their leaders have fed off of them.
Rated 13 Jun 2018
le_mamile mami
Rated 03 Aug 2017
80
81st
Some movies can not be reviewed.
Rated 03 Aug 2017
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 11 Sep 2015
99
98th
Você tá ligado o quão gritante é a diferença de um personagem feminino dirigido por outra mulher?
Rated 11 Sep 2015
tonykbTonyKB
Rated 23 Sep 2014
80
63rd
Tjekkisk avant garde-film om to kvinner ved navn Marie som bestemmer seg for å være leie. Mange fete bilder og et spik spenna gæærnt plott gjorde den veldig fornøyelig, men jeg trenger nok et gjensyn for å plukke opp mer av de underliggende meningene. På en og samme tid feministisk og anti-feministisk? Er anarki bra eller ikke? Veitafaen
Rated 23 Sep 2014
pyrosexualpyrosexual
Rated 05 Sep 2014
78
56th
As pretentious as expected, but containing a frenetic energy that gives enough of a sense of forward momentum to carry it through.
Rated 05 Sep 2014
oskarhuoskarhu
Rated 20 Aug 2014
81
78th
Pointless but fun. Some nice visuals in there as well.
Rated 20 Aug 2014
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 22 Jun 2014
6
83rd
totally fun film about smashing down the barriers. it makes no narrative sense, and in fact barely has a plot at all, but instead makes a bold statement regarding social structures. beautiful chaotic anarchy. woo! actually, though, why does this have a scene of blackface in it? immediately followed by a cut to the women eating a watermelon. what is that supposed to be "saying"?
Rated 22 Jun 2014
bofbof
Rated 15 Mar 2014
81
86th
If the world is bad, let us be bad. All power structures are conservative, they can only be broken up by pure refusal to play along even with something as basic as language and storytelling.
Rated 15 Mar 2014
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 17 Jan 2014
80
37th
Daisies is an anarchic blast of high-energy that's full of vibrant and powerful imagery. Like Looney Tunes meets Chaplin on LSD, it's a strange and bewildering critique of Communist rule - though some read it as a feminist flick, and surely others could find even more ways to interpret it. But for all of the craziness within, it doesn't strike me as being as strong as the more focused Czech New Wave efforts - Firemen's Ball, Closely Watched Trains and what have you.
Rated 17 Jan 2014
redflagredflag
Rated 22 Oct 2013
97
89th
Anarchy.
Rated 22 Oct 2013
moody_mehdimoody mehdi
Rated 13 Oct 2012
93
64th
whoaa...!!...a screeching anarchic feminine voice smashing everything in it's way to smithereens in a way so delightful it almost seems sadistic...and we take pleasure in witnessing this 'sadism' unfold....its an onslaught on our senses, our 'moral codes' and the holy tenets of cinema itself..a visual blitzkrieg of sorts...i had no idea how to react at the end of this...!...but...it was a good feeling ! ;)
Rated 13 Oct 2012
susie_mauvesusie-mauve
Rated 16 Sep 2012
87
70th
prowlerprowler
Rated 24 Aug 2012
83
84th
a Daisies & Cook/Thief/Wife/Lover double bill would probably be interesting
Rated 24 Aug 2012
andaghandagh
Rated 17 Jun 2012
95
88th
This movie is hilarious. I love the dedication at the end.
Rated 17 Jun 2012
mrbitternessMrBitterness
Rated 16 May 2012
90
61st
A good art film for beginners. Fairly easy to follow narrative, charming characters, and very inventive use of color. However, in the last 10 or 15 minutes, the "COMMUNISM=BAD AND OPPRESSIVE" symbolism gets really heavy-handed. Fortunately, the first hour is a great example of early psychedelic experimentalist filmmaking.
Rated 16 May 2012
theyshoot11theyshoot11
Rated 01 Dec 2011
67
34th
#662
Rated 01 Dec 2011
alon_reterAlon Reter
Rated 21 Mar 2011
75
82nd
The ginger Marie looks so soft and it's like the film disturbs her softness with all the playfulness and jump cuts. But that's just what I felt, I don't know. Also, the director prefers her over the other Marie.
Rated 21 Mar 2011
jodamicojodamico
Rated 04 Mar 2011
84
93rd
I'm such a sucker for these blindly, jubilantly experimental films.
Rated 04 Mar 2011
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 07 Dec 2010
79
78th
The feminist symbolism may be a little heavy-handed for today's tastes but its energy and playfulness make this a fun watch. Some really great montages and editing effects too.
Rated 07 Dec 2010
strangefanstrangefan
Rated 08 Oct 2010
95
64th
Deliriously funny and wildly imaginative.
Rated 08 Oct 2010
theyshoot10theyshoot10
Rated 15 Jan 2010
69
38th
613
Rated 15 Jan 2010
theyshoot08theyshoot08
Rated 19 Dec 2008
73
46th
548
Rated 19 Dec 2008
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 16 May 2008
77
51st
If you're looking fur a fun surreal absurdist experience, you'll definitely find it here. I had a good time watching it, and the short length keeps it from getting grating, but I never really got into it. It had some very creative visuals and editing and the girls are charismatic. Still, I couldn't help but find the whole thing rather aimless. If there was some deeper meaning here it went over my head.
Rated 16 May 2008
yilbyilb
Rated 22 Mar 2008
90
98th
Cute, delightful, creative. Episodic with little narrative. Fun art.
Rated 22 Mar 2008
theyshoot07theyshoot07
Rated 02 Mar 2008
75
60th
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Rated 02 Mar 2008

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