Director: Vera Chytilova
Year: 1966
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Czech
Subtitles: English
Length: 73 mins
Format: PAL | R0
Colour: Colour and Black & White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33: 1
Certificate: 15
Alternate Title: Sedmikrasky

Synopsis

A satirical, wild and irreverent story of rebellion, Vera Chytilova's classic of surrealist cinema is perhaps also the most adventurous and anarchic Czech movie of the 1960s.
Two young women, both named Marie, revolt against a degenerate, decayed and oppressive society, attacking symbols of wealth and bourgeois culture. Defiant feminist statement? Nihilistic, avant-garde comedy? It remains a cinematic enigma and its influence is still felt today – from the extreme Baise-Moi to the mainstream Thelma & Louise and in the films of (amongst others) Jacques Rivette, Bertrand Blier, Catherine Breillat and Gregg Araki.
A riotous, punk-rock poem of a film that is both hilarious and mind-warpingly innovative, Daisies continues to provoke, stimulate and entertain.

Special Features

- Journey (Cesta) – Jasmina Blazevic's acclaimed documentary film portrait of director Vera Chytilova (53 mins)
- New digital transfer with restored image and sound, approved by the director
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Booklet featuring a new essay by author and film programmer Peter Hames
- Optimal quality dual-layer disc
- Trailer