Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Daisies (1966)

Daisies is a 1966 comedy-drama surrealist Czech film. It has been both controversial and acclaimed. It can be watched free on Reference.TV, with an HBO MAX subscription, or on Youtube:



AnOtherMag opens with this: "Věra Chytilová’s 60s masterpiece Daisies is a brilliantly surreal trip into an aesthetic paradise, and a utopia where women are liberated from the conservative conventions of etiquette" and says "it was filmed during a brief period of artistic liberalism following the homogeneity of Czech’s Communist rule and before the Soviet invasion of 1968 which saw it banned for “depicting the wanton”. Simultaneously a brilliant dissent against political conservativsm and an endless source of fashion inspiration".

Art Forum says, "Although not immediately regarded as a masterpiece, Daisies is now understood as a classic text from the golden age of Eastern European allegory—albeit with a difference." Slant Magazine has a positive review. BirthMoviesDeath concludes, "Turns out one of 1966's most psychedelic, provocative films is one of its most progressive, too."

14 comments:

  1. ...controversial and age restricted!

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    1. Well, Youtube's age restriction is meaningless. Sometimes it's appropriately labeled and sometimes not.

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  2. Very interesting movie I liked it.

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  3. Not sure I'm old enough to view this age restricted film (grin).

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    1. lol! Yeah, and I sometimes don't understand their criteria. Like movie and game ratings, they're meaningless unless you know what their restricted for.

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  4. Sounds interesting, have bookmarked it! Thanks, Valerie

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  5. The preview came up as restricted. But it does sound interesting.

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    1. 18+ to view, but I passed 18 many moons ago ;) There's more info on what content they do this for on their support site at this link

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  6. Sounds very progressive for it's time, must be an interesting film! Happy wishes 😁. Hugs, Jo x

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    1. I enjoyed watching these 2 young women in action lol

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  7. It does progressive for its time.

    All the best Jan

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    1. I don't know anything about Czech film. This makes me think I need to watch more :)

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