Introduction to Daisies

Věra Chytilová’s 1966 surrealist and anarchic farce follows the misadventures of two bored and rebellious young Czech women. The women, both called Marie, revolt against a degenerate and oppressive society, attacking symbols of wealth and bourgeois culture. Daisies is a riotous, hilarious and aesthetically rich film that is widely considered one of the great works…