Daisies is a particularly unique czech new-wave film and is wonderful for its experimentation, humour and visual
madness. As with most great films, you can't really pin down the meaning
of this one. It features two young women who make a decision that if the
world is spoiled, then they will be spoiled. They thus embark on an
unhinged, madcap odyssey in which they dine and tease older men, cause
havoc in a nightclub, get into food fights, and cut each other up with
scissors in one of my favourite, bonkers scenes.
What I love about this film is the sense of liberation and freedom it gives. The film is an uninhbited, humorous exploration of cinematic form which never ceases to entertain. It reminds me, to some extent, of the Japanese film Hausu (1977), in that Hausu is equally uninhibited and formally experimental.
If one wanted to get all political, one
could read Daisies, through the unfettered adventures of its female
characters, as an anarchist and feminist film. I say this as you have two women
defying social conventions, toying with men and freely expressing themselves (albeit in
an absurd, silly way).
Daisies was made a female director, Věra Chytilová. I feel this is worth pointing out as there weren't a huge amount of female directors at the time, especially making films like this. Ultimately, Daisies perfectly encapsulates the experimental, subversive mood of 60s new-wave cinema.
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