Daisies

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Works from a group of directors that used film to speak out about the hypocrisy and absurdity of the Communist state.
"Eclipse from the Criterion Collection"--Container.
Sedmikrasky based on a story by Vera Chytilová; O slavnosti a hostech based on a story by Ester Krumbachová.
Originally produced as motion pictures from 1966-1967.
[Disc 2]. Sedmikrasky = Daisies (76 min. ; 1966) / directed and written by Vera Chytilová ; screenplay by Vera Chytilová, Ester Krumbachová, Pavel Jurácek ; O slavnosti a hostech = A report on the party and guests (70 min. ; 1967) / directed and written by Jan Nemec ; story and screenplay by Ester Krumbachova.
Sedmikrasky: Ivana Karbanova, Jitka Cerhova, Mari Cesková. -- O slavnosti a hostech: Helena Pejšková, Jana Prachařová, Zdena Škvorecká.
Sedmikrasky: "Two teenage girls decide that since the world is spoiled they will be spoiled as well; accordingly they embark on a series of destructive pranks in which they consume and destroy the world about them." -- O slavnosti a hostech: "A pleasant picnic grows sinister when a cabal of mysterious men emerges from the forest and takes control."
DVD; NTSC; region 1.; Dolby Digital mono; aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Contents: Selections. -- Sedmikrasky. -- Slavnosti a hostech.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Irreverent and Colorful Delight submitted by AGAPHD on August 8, 2018, 10:17pm I LOVE this film. It's unlike anything else I've seen -- wonderfully creative and a pleasure to watch. There are new details to discover with every viewing. A reflection of its time, yet still relevant today.

VERY SILLY nonsense movie that passed as art 60 years ago. NOTHING to see here. submitted by Tassos on November 21, 2022, 7:38am go see a movie WORTH seeing.