Sedmikrasky (Daisies) (1966) directed by Vera Chytilová
Two teenage girls named Marie decide that since everything in their world is spoiled, they too should become spoiled. The girls embark on a series of destructive pranks in which they consume and destroy the world about them. This movie is basically a surrealist, feminist, 60's, Czech version of 'The Simple Life,' if you can imagine that being pleasant at all. In the context of the time period, this movie can be interpreted as a biting social satire that whimsically and playfully explores the concept of ennui. Loaded with successful use of experimental film techniques, including hand painting on film, animation, and lovely fantasy sequences such as one in which the girls chop each others body parts off while their severed heads float around and giggle, this is definitely recommended viewing.
Availability: available for rental through netflix.com, and for sale on amazon.com
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