Daisies (1966)  

Sat. Mar. 7 

Doors – 7:00 PM  

Organ Overture – 7:30 PM  

Films – 8:00 PM  

Tickets - $6  

1hr 16min | NR | Comedy/Chaos | Czechoslovakia 

Preshow includes a 22min Short Film – At the World Cafeteria directed by Věra Chytilová

Audacity. Anarchy. Daisies.  

Hedonism. Nihilism. Daisies. 

Gluttony. Debauchery. Daisies. 

Experimentation. Provocation. Daisies. 

Out of the creative fecundity of the 1960’s Czechoslovak New Wave sprung Daisies, a satirical comedy born of the mind of writer/director Věra Chytilová and her collaborators Pavel Juráček and Ester Krumbachová. Playful and surreal, this critique of authority, patriarchy and empty decadence delivers catharsis just as it evokes discomfiture. With a manic visual approach and antagonistic attitude it presents a sly condemnation of a social order that would rather look away politely than confront the inequality and oppression at the heart of society.  

Ostensibly about two young women named Marie on an extended spree of gleeful depravity, Daisies demands your attention. What you make of it—a profound political statement or just a far-out trip into absurdity—is up to you. 

Don’t miss your chance to see it at the Senate on the big screen. 

Parking is available in our gated lot, on Gilbert, and Michigan Avenue