Daisies

(Sedmikrásky, Vera Chytilová, Czechoslovakia 1966, 74 min., 35mm, Czech w/English subtitles)

An anarchic, absurdist farce that follows two young women on a series of pranks in which nothing—food, clothes, men, war—is taken seriously. An aesthetically and politically adventurous film, Daisies is an entertaining barrage of color, effects, collage, slapstick, and surrealism, with Chytilová showing as little respect for “traditional” modes of moviemaking as her heroines do for the niceties of everyday living. The film reached #28 on Sight and Sound magazine's list of The Greatest Films of All Time.