Daisies (1966) on Netflix
Marie and Marie, two teenage girls, decide the world is spoiled and choose to be spoiled too. They carry out destructive pranks, ripping off older men and feasting on lavish meals.
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Plot summary
After realizing that all world is spoiled, Marie and Marie are committed to be spoiled themselves. They rip off older men, feast in lavish meals and do all kinds of mischief. But what is all this leading to?
After realizing that all world is spoiled, blond Marie and brunette Marie are committed to be spoiled themselves. Their life motto is: Nothing is bad as long as you are having fun. They rip off older men, feast in lavish meals and do all kinds of mischief. But what is all this leading to?
—Martin Brachvogel
Two teenage girls, both named Marie, 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. This freewheeling, madcap feminist farce was immediately banned by the government.
Cast
- Julius Albertas Elder Playboy
- Jan Klusákas Younger Playboy
- Jirina Myskovaas Toilet Assistant
- Oldrich Horaas Playboy
- Václav Chochola
- Jaromír Vomáckaas Cheerful Man
- Josef Konícekas Dancer in the Cabaret
- František Uldrich
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Daisies (1966)
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- Daisies won the Trilobit Award as the best Czechoslovak film of 1966, but after communist MP Jaroslav Pružinec attacked it during interpellations in May 1967 it was pulled from all major cinemas for "depicting the wanton" and left showing only in smaller venues.
- Neither of the film's two leads was a professional actress when cast: Ivana Karbanová was a salesclerk and Jitka Cerhová was a student.
