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What's your favorite film by Vera Chytilová?

Daisies
5 (25%)
Fruit of Paradise
1 (5%)
Hra o jablko (The Apple Game)
0 (0%)
Panelstory aneb Jak se rodí sídliste (Prefab Story)
0 (0%)
Kalamita (Calamity)
0 (0%)
The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun
0 (0%)
Vlci bouda (Wolf's Lair)
0 (0%)
A Hoof Here, a Hoof There
0 (0%)
The Inheritance or CINECAST!offguysgoodday
0 (0%)
Pasti, pasti, pasticky (Traps)
0 (0%)
Vyhnání z ráje (Expulsion from Paradise)
0 (0%)
Pleasant Moments
0 (0%)
haven't seen any
12 (60%)
don't like any
2 (10%)
other
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 20

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Chytilová, Vera
« on: November 15, 2010, 03:28:19 PM »
1. Daisies
2. Fruit of Paradise
3. The Inheritance or CINECAST!offguysgoodday



Expecting a lot of "haven't seen any" for this one... even on IMDb, most of her films have fewer than 200 votes.  But I find her work (what little I've seen) very intriguing.  Daisies reminds me a lot of Celine and Julie Go Boating, but better and funnier.
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Re: Chytilová, Vera - Director's Best
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2010, 03:33:30 PM »
Haven't seen any

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Re: Chytilová, Vera - Director's Best
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2010, 03:40:18 PM »
Haven't seen any.

The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun is a great title.
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Re: Chytilová, Vera
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2014, 11:05:32 PM »
I can't do it. I didn't like what I've seen and I can't get a strong enough recommendation on anything else.

1. Daisies
2. Something Different
3. Pearls of the Deep - "Automat Svet"
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Re: Chytilová, Vera - Director's Best
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2018, 01:40:39 AM »
Fruit Of Paradise, 90°
Daisies, 85°
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Re: Chytilová, Vera
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2020, 11:35:42 PM »
Something Different (1963)
★ ★
I like the idea here, two parallel stories of women (a housewife and a gymnast) becoming increasingly frustrated by their expected role and duty while trying to find happiness for themselves. I like the idea, but aside from some smash edits, there's no drama. I got more out of reading what the film  is about then actually experiencing it.


I also started to rewatch Daisies, but I can't click with Chytilová

 

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