#4 Daisies

Better Than Speed

Czech it out! Get ready for a deep dive into the feminist Czech New Wave classic DAISIES (aka Fucking With Dudes and Putting Them on Trains). Documentary filmmaker Jessica Schilling joins us to debate its merits against the bus that couldn’t slow down.

Plus, Daniel mounts a spirited yet unsuccessful defense of the disastrous Tom Hanks vanity project FORREST GUMP.

You can watch a whole host of Czech New Wave classics we discuss on this episode, including V?ra Chytilová’s DAISIES, Jaromil Jireš’ VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS, Ester Krumbachová’s A REPORT ON THE PARTY AND ITS GUESTS, František Vlá?il’s MARKETA LAZAROVÁ, as well as the omnibus PEARLS OF THE DEEP, by signing up for a 14-day free trial of FilmStruck.

If you’re interested in watching Miloš Forman’s masterpiece of comic absurdity FIREMEN’S BALL, Criterion Collection has an out-of-print DVD, but you may be able to unearth a copy with a quick trip to your local library. Luckily, Ji?í Menzel’s CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS can still be purchased on Criterion’s web site if you’re in the mood for a hefty dose of anti-fascist fatalism.

FilmStruck also has a copy of the film we’ll be watching for our next episode, Georges Franju’s French surrealist gem EYES WITHOUT A FACE.