Filmbar screening of Věra Chytilová's Daisies (1966) at the Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Friday, May 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm.
Marie 1 and Marie 2 don't give a hoot about traditional morals and social norms and seduce the men who are attracted to their carefree exuberance – mostly older men – with ease. They prey on their suitors' purses and simply try to enjoy any fun that comes their way. Their escapades are a game played by the two boastful Maries as they plunge blindly from one adventure to the next. But their 'depraved' nature – as highlighted at the end by a moral underlined by Vera Chytilova – is just an innocent rebellion against the backdrop of a troubled modern world. The protagonists of 'Sedmikrásky' – embodied by the amateur actresses Jitka Cerhova and Ivana Karbanova – serve primarily as a demonstration of female liberation in the sense of the feminist currents of the time. The two Maries stand – albeit in an extreme form – for women struggling to survive in a man's world.
The screening will be followed by an informal discussion over tea. Lift is operational.
Address: Research and Publication Centre (RPC), 2nd Floor, 65 Main Boulevard Gulberg, Lahore (next to Standard Chartered Bank, above Indesign showroom).
Rashed Rahman
Editor, Pakistan Monthly Review (PMR) (link: pakistanmonthlyreview.com)
Director, Research and Publication Centre (RPC) (on Facebook)
Email: rashed.rahman1@gmail.com
Cell: 0302 8482737
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