*Daisies* and Meshes of the Afternoon - 2 films and intro

Let's have a Silly Sunday morning with 2 fun, oddly satisfying experimental films... **Read to the bottom NOW for other fun stuff**This 2 film program highlights 2 exceptional artists, pioneers in feminist filmmaking: Věra Chytilová and Maya Deren.

#1. Daisies (1966) trailer: https://youtu.be/9vBGo95SJz4?si=b_qh9JwsWkrnmfa8 Two bored Czech women play pranks and rebel against a materialist society. (1 hr 15 mins, Czech w Eng subtitles)
Stylistically anarchic & spiritedly played, Daisies is a liberating rebuke of polite society that will bring the rebel out of viewers who are up for the freewheeling ride. It is cool, weird, and fun…A statement against the violence in this world.

Brace yourself for some of the most exuberant Pop Art imagery ever put on screen. "Literally one of the greatest films ever made, but very difficult to explain why".

#2. Meshes of the Afternoon(1943) – A woman falls asleep & has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. (14 mins, Eng) An extraordinary piece of avant garde filmmaking which predates the work of David Lynch & others. Voted 16th greatest film of all time. "One of the most influential works in experimental cinema” Trailer: MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON SILENT TRAILER (1943) - YouTube

The 2-film Show Begins at 11 am. BUY tix here($18 includes both films): Daisies | Vancouver International Film Festival (viff.org) I suggest buying your tix ahead.

This is part of VIFFs Pantheon series. The show starts with a 15 min intro & features a bookclub-style discussion afterwards.

We'll sit on the main floor of the theatre, 5 or 6 rows from the front. left side. I'll post our exact location in the Comments. Arrive 15-20 mins early if you'd like to sit with the group.

If you'd like to join for a quick crepe snack at Crepe Express before the film, msg me directly thru meetup chat by noon Fri(May 17) & I’ll give you the details. I'll be trying their organic strawberry jam & butter crepe w my coffee....190521_CC Take Away Menu.indd (cafecrepe.com)

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More fun things:
* We're going to see Heroic Opera's The Old Maid & The Thief comedy opera on Sun, June 2 at 2:30 pm. Events – Heroic Opera There's a 10% off code SUBSCRIBER10 til Apr 30. If you get a tkt, let me know, we'll sit together. It's 1.5 hr long & sounds intriguing. :)
* On Fri, June 21, National Indigenous People's Day, Cinematheque is showing a FREE indigenous shorts series with a director Q&A. Click on the 'Tickets' Star to get your free tkt: The Cinematheque / National Indigenous Peoples Day: Pêyakotêwisiwin (sadly I can't go)