A member of the Czech New Wave, Krumbachová’s cinematic mission was to dismantle patriarchal structures. This film tells the story of a woman who hopes that a childhood friend and guest from hell will rescue her from her lonely and boring life. When things don’t turn out as she’d hoped, the film spirals into chaos, gluttony, revenge. Krumbachova, who was a screenwriter, costume designer, and stage designer, also wrote the screenplay for 1966’s groundbreaking film Daisies (screened at CRNH in 2023). Event Url