Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Valerie a týden divů
Czechoslovakia • 1970
Director
#761Criterion Collection →Synopsis
Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings. Now seeing the world around her in a different light, Valerie must endure her sexual awakening while attempting to discern reality from fantasy as she encounters lecherous priest Gracian, a vampire-like stranger and otherworldly carnival folk.
Synopsis
Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings. Now seeing the world around her in a different light, Valerie must endure her sexual awakening while attempting to discern reality from fantasy as she encounters lecherous priest Gracian, a vampire-like stranger and otherworldly carnival folk.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorJaromil Jireš
WriterJaromil Jireš, Ester Krumbachová
CinematographerJan Čuřík
ComposerLuboš Fišer
EditorJosef Valušiak
Cast
Jaroslava Schallerováas Valerie
Helena Anýžováas Grandmother / Elsa / Mother / Redhead
Petr Kopřivaas Orlík
Jiří Prýmekas Tchoř-Constable