Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

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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.

Directed by

Jaromil Jireš

Written by

Ester Krumbachová, Jaromil Jireš, Bedřich Kubala

Cast

Jaroslava Schallerová

Valerie

Helena Anýžová

Grandmother / Elsa / Mother / Redhead

PE

Petr Kopřiva

Orlík

JI

Jiří Prýmek

Tchoř-Constable

JA

Jan Klusák

Gracián

LI

Libuše Komancová

Handmaid in Training

KA

Karel Engel

Coachman Ondřej

AL

Alena Stojáková

Hedvika

OT

Otto Hradecký

Landlord

MA

Martin Wielgus

Tchoř-Father

JI

Jiřina Machalická

Flower Girl

MI

Michaela Klocová

Handmaid

ZD

Zdenka Kovářová

Handmaid

BE

Bedřiška Chalupská

Handmaid

RO

Robert Nezval

Drummer

SL

Slávka Španková

Valerie (voice) (uncredited)

Details

Released

October 16, 1970

Runtime

1h 13m

Status

Released

Language

CS

Original title

Valerie a týden divů

Country

Czechoslovakia

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