Valery’s Week of Wonders
A highly stylized spectacle influenced by surrealism and motifs from fairy tales and decadent horror literature.
- Valerie a týden divů
- Czechoslovakia 1970
- 73 min.
- 12+
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About
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
Director:
Jaromil Jireš
Based on:
Vítězslav Nezval
Screenplay:
Jaromil Jireš, Ester Krumbachová
Cinematography:
Jan Čuřík
Music:
Luboš Fišer
Sound:
Emil Poledník
Editing:
Josef Valušiak
Production Design:
Jan Oliva, Ester Krumbachová
Producer:
Jiří Bečka
Costumes:
Ester Krumbachová
Cast:
Jaroslava Schallerová, Helena Anýžová, Petr Kopřiva, Jiří Prýmek, Martin Wielgus, Jan Klusák, Alena Stojáková
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