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Director:
Jaromil Jires
Writers:
Vítezslav Nezval (novel)
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Release Date:
16 October 1970 (Czechoslovakia) more
Genre:
Fantasy | Horror more
Plot:
Inspired by fairy-tales such as Alice in Wonderland and Little Red-Riding Hood, "Valerie and her Week of Wonders" is a surreal tale in which love, fear, sex and religion merge into one fantastic world. | full synopsis
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Dreams of a young girl more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Jaroslava Schallerová ... Valerie
Helena Anýzová ... Babicka / Elsa / Matka / Rusovláska
Petr Kopriva ... Orlík
Jirí Prýmek ... Tchor-konstábl
Jan Klusák ... Gracián
Libuse Komancová ... Sluzka-novicka
Karel Engel ... Kocí Ondrej
Alena Stojáková ... Hedvika
Otto Hradecký ... Statkár
Martin Wielgus ... Tchor-father
Jirina Machalická ... Kvetinárka
Michaela Klocová ... Sluzka
Zdenka Kovárová ... Sluzka
Bedriska Chalupská ... Sluzka
Robert Nezval ... Muzikant
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Valerie a týden divů (Czechoslovakia: Czech title)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
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Runtime:
77 min
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Language:
Czech
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:X

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
As of October 2007, is currently playing at selected venues as a silent film with a live orchestra and re-interpreted score. The project is known as The Valerie Project. more
Quotes:
[subtitled version]
Grandmother: Hedvika is marrying
Valerie: Poor Hedvika
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27 out of 30 people found the following comment useful:-
Dreams of a young girl, 20 August 2004
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Author: Steve Mobia from San Francisco, CA

A "coming of age" story like no other, this Czech Gothic fairytale is possibly the most lyrical film ever made. Valerie, a 13 year old staying with her grandmother while her parents are away has her first menstruation, triggering a series of interlocking dreams about lustful vampires who prey upon her youth. Despite the monstrous goings-on, the film is a buoyant and sensual pleasure to watch. The camera-work and composition never ceases to amaze and the energy of its tuneful folklike score propels the convoluted story forward effortlessly. And much credit should be given to Jaroslava Schallerova as Valerie who inhabits the role with the right balance of knowledge and wonder

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