Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
“A journey into womanhood...”
1970•1h 13m•7.0•Released
FantasyAdventureDrama
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.
Director
Jaromil Jireš
Writer
Ester Krumbachová, Jaromil Jireš
Languages
Czech
Studio
Filmové studio Barrandov
Cast
Jaroslava Schallerová
Valerie
Helena Anýžová
Grandmother / Elsa / Mother / Redhead
Petr Kopřiva
Orlík
Jiří Prýmek
Tchoř-Constable
Jan Klusák
Gracián
Libuše Komancová
Handmaid in Training
Karel Engel
Coachman Ondřej
Alena Stojáková
Hedvika
Otto Hradecký
Landlord
Martin Wielgus
Tchoř-Father
Jiřina Machalická
Flower Girl
Michaela Klocová
Handmaid
Zdenka Kovářová
Handmaid
Bedřiška Chalupská
Handmaid
Robert Nezval
Drummer
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