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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)

Drama Adventure Fantasy

A journey into womanhood...

Release Date: 1970, October 16
Directors: Jaromil Jireš
Countries: Czechoslovakia
Production: Filmové studio Barrandov
Cast: Karel Engel, Karel Bělohradský, Nina Divíšková, Hana Maciuchová, Jana Andresíková, Slávka Španková, Eva Olmerová, Jaroslava Schallerová, Eva Hnátková, Jiří Šťastný, Viola Zinková, Jiří Prýmek

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book magic vampire vampirism religion priest supernatural demon corruption allegory occult innocence sexuality sexual awakening dream like experience bohemians polecat czech new wave