Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1974)

  • NR
  • 03/10/1974 (US)
  • Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
  • 1h 13m

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.

Jaromil Jireš

Director, Screenplay

Ester Krumbachová

Screenplay

Vítězslav Nezval

Novel

Cast

Jaroslava Schallerová's headshot

Jaroslava Schallerová

Valerie
Helena Anýžová's headshot

Helena Anýžová

Grandmother / Elsa / Mother / Redhead
Petr Kopřiva's headshot

Petr Kopřiva

Orlík
Jiří Prýmek's headshot

Jiří Prýmek

Tchoř-Constable
Jan Klusák's headshot

Jan Klusák

Gracián
Libuše Komancová's headshot

Libuše Komancová

Handmaid in Training
Karel Engel's headshot

Karel Engel

Coachman Ondřej
Alena Stojáková's headshot

Alena Stojáková

Hedvika

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