Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

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NR,1hr 25min

Genres:

Sci-Fi,Horror

Released:

January 1, 1970

Distributor:

Facets

Starring:

Jaroslava Schallerová, Helena Anyzková, Petr Kopriva ... More

Synopsis: Valerie (Jaroslava Schallerová) is the young teenage girl who lives with her grandmother. She feels the first stirring of sexual awareness when a carnival parade comes to town. Eagle (Petr Kopriva) is the young man who presents her with a pair of magic earrings. Her fantasy adventures begin when she imagines she is the daughter of a bishop with a hideous visage. Her grandmother becomes a vampire. She pretends to be dead when a priest tries to rape her by swallowing one of the earrings. The line between ... Full Synopsis

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	Jason Buchanan, AMG Review A surreal and, at times, achingly beautiful coming-of-age tale set against a backdrop of menacing pagan mysticism, director Jaromil Jires' earthy fable offers a unique portrait of a world not too far from our own in terms of collective mentality and skewed politics. Whether viewed as a political allegory or a simple cautionary fable, the film could likely succeed on either level, though Jires' damning ... Read Review

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	Jaroslava Schallerová Valerie Helena Anyzková Petr Kopriva Eaglet Jiri Prymek

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