Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (original Czech title: Valerie a týden divů) is an artistic, taboo-breaking and visually stunning vampire fairy tale, co-written and directed by the quirky Czechoslovakian filmmaker Jaromil Jireš. First released in 1970, the film was part of the so-called Czechoslovak New Wave: a cinematic movement that started in the early sixties.
Surreal

The convoluted and somewhat inconsistent plot revolves around Valerie's complex relationships with other characters:
- Valerie's strict and secretive grandmother (played by Helena Anýzová);
- the sympathetic youngster Orlík (Petr Kopriva);
- a mysterious vampire, called the Constable (played by Jirí Prýmek);
- the two-faced priest Gracián (Jan Klusák);
- and the sad village girl Hedvika (Alena Stojáková), who is forced into an arranged mariage with a middle aged man.
Dreamy
Forget the plot and just enjoy the enchanting images (shot by cinematographer Jan Čuřík), the lyrical soundtrack (with music by Luboš Fišer) and the timeless, fairy-tale atmosphere that floates between dream and nightmare. Literally a dreamy film, we feel Valerie and Her Week of Wonders should essentially be understood as a feverish dream of the young and impressionable title character.
If you are a true cinephile, then you'll certainly appreciate this rather obscure gem in the history of cinema.
If you are a true cinephile, then you'll certainly appreciate this rather obscure gem in the history of cinema.
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Genre: fantasy / coming-of-age drama / horror / erotica
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