Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
- Original title
- Valerie a týden divů
- Directed by
- Jaromil Jireš
- Genre
- fantasy film, horror film, art film, vampire film, LGBTQ-related film, gothic film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Rated
- +18
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 307 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenage girl named Valerie experiences a series of strange and frightening events in her small village. She is pursued by a vampire-like priest and other mysterious figures, blurring the line between reality and a nightmare.
dreamlikeunsettlingsurrealeroticgothicatmosphericdisorientingdarkly poeticslow-burn
What happens
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Czech: Valerie a týden divů) is a 1970 Czechoslovak Gothic coming-of-age surrealist dark fantasy horror film co-written and directed by Jaromil Jireš, based on the 1935 novel by Vítězslav Nezval. It is considered one of the last films of the Czechoslovak New Wave movement. The film portrays the heroine as living in a disorienting dream, cajoled by priests, vampires, and men and women alike. The film blends dark fantasy, eroticism and Gothic horror genres. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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