Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

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"Valerie and Her Week of Wonders" is a 1970 Czech surrealist fantasy-horror film that blends dreamlike imagery and coming-of-age themes in a visually striking, fairy-tale-like narrative.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Czech film
film
surrealist film
ageRatingCountrySpecific often rated for mature audiences due to sexual and horror content
authorOfSourceWork Vítězslav Nezval
basedOn Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (novel)
castMember Helena Anýžová
Jan Klusák
Jaroslava Schallerová
Jirí Prýmek
Petr Kopřiva
cinematographer Jan Čuřík
composer Luboš Fišer
countryOfOrigin Czechoslovakia
director Jaromil Jireš
distributor Ústřední půjčovna filmů
festivalScreening Berlin International Film Festival
genre coming-of-age film
fantasy
horror
surrealism
leadActor Jaroslava Schallerová
mainCharacter Valerie
movement Czechoslovak New Wave
linked to: Czech New Wave
narrativeStyle dreamlike
fairy-tale-like
notableFor blend of fantasy and horror
cult following
use of dream logic
originalLanguage Czech
productionCompany Filmové studio Barrandov
releaseDate 1970-02-09
releaseYear 1970
runtimeMinutes 77
screenwriter Esther Krumbachová
linked to: Ester Krumbachová

Jaromil Jireš
setting unnamed Czech village
theme coming of age
identity
puberty
religion
sexual awakening
vampirism
visualStyle surreal imagery
symbolic imagery

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Czech New Wave notableFilm Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Jaromil Jireš notableWork Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Jaromil Jireš directed Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Jaromil Jireš knownFor surreal film "Valerie and Her Week of Wonders"
linked to: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders