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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

1970 · 73 min Fantasy Adventure Drama
6.9 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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Original Title Valerie a týden divů
Year 1970
Country Czechoslovakia
Genre Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Director Jaromil Jireš
Runtime 73 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.9/10 (300 votes)

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This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Jaromil Jireš

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

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