Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
“A journey into womanhood...”
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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Cast
40 people
Jaroslava Schallerová
Valerie
Known for
The Little Mermaid
Helena Anýžová
Grandmother / Elsa / Mother / Redhead
Known for
Daisies
Petr Kopřiva
Orlík
Also in
Martyrs of Love
Joachim, Put It in the Machine
Jiří Prýmek
Tchoř-Constable
Also in
The Death of Mr Goluza
The Krakonos and the Skiers
Jan Klusák
Gracián
Known for
Daisies
I Served the King of England
Libuše Komancová
Handmaid in Training
Also in
Jumping Over Puddles
Hotel Pacific
Karel Engel
Coachman Ondřej
Also in
Beauty and the Beast
The Finnish Knife
Alena Stojáková
Hedvika
No other roles listed
Otto Hradecký
Landlord
Also in
I Dutifully Report
When the Woman Butts In
Martin Wielgus
Tchoř-Father
No other roles listed
Jiřina Machalická
Flower Girl
Also in
Men About Town
Prodaná nevěsta
Michaela Klocová
Handmaid
Also in
Figurky ze šmantů
A Star Is Falling Upwards
Jaromil Jireš Director · Ester Krumbachová Screenplay Vítězslav Nezval Author
United States release March 10, 1974 · Produced in XC, Czechia · Production Barrandov Studios
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Barrandov Studios
Studio · Production
XC · Czechia
Produced in
Valérie a týden divů
Working title
Languages
Original title
Valerie a týden divů
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 1970
Premiere · Gran Premio Bergamo
XC · October 16, 1970
Theatrical
United States · March 10, 1974
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · January 13, 2004
Physical · DVD
Argentina
March 29, 1973 · Theatrical
Australia
August 5, 2022 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Brazil
May 4, 2014 · Limited theatrical · São Paulo, Brazil
Czechia
April 5, 2006 · Physical · DVD
March 27, 2009 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival
Denmark
January 16, 1978 · Theatrical
France
February 23, 1972 · Theatrical
April 4, 2010 · Premiere · Lyon L'Étrange Festival
Germany
June 10, 1971 · Theatrical
Greece
September 17, 2009 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
Netherlands
April 24, 1996 · Premiere · Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
Portugal
October 31, 1974 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 1, 2023 · Premiere · Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Switzerland
January 21, 2023 · Premiere · Black Movie Film Festival
United Kingdom
August 25, 2008 · Physical · DVD
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