Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
Valerie a týden divu (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 17min
- Adventure, Drama
- 16 Oct 1970 (Czechoslovakia)
- Movie
Surreal tale in which love, fear, sex, and religion merge into one fantastic world. Based on a classical Czech novel of the same title.
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- 1 nomination.
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| Jaroslava Schallerová | ... |
Valerie
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| Helena Anýzová | ... |
Babicka / Elsa / Matka / Rusovláska
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Petr Kopriva | ... |
Orlík
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| Jirí Prýmek | ... |
Tchor-konstábl
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| Jan Klusák | ... |
Gracián
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Libuse Komancová | ... |
Sluzka-novicka
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Karel Engel | ... |
Kocí Ondrej
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| Alena Stojáková | ... |
Hedvika
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Otto Hradecký | ... |
Statkár
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Martin Wielgus | ... |
Tchor-father
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Jirina Machalická | ... |
Kvetinárka
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Michaela Klocová | ... |
Sluzka
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Zdenka Kovárová | ... |
Sluzka
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Bedriska Chalupská | ... |
Sluzka
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Robert Nezval | ... |
Muzikant
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| Josef Abrhám | ... |
Orlík (uncredited) (voice)
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| Jana Andresíková | ... |
Sluzka z vykriceného domu (uncredited)
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Alice Auspergerová | ... |
Sluzka (uncredited)
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Karel Belohradský | ... |
Mrskac (uncredited)
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| Nina Divísková | ... |
Elsa (uncredited) (voice)
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| Miroslava Hozová | ... |
Valerie (uncredited) (voice)
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| Hana Maciuchová | ... |
Hedvika (uncredited) (voice)
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| Eva Olmerová | ... |
Sluzka-madame (uncredited)
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| Viola Zinková | ... |
Matka (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Jaromil Jires | ||
Written by
| Vítezslav Nezval | ... | (novel "Valerie a týden divu") |
| Ester Krumbachová | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Jaromil Jires | ... | (screenplay) |
| Jirí Musil | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Jirí Becka | ... | producer |
Music by
| Lubos Fiser | ||
| Jan Klusák | ||
Cinematography by
| Jan Curík | ||
Editing by
| Josef Valusiak | ||
Production Design by
| Ester Krumbachová | ||
Art Direction by
| Jan Oliva | ||
Costume Design by
| Eva Lackingerová | ||
Makeup Department
| Ladislav Bacílek | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Olga Mimrova | ... | deputy head of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ota Koval | ... | first assistant director |
| Eliska Stibrova | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Josef Calta | ... | set designer |
| Vera Flasarová | ... | props |
| Stepánka Kolousková | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Emil Poledník | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Oldrich Hubácek | ... | camera operator |
| Jan Kudela | ... | still photographer |
Music Department
| Frantisek Belfín | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Haná Kozlová | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Bedrich Kubala | ... | production team |
| Ladislav Novotný | ... | production team |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Contemporary Films (1971) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Artkino Pictures (1973) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Janus Films (1974) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Facets Multimedia Distribution (2006) (United States) (subtitled)
- Salvation Films (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Second Run (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Bildstörung (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2015) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Metheus Film (1978) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Cinefear (United States) (VHS)
- Eizô Bunka-sha (2021) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Eizô Bunka-sha (2021) (Japan) (DVD)
- Orustak Soft (2021) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Orustak Soft (2021) (Japan) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Filmový Symfonický Orchestr (orchestra)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A thief awakens 13-year-old Valerie, taking earrings left to her by her mother. By morning, the earrings have been returned, Valerie's first period has begun, and a troupe and a missionary have arrived in her 19th-century town. The thief is Orick; he reports to a cloaked constable who may also be the missionary. Attention to sexuality is everywhere: Valerie's grandmother's puritanical nature, the missionary's sermon to the town's virgins, the parish priest's attempt to seduce Valerie, and lusty adults at play. Valerie's nascent sexuality puts her in great danger. Can she navigate the passage from innocence to experience, a route teaming with vampires, a murderer, and an obscure family tree?
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Jaroslava Schallerová met the love of her life during the making of this film. Her mother was present on the set throughout the entire shooting of this movie. See more » |
| Goofs | Several times throughout the movie people are picking up musical instruments and music is heard as if they are playing them but the fingerings don't match up with the notes, or sometimes no hand manipulation is done at all, just the appearance of playing the instrument. In one case, Eaglet is playing the flute and plays it horizontally when it is the vertical kind. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Resurrecting the Avant-Garde (2015). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Dobrou noc, má plavovlásko See more » |
| Quotes |
[subtitled version]
Grandmother: Hedvika is marrying Valerie: Poor Hedvika See more » |