Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Oct 16, 1970 · 1h 13m
Director
Jaromil JirešOverview
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 of Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Jaroslava SchallerováValerie
Helena AnýžováGrandmother / Elsa / Mother / Redhead
Petr KopřivaOrlík- Jiří PrýmekTchoř-Constable
- Jan KlusákGracián
- Libuše KomancováHandmaid in Training
- Karel EngelCoachman Ondřej
- Alena StojákováHedvika
- Otto HradeckýLandlord
- Martin WielgusTchoř-Father
- Jiřina MachalickáFlower Girl
- Michaela KlocováHandmaid
- Zdenka KovářováHandmaid
- Bedřiška ChalupskáHandmaid
- Robert NezvalDrummer
- Slávka ŠpankováValerie (voice) (uncredited)
Viola ZinkováGrandmother / Elsa / Mother / Redhead (voice) (uncredited)
Nina DivíškováGrandmother / Elsa / Mother / Redhead (voice) (uncredited)
Hana MaciuchováHedvika (voice) (uncredited)- Eva OlmerováHandmaid-Madame (uncredited)
Jana AndresíkováHandmaid in Brother (uncredited)- Alice AuspergerováHandmaid (uncredited)
- Eva HnátkováDancer (uncredited)
- Z. BláhováDancer (uncredited)
- Kristina MaarováDancer (uncredited)
- Jarmila LangáškováFainting Virgin (uncredited)
- Karel BělohradskýWhipper (uncredited)
- Antonín CmíralWhipper (uncredited)
- Přemysl KrbecWhipper (uncredited)
- Karel MedekWhipper (uncredited)
- Petr PoradaWhipper (uncredited)
- Jiří ŠťastnýWhipper (uncredited)
- P. DušekWhipper (uncredited)
- M. FoltýnWhipper (uncredited)
- J. KolářWhipper (uncredited)
- V. NavrátilWhipper / Musician (uncredited)
- Jan BerkaMusician (uncredited)
- Jan ŽižkaMusician (uncredited)
- M. HotovýMusician (uncredited)
- M. RohanMusician (uncredited)
Crew of Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Jaromil JirešDirector, Screenplay
Ester KrumbachováScreenplay, Art Direction- Vítězslav NezvalNovel
- Ladislav NovotnýExecutive Producer
Luboš FišerOriginal Music Composer- Jan ČuříkDirector of Photography
- Josef ValušiakEditor
- Jan OlivaProduction Design
- Emil PoledníkSound
- Ota KovalFirst Assistant Director
- Vera FlašarováProps
- Štěpánka KolouškováProps
- Oldřich HubáčekCamera Operator
- Jan KudělaStill Photographer
- Jiří MusilDramaturgy
- Ladislav BacílekMakeup & Hair
- Josef CaltaSet Decoration
- Eliška ŠtíbrováFirst Assistant Director
- František BelfínConductor
- Jiří BečkaProduction Manager
About Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
What is Valerie and Her Week of Wonders about?
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…
When was Valerie and Her Week of Wonders released?
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders was released on October 16, 1970.
Where can I watch Valerie and Her Week of Wonders?
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders is streaming on Criterion Channel in the US. It is also available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Availability data from JustWatch.
How long is Valerie and Her Week of Wonders?
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders runs 1 hour 13 minutes (73 minutes).
Who directed Valerie and Her Week of Wonders?
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders was directed by Jaromil Jireš.
Who is in the cast of Valerie and Her Week of Wonders?
The cast of Valerie and Her Week of Wonders includes Jaroslava Schallerová (Valerie), Helena Anýžová (Grandmother / Elsa / Mother / Redhead), Petr Kopřiva (Orlík), Jiří Prýmek (Tchoř-Constable) and Jan Klusák (Gracián).