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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
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Title: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

Release Date: 16 Oct 1970

Runtime: 1h 13m

Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Drama

Director: Filmové studio Barrandov

Production Companies: Filmové studio Barrandov

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 6.9 (263 votes)

Cast

  • Valerie: Jaroslava Schallerová
  • Grandmother / Elsa / Mother / Redhead: Helena Anýžová
  • Orlík: Petr Kopřiva
  • Tchoř-Constable: Jiří Prýmek
  • Gracián: Jan Klusák
  • Handmaid in Training: Libuše Komancová
  • Coachman Ondřej: Karel Engel
  • Hedvika: Alena Stojáková
  • Landlord: Otto Hradecký
  • Tchoř-Father: Martin Wielgus
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