Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Directed by Jaromil Jireš • 1970 • Czechoslovakia
Starring Jaroslava Schallerová, Helena Anyžová, Petr Kopriva
A girl on the verge of womanhood finds herself in a sensual fantasyland of vampires, witchcraft, and other threats in this eerie and mystical movie daydream. VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS serves up an endlessly looping, nonlinear fairy tale, set in a quasi-medieval landscape. Ravishingly shot, enchantingly scored, and spilling over with surreal fancies, this enticing phantasmagoria from director Jaromil Jireš is among the most beautiful oddities of the Czechoslovak New Wave.
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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Directed by Jaromil Jireš • 1970 • Czechoslovakia
Starring Jaroslava Schallerová, Helena Anyžová, Petr KoprivaA girl on the verge of womanhood finds herself in a sensual fantasyland of vampires, witchcraft, and other threats in this eerie and mystical movie daydream. VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WON...
Extras
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Resurrecting the Avant-Garde
In this interview, conducted in 2015, film historian Peter Hames, author of “Czech and Slovak Cinema,” unlocks the surreal charms of VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS.
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Jaroslava Schallerová on VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS
In this short interview, conducted in 2006 by Pavel Křemen, Jaroslava Schallerová reminisces about her iconic role in VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS.
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Jan Klusák on VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS
Actor Jan Klusák, in this 2006 interview by Pavel Křemen, offers an unusually candid account of his experiences making VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS.
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The Valerie Project Score
The Valerie Project, a Philadelphia-based psych-folk ensemble, created an alternate score for VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS. First performed in 2006 and recorded in 2007, it has received acclaim as a unique tribute to the film.
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More Than a Soundtrack: The Valerie Project
In this piece, produced in 2015, Joseph A. Gervasi and Greg Weeks, cofounders of the Philadelphia-based psych-folk ensemble the Valerie Project, discuss VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS and how it inspired them to create a unique alternate score.
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Footprints
Directed by Jaromil Jireš • 1960 • Czechoslovakia
This early short by Jaromil Jireš anticipates the formal and stylistic experimentation that would characterize VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS.
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The Hall of Lost Footsteps
Directed by Jaromil Jireš • 1960 • Czechoslovakia
This early short by Jaromil Jireš anticipates the formal and stylistic experimentation that would characterize VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS.
