Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (film)
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| Czech | Valerie a týden divů |
| Directed by | Jaromil Jireš |
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| Based on | Valerie and Her Week of Wonders 1935 novel by Vítězslav Nezval |
| Produced by | Jirí Becka |
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| Cinematography | Jan Čuřík |
| Edited by | Josef Valušiak |
| Music by | Luboš Fišer |
Production company | Filmové studio Barrandov |
| Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Czech: Valerie a týden divů) is a 1970 Czechoslovak gothic coming-of-age surrealist dark fantasy film co-written and directed by Jaromil Jireš, based on the 1935 novel of the same name by Vítězslav Nezval. It is considered part of the Czechoslovak New Wave movement. The film portrays the heroine as living in a disorienting dream, cajoled by priests, vampires, and men and women alike. The film blends dark fantasy, eroticism and Gothic horror genres.