Is Valerie and Her Week of Wonders one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Valerie and Her Week of Wonders scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Valerie and Her Week of Wonders sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Valerie and Her Week of Wonders end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Valerie and Her Week of Wonders easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Valerie and Her Week of Wonders violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

Name: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Released: 1970
Duration: 73 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Jaroslava Schallerová, Helena Anýžová, Petr Kopřiva, Jiří Prýmek, Jan Klusák

A journey into womanhood...

Directed by Jaromil Jireš

Produced by Filmové studio Barrandov

197073 min6.9 / 10

A dreamlike, surreal allegory of sexual awakening that blurs reality and fantasy through a lens of corruption, danger, and occult strangeness.

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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Questions people ask

Is Valerie and Her Week of Wonders one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 91% of films.
Is Valerie and Her Week of Wonders scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Valerie and Her Week of Wonders sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Valerie and Her Week of Wonders end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Valerie and Her Week of Wonders easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Valerie and Her Week of Wonders violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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