# Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)

> A young girl’s enchanted week becomes a surreal gothic passage through puberty, desire, religious hypocrisy, and threatened innocence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/30734

## Facts

- Runtime: 73 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
- Director: Jaromil Jireš
- Cast: Jaroslava Schallerová, Helena Anýžová, Petr Kopřiva, Jiří Prýmek, Jan Klusák, Libuše Komancová, Karel Engel, Alena Stojáková
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066516/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: dreamy, eerie, witty, arthouse film night, gothic movie night

## Synopsis

A surreal journey through the labyrinth of dreams and desires, where reality bends and twists.

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