Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
FantasyAdventureDrama
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.
VIBE
A hallucinatory journey into adolescent awakening. This film feels like a fever dream, blending innocence with burgeoning sensuality amidst a world of unsettling magic and surreal encounters. It's a visually rich, allegorical exploration of desire and perception.
surrealdreamysensualmysteriouswhimsicalslow-burnCzech New Wavepsychedelicarthouseallegoricalcoming-of-agesexual awakeninginnocencesupernatural
corruptionbased on novel or bookmagicvampiresexualityallegoryinnocencesupernaturalpriestreligiondemonoccultsexual awakeningvampirismdream like experienceczech new wavepolecatbohemians
