Valerie and Her Week of Wonders Directed by Jaromil Jireš, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders is a 1970 Czechoslovak surrealist horror that chronicles a young girl’s transition to puberty via the lens of a dream-like fairy tale, one that is marked by grisly violence and lurid sexuality. Sep 16, 2015 - Explore Line Kristensen's board "Valerie and her week of wonders", followed by 198 people on Pinterest. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders / Valerie a tyden divu (1970 Czechoslovakia 77 mins) Prod Co: Filmové Studio Barrandov Prod: Jirí Becka Dir: Jaromil Jires Scr: Ester Krumbachová, Jaromil Jires, based on the novel by Vitezslav Nezval Phot: Jan Curik Ed: Josef Valusiak … Books. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. He described his novel Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, which was published in 1935 but had been written some years earlier, as a “concretely irrational psychic collage freely borrowing from the genre of so-called pulp literature everything belonging to the nethermost regions of our unconscious.” An illustration of a 3.5" floppy disk. Vítězslav Nezval, Lutz-Erdmut Adolf (Translator) He described his novel Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, which was published in 1945 but had been written a decade earlier, as a “concretely irrational psychic collage freely borrowing from the genre of so-called pulp literature everything belonging to the nethermost regions of our unconscious.” It is considered part of the Czechoslovak New Wave movement. VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS (VALERIE A TYDEN DIVU) Filmove Studio Barrandov. Written in 1935 at the height of Czech Surrealism but not published until 1945, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders is a bizarre erotic fantasy of a young girl (TM)s maturation into womanhood on the night of her first menstruation. Video. by Vítězslav Nezval. illustrated by Kamil Lhoták. The book is an allegorical fairy tale of horror that is characterized by the lack of narrative sequence and bold experimental storytelling. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders Year 1970 Runtime 77 min. Valerie and Her Week Of Wonders is a 1970 films from director Jaromil Jireš. Director: Jaromil Jires Screenplay: Jaromil Jires, Ester Krumbachova (Based on a novel by Vitezslav Nezval) Cinematography: Jan Curik Editor: Josef Valusiak Written in 1935 at the height of Czech Surrealism but not published until 1945, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders is a bizarre erotic fantasy of a young girl's maturation into womanhood on … Paperback – 1 Jun. Valerie a Týden Divů (Valerie and Her Week of Wonders) is the best known work of the poet, author, screenwriter and co-founder of the Czechoslovak Surrealist Group, Vítězslav Nezval. Vítězslav Nezval, David Short (Translator), Kamil Lhoták (Illustrator) ... Rate this book. Vitezslav Nezval (Author) › Visit Amazon's Vitezslav Nezval Page. See more ideas about Valerie, Wonder, Week. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders by. Written in 1935 at the height of Czech Surrealism but not published until 1945, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders is a bizarre erotic fantasy of a young girl's maturation into womanhood on … Sure, there is a story here, somewhere, possibly lost in translation to English but it is secondary to … Vitezslav Nezval (Author), Kamil Lhotak (Illustrator), David Short (Translator) & 0 more. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders ( Czech: Valerie a týden divů) is a novel by surrealist Czech writer Vítězslav Nezval, written in 1935 and first published ten years afterward in … Valerie and Her Week of Wonders. Polecat (Jirí Prýmek) and Valerie (Jaroslava Schallerov á) in Valerie and Her Week of Wonders. A surreal tale of phantasmagoric sexual horror, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders remains a cornerstone of Czech New Wave cinema. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Czech: Valerie a týden divů is a 1970 Czechoslovakian surrealist film directed by Jaromil Jireš and based on the 1935 novel of the same name by Vítězslav Nezval.. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Czech: Valerie a týden divů) is a 1970 Czechoslovakian surrealist film directed by Jaromil Jireš and based on the 1932 novel of the same name by Vítězslav Nezval.. Software. Audio. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders. search results for this author. Valerie a týden divu (original title) Not Rated | 1h 17min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | 16 October 1970 (Czechoslovakia) Inspired by fairytales such as Alice in Wonderland and Little Red Riding Hood, is a surreal tale in which love, fear, sex and religion merge into one fantastic world. Clear rating. Edison by. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Czech: Valerie a týden divů) is a 1970 Czechoslovakian surrealist horror film directed by Jaromil Jireš and based on the 1935 novel of the same name by Vítězslav Nezval. Written in 1935 at the height of Czech Surrealism but not published until 1945, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders is a bizarre erotic fantasy of a young girl's maturation into womanhood. Based very closely on a fantasy novel by Vítezslav Nezval (author of Jirí Trnka's 1949 film, The Emperor's Nightingale), which was only published in English fairly recently, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders reached American shores four years after its initial Czech release courtesy of Janus Films. 2005. by. Director Jaromil Jires Genres Drama, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror Rating * 7.2 Votes * 6,196 Checks 1,706 Favs 233 Dislikes 31 Favs/checks 13.7 % (1:7) Favs/dislikes 8:1 * View IMDb information An illustration of an audio speaker. An illustration of two cells of a film strip. 4.6 out of 5 stars 20 ratings. An illustration of two photographs. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Part fairy tale, part Gothic horror, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders is a meditation on youth and age, sexuality and death, an androgynous merging of brother with sister, an exploration of the grotesque … Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders ... An illustration of an open book. translated from the Czech by David Short. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders is a perfect example of style over substance. Read "Valerie and Her Week of Wonders" by Vítězslav Nezval available from Rakuten Kobo. In one of Valerie and Her Week of Wonders' most chilling scenes, a sinister priest called Gracián (Jan Klusák) tries to molest our heroine in her bedroom, while earlier a monstrous missionary in a black hooded robe delivers a sermon full of salacious innuendo to a group of virginal young maidens – “You are the touch of an alabaster hand.