Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

Beguiling and decadent, Jaromil Jire Valerie and Her Week of Wonders mixes horror, fairytale, surrealism and Freudian symbolism to depict the phantasmagorical world inhabited by a young girl on the threshold of adulthood. Haunting and dreamlike, the film is a work of pure imagination, and has become a cult classic.With its stunning visuals and a remarkable, transcendent score by the great Lubo Fi er, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders casts a powerful spell and is one of the most enduring and influential fantasies ever made.Special Features:Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Valerie a týden div , 1970) presented from a brand new HD transfer of the film from original materials by the Czech National Film Archive.The Projection Booth audio commentary.Filmed introduction by film historian Michael Brooke.Interview with actor Jaroslava Schallerová.TrailerBooklet featuring writing by Peter Hames and Joseph A. GervasiNew and improved English subtitle translation.Region free Blu-ray (A/B/C)Original soundtrack in 2.0 Stereo 24-bit LPCM audioUK premiere on Blu-rayJaromil Jire short films:Uncle (Strejda, 1959)Footprints (Stopy, 1960)The Hall of Lost Footsteps (Sál ztracených krok , 1960)