What Is ‘Valerie and Her Week of Wonders’ About?
Artsy, yet merciless.
The appearance of an unnamed town the story takes place in works to this effect too.
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The very real town of Slavonice istransformed into a surreal spacebetween a pleasant fantasy and a nightmare.
Theworld is a hostile place in Jires' film in general, but especially so towards women.
Valerie’s grandmother, Elsa, is a tragic figure, not that different fromDemi Moore’s ElisabethfromThe Substance.
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A young woman, Hedvika, enters a marriage only to have her vitality sucked dry by it.
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