761 - Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)

Random Acts of Cinema

English - October 18, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 33.7 MB - ★★★★ - 13 ratings
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Previous Episode: 202 - Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953) and Terminal Station (1953)

Next Episode: 888 - Stalker (1979) with Chapter One: Take Two

A historical-psycho-erotic surrealist film exploring themes of womanhood, Christianity, and Freudian-infused takedowns of family and cultural identity? Plus vampires?! Hey Criterion Collection: Get out of my head! Director Jaromil Jireš serves up a whimsically horrifying dreamscape in this seminal Czech New Wave classic.

If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be reviewing and discussing Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker (1979) with Briana and Maddy of the Chapter One: Take Two podcast.