Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
- 7.2
- 85 mins
- Fantasy, Drama
Storyline
A thief awakens Valerie, just 13, taking earrings left to her by her mother. By morning, the earrings have been returned, Valerie's first period has begun, and a troupe and a missionary have arrived in her 19th century town. The thief is Orick; he reports to a cloaked constable who may also be the missionary. Attention to sexuality is everywhere: Valerie's grandmother's puritanical nature, the missionary's sermon to the town's virgins, the parish priest's attempt to seduce Valerie, and lusty adults at play. Valerie's nascent sexuality puts her in great danger. Can she navigate the passage from innocence to experience, a route teaming with vampires, a murderer, and an obscure family tree?—
Plot Keywords
innocence, grandmother granddaughter relationship, coming of age, incest, sex in public, female nudity, sexual awakening, older man younger woman relationship, lesbian kiss, surrealism, burned alive, folk horror, double identity, female vampire, brother sister relationship, allegory, sexual obsession, generation gap, seduction, forced marriage
Short Review
Some may find it weird and wonderful. I just found it weird. But a sight for sore eyes just the same, if you can keep them open.
