Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

Harvard Film Archive
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., May 9, 2026, 7 – 8:20 p.m.



Valerie and Her Week of Wonders sees post-‘68 Czech cinema move firmly into surrealism, spiritualism and the occult. Thirteen years young at the time of filming, Jaroslava Schallerová embodies the titular protagonist with intrigue and wisdom, anything but childlike in the array of violent, disturbing incidents she is forced to endure. Made during Czechoslovakia’s era of repressive normalization after the shock and promise of 1968, Valerie retains a steadfast commitment to imagination and the transformative powers of fantasy, even as it abandons this world for the higher domains of faith, ecstasy and the supernatural.

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Film Archive
Cost: $10 - Regular Admission / $8 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard staff and Senior Citizens. Harvard students free.
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Contact Info: [email protected]
Harvard Key Required: No
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