This movie is a Czechoslovakia film. It is about a girl named Valerie. It is about her groth into a woman. The movie was very artistic. She has her earrings stolen. Her grandmother informs her that the earrings were from the family. She gets a letter and they want the earring back. The grandma is a vampire and bites the neighbor to make her young again. A lot goes on in the movie. Valerie is always trying to get killed but her innocence and love keeps her alive. Vlaerie saves the man’s life but he still tries to kill her even though Valerie saved her life. Valerie kisses her neighbor. The movie ends with Valerie asleep in the woods. A Lot happens in the movie. The movie is full of kissing. The music is nice. The imagery is powerful and the characters are in and out of age. For example, the grandmother is in and out of age. The movie to sum it up is about the coming of age of Valerie and how from her getting her first period, she is welcomed into the life of adulthood. The song that was played in the movie was interesting and is what made the movie. 

The reading “Valerie and Her Week of Wonders/ Grandmother, What Big Fangs You Have!” talks about the cry, the joke and screenplay and the effort within the film and what they symbolized. They were making fun of communism. The communist party tried to bury the movie because they felt as if it was too much and did not represent what they stood for, other than that the movie was not very appreciated. The reading” Czech Horror:Jaromil Jires’ Valerie a Tyden Divu” how this film is not the typical fairytale. The idea of the magical earring that protected her, it saves her helps her maintain her innocence. The idea of a Vampire Priest is not heard of. There is family romance. There is a desire for sexual tension and grandma asked for her age back, but mainly Valerie’s awakening of her sexuality. The concept of Adam and Eve is seen throughout the film.  The priest dies and she brings her back and the priest burns her and called her a witch and said that she tempt him. The reading “The Exploitation Generation” talks about the Paramount decision where there were five theaters that were selling a massive amount of films and the people owned the theaters so all profits were beneficial to them. The problem was that they only showed their movies so other films that didn’t belong within that theater would not have their movies played. This was how film got to the public. This is when exploitation started. “But then everything changed when the Paramount Decision attacked…”