British label Second Run has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Jaromil Jires' film
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970). The release will be available for purchase on January 27.
Synopsis: Beguiling and decadent, Jaromil Jire Valerie and Her Week of Wonders mixes horror, fairytale, surrealism and Freudian symbolism to depict the phantasmagorical world inhabited by a young girl on the threshold of adulthood. Haunting and dreamlike, the film is a work of pure imagination, and has become a cult classic.
With its stunning visuals and a remarkable, transcendent score by the great Lubo Fi er, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders casts a powerful spell and is one of the most enduring and influential fantasies ever made.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Presented from a brand new HD transfer of the film from original materials by the Czech National Film Archive.
- Audio commentary with Peter Hames and Daniel Bird.
- All-new Projection Booth audio commentary with Mike White, Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger.
- Filmed introduction by Michael Brooke.
- Interview with actor Jaroslava Schallerová (Valerie).
- Three acclaimed short films by Jaromil Jireš:
- Uncle (Strejda, 1959 / 6 mins)
- Footprints (Stopy, 1960 / 21 mins) – full length uncut version.
- The Hall of Lost Footsteps (Sál ztracených kroků, 1960 /
12 mins) – with original colour sequences.
- 24-page booklet featuring writing by Peter Hames and Joseph A. Gervasi.
- New and improved English subtitle translation.
- Region free