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| Jaroslava Schallerová | ... | Valerie | |
| Helena Anýzová | ... | Babicka / Elsa / Matka / Rusovláska | |
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Petr Kopriva | ... | Orlík |
| Jirí Prýmek | ... | Tchor-konstábl | |
| Jan Klusák | ... | Gracián | |
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Libuse Komancová | ... | Sluzka-novicka |
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Karel Engel | ... | Kocí Ondrej |
| Alena Stojáková | ... | Hedvika | |
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Otto Hradecký | ... | Statkár |
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Martin Wielgus | ... | Tchor-father |
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Jirina Machalická | ... | Kvetinárka |
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Michaela Klocová | ... | Sluzka |
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Zdenka Kovárová | ... | Sluzka |
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Bedriska Chalupská | ... | Sluzka |
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Robert Nezval | ... | Muzikant |
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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? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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innocence | coming of age | incest | older man younger woman relationship | grandmother granddaughter relationship |Parents Guide:
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CzechoslovakiaLanguage:
CzechRelease Date:
16 October 1970 (Czechoslovakia) See more »Also Known As:
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Jaroslava Schallerová met the love of her life during the making of this film. Moreover, her mother was present on the set throughout the entire shooting of this movie. See more »Goofs
Several times throughout the movie people are picking up musical instruments and music is heard as if they are playing them but the fingerings don't match up with the notes, or sometimes no hand manipulation is done at all, just the appearance of playing the instrument. In one case, Eaglet is playing the flute and plays it horizontally when it is the vertical kind. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This is one of the most astounding films I have ever seen, both visually and in terms of narrative. It consists of at least two stories (a young girl becoming a woman, a vampire story) layered on top of each other with a kind of dream-logic. It looks a dream as well. A cleaned-up DVD edition would be nice, though.
Some viewers may be offended by its' oedipal imagery, but for me this is perhaps the best fantasy-movie ever. Great actors too. It would be interesting to know if any of the people involved in this made anything as good again. A solid ten.