Czechoslovak film to be featured in restored films section at Venice Film Festival

A Czechoslovak film will be presented in the Venezia Classici section of the Venice Film Festival this year – Valerie and Her Week of Wonders by director Jaromil Jireš, the festival announced today. The section will showcase a total of 19 restored films from around the world.

The restored version of the 1970 film, starring Jaroslava Schallerová in the lead role, will be brought to Venice by the National Film Archive. The horror film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Vítězslav Nezval