Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings. Now seeing the world around her in a different light, Valerie must endure her sexual awakening while attempting to discern reality from fantasy as she encounters lecherous priest Gracian, a vampire-like stranger and otherworldly carnival folk.

"A journey into womanhood..."

Credits

Jaromil JirešDirector

Jaroslava SchallerováValerie

Helena AnýžováGrandmother / Elsa / Mother / Redhead

Petr KopřivaOrlík

Jiří PrýmekTchoř-Constable