Surreal tale in which love, fear, sex, and religion merge into one fantastic world. Based on a classical Czech novel of the same title.About this Event
“What are you doing here, honey? You’re not even old enough to know how bad life gets.”
“Obviously, Doctor, you’ve never been a 13-year-old girl.”
-The Virgin Suicides
THIS APRIL: Join us as we venture back to the school girl days- telling tails, biting nails, and all the magic and misery of growing up. The Paradise Presents: PUBERTY BLUES- nine films of girlhood woes that’ll make you wonder if you really want to live forever young.
Join us on April 15th as we take our journey into the surreal for this 1970 coming-of-age-dark-fantasy-gothic-horror masterpiece. Jaromil Jireš' VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS!
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.
(Courtesy of Janus Films)
Monday April 15th 6 PM/5:30 PM Doors
General Admission $12.50 | Student/Senior (with valid ID) $10.00 + HST/eventbrite fees
Door tickets are available for purchase on the day of screening. Refunds can be requested up to 12 hours before the screening. All refunds must be requested and processed through eventbrite.
Looking for pre or post show snack or sip? Check out our amazing options right next door!
Osteria Rialto | Bar Biltmore | Blue Door Wine Shop | Café Paradise
Event Venue
Paradise Theatre, 1006c Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
CAD 10.00 to CAD 12.50