Czech Republic

A Surreal "coming of age" story like no other, this Czech Gothic dream-like fairytale is possibly the most lyrical film ever made. Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager staying with her grandmother while her parents are away has her first menstruation, triggering a series of interlocking dreams about lustful vampires who prey upon her youth. As she blossoms into womanhood, the transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings. Now seeing the...