poster artwork by Tracy Nakayama
THE VALERIE PROJECT is a rarely-screened film from the Czech New Wave presented with live music by some of the heroes of the new folk/psychedelic movement.
Jaromil Jires’ Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) is a haunting, psychedelic vision which plunges the beautiful heroine Valerie into a phantasmagoric world of vampires, the dark arts and dreamy free love. At once terrifying and beautiful, this feast for the eyes is accompanied by a lush, orchestral and acid-charged new live score performed by a nine-piece ensemble including members of Espers, Fursaxa and Fern Knight. The sound goes off and the amps get cranked (do harps need amps?) [Yes—Editor]
Presented by Drag City, Arthur Magazine and Cinespia in Los Angeles:
Monday November 5 at 8pm at Silent Movie Theatre (followed by reception with DJs Tracy Nakayama and Jeremy Yoder)
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see The Valerie Project in LA on the last leg of their one-time-only West Coast tour with this gorgeous, newly struck 35mm print.
A recording of THE VALERIE PROJECT‘s original composition soundtrack to “Valerie and Her Week of Wonders” will be available on CD/2LP from Nov. 20 through Drag City.
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