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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

1970 · Filmové studio Barrandov · Dir. Jaromil Jireš

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.

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Why this status applies

This is a Czechoslovakian film (original title: Valérie a týden divů) released in 1970. Under US copyright law for foreign works, the status is primarily determined by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) / 17 USC § 104A. Because the film was first published in Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) and was still under copyright in its home country on January 1, 1996, its US copyright was automatically restored, regardless of whether it had a valid US copyright notice or registration at the time of its initial American release. The film is actively managed and commercially exploited in the US. It was famously restored and released as part of the Criterion Collection (Spine #761) in 2015, and is currently licensed for streaming on the Criterion Channel. The rights are currently held by the Czech National Film Archive (Národní filmový archiv). Because it is a 1970 foreign production from a Berne Convention/WTO member country, it will remain protected in the US for 95 years from its publication date, expiring on January 1, 2066. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.
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