"Czech National Archives present" "Valerie and Her Week of Wonders" "Music" "Who's there?" "Weasel!" "Valerie, forgive me..." "What did you do with her earrings?" "Speak!" " I lost them, Constable." " You'll not escape punishment." "It's the water torture for you." " Eagle!" " Bend over!" "I'm going to jump on your back." "Hurry up, you guttersnipe!" "Grandmother, the actors have come." "You should care more about the missionaries coming." " When?" " Today or tomorrow." "One of them will stay with us." "Playing with your earrings again, child?" "I'm no longer a child, Grandmother." "Last night, I..." "At the age of 13, just like your mother." "I warn you..." "Get rid of those earrings." "Your mother put them away the day she entered the convent." "Your father was a bishop." "Now they are both in heaven." "Is there something secret about these earrings?" "No." "I got them from a constable when they auctioned this house." "You knew him?" "Grandmother, the actors are here!" "No, that's a wedding." "Hedvika is getting married." "Lord, have mercy on her..." "Poor Hedvika." "Why?" "She's marrying a rich farmer." "Grandmother, a monster!" "It can't be him." "He died." "Who are you talking about?" "Go and practise your minor scales." "Yes, Grandmother." "Beautiful maiden, it was I who stole your earrings, and who returned them to you." "My uncle, the constable wants to get his hands on them." "He killed my father and mother, and I fear for your life," "At church today..." "At church today, there's a sermon for virgins." "Leave me a dress in the gazebo so I can speak to you for a moment in disguise." "Yours, unhappy Eagle." "Valerie!" "Valerie!" "Where are you, child?" "Valerie!" "It's time to dress for church." "Grandmother, may I bring a sprig of rosemary?" "I, a servant of God, a missionary, have come unto your maidens to instruct you." "Oh, virgin, do you know what you are?" "You are the touch of an alabaster hand." "A still unsplit pomegranate." "The hollow of a petal of a blossoming rose." "The rude hand that touches your breast will leave an ineffaceable mark." "But I am here with you, my lady." "I bow before you in place of your guardian angel." "With the most exquisite oil, I anoint your mouth, your breast, your womb." "Amen." "Eagle..." "Eagle!" "Eagle." "Eagle!" "Valerie, is it you?" "That monster tortured me." "Valerie, I want to give you some advice." " We're on the square." " Forgive me, don't look." " Now?" " Yes." "I'm up here." "Well, first of all..." "Where's the local poorhouse, my dear child?" "There, Reverend Father." "You are performing an act of charity." " Do you mind helping me?" " Not at all, Reverend Father." "Oh God, please..." "You go first." "Go on, don't be afraid." "Do come in..." "This is my kingdom." "Valerie!" "Come..." "Closer..." "Come... and see." "Look." "No!" "I know I no longer please you, Gracian." "When you were last here five years ago..." "But now..." "Be gone." " I'll whip myself." " Grandmother!" "Watch!" "It's just a dream..." "I'm sleeping..." "I'm dreaming it all..." " Did he hurt you?" " No." "He wants you to love him." "How could I when I'm afraid of him?" "For that very reason." "Eagle!" " Ready and waiting, constable!" " Damned schemer!" "Hands up, thief or I'll shoot!" "Elsa, it's me." "Don't you recognise me?" "Richard..." "How long it's been since anyone's called me by that name." "Why did you come, Richard?" "I missed you." "Since you seduced me then left me..." "I've never loved another man." "Oh, I'm so sorry." "How old you are, Elsa." "You were 17 then." "What I wouldn't give to become young like you." "Richard, reveal your secret." "I'll give you anything you want." "Give me back this house." "And steal Valerie's inheritance?" "You intend to do far worse." " I'll obey your every command." " Good..." "Then let's draw up a little sales contract." "You will become young and beautiful again." "It will happen tonight at the greedy farmer's wedding." "You're a demon!" " This pearl will protect you." " Eagle, where's Valerie?" " I abducted her." " Where to?" "The church tower." "Come here, you dolt!" "You'll take me there too." "Let us pray." "Hear that?" "The bells have tolled and fallen silent for the third time." "This is excellent." "Hardship always whets one's appetite." "I, for one, experienced terrible things among the cannibals." "We saved a young black girl." "She was very beautiful." "What happened to her, Reverend Father?" "We took her into our tent..." "and turned her to our faith." " She showed great promise." " Did she become a nun?" "Unfortunately not." " We lost her at a French harbour." " Martha, where's the wine?" "Listen well to what happened." "She fell into immoral ways and broke the sixth commandment." " I must instruct you in this." " Thank you, Reverend Father." "Your father, the bishop, was a delicate man." "He fainted when harlots came to confession." "Gorgeous women adored him." "I'll tell you more someday." " How many children did he have?" " You and a boy." "His name was Eagle." "Eagle?" "What's the matter?" "I have a headache." "May I go and lie down?" " Dinner isn't over yet." " Sorry." "Will you toast with us?" " I've never drunk wine before." " Make an exception today." "To the memory of the departed bishop." "Eagle!" "Eagle..." "I've come to chat with you, dear child." "Now, Reverend Father?" "No better time for contemplation." "What breasts you have..." "Go away, Reverend Father." "What I want from you is so sweet." "You are so beautiful." " You're divine." " Go away." "You're ravishing!" "I can protect myself, you wimp!" "My death is on your conscience." "What have you done?" "The chicken plague is here!" "The chicken plague is here!" "Done." "My house is yours again." "Now we'll wait till midnight." "Come..." "It's time." "The end of all my hopes." "Come, it's time." "I'm old..." "I will also grow old." " Do you love me." " I do." "Not a drop of blood." "Don't cry." "You look old when you cry." "Valerie!" "Valerie!" "Eagle!" " Eagle..." " Valerie..." "Here..." " Don't look at me like that." " How?" "Kneel down." "Kneel!" " Is it cold?" " No." "I feel like a blind man." "We have a guest room." "You can rest there." "He threw me from the tower." "The bell's clapper saved me." "I heard it tolling so strangely." "I prayed for you." "The plague is a blessing." "My uncle, the constable needs blood or he'll die like a dog." "You're so cruel." "That monster should have died 100 years ago." "It's nothing..." "Just a hanging man." " Where are we?" " Beneath your house." " I'm scared." " Be brave." "Who's in the coffins?" "Weasel's victims, drained of blood." "Grandmother!" "Valerie..." "Sorry, I wasn't dressed properly." "This is your room." " I thought it was empty." " I came by the midnight coach." "Don't you recognise me?" "I'm a distant cousin." " Call me Elsa." " I'm Valerie." "And this... this is my brother." "Eagle." "I've taken your room..." "or so it seems." " You can have it." " No, give me another." " I'll speak to Grandmother." " Your grandmother is gone." " Without saying goodbye?" " Old people have their whims." " If you'd permit, I'll stay in her room." " With pleasure." "Now the room is yours." "This way." " How I'd love to ride a horse." " I'll lend you mine." "I'm tired." "I'm going to lie down." " You really don't recognise me?" " No." "You aren't afraid of me, are you?" "Just an idle question, my dear." "After all, we've never seen each other." "My earrings!" "Your sister isn't back yet?" "You know where Valerie is!" "You're charming when you're angry!" "Where's Valerie?" "I'll tell you on one condition." "That you love me." "Never!" "Leave, sir!" "No, I'm not your guest." "You get out." "You'll regret this." "Your death will be beautiful." "Die, Valerie, die!" "Eagle!" "Good night, my sweet brunette" "Sweetly sleep this night" "And when you wake, my pet" "Hold your secret tight" "Valerie, you are saved." "I heard everything, my cousin loves you." " Cousin?" " I know." "She's my grandmother." "She stole my earrings." "But they were empty." "Here is their secret." "They'll protect you from death." "Beware of Weasel." " Where is he?" " Dying." "Poor thing." "You've fallen under his spell." "Valerie, I love you." "You can't, you're my brother." "Our father was the bishop." "It isn't true, come back!" "Weasel is my father." "I should..." "I shouldn't..." "I should!" "I'm dying..." "I'm dying..." "Now you know what it's like to be old." "Valerie!" "You call her in vain!" "You sacrificed her to my youth." "You're just as lost as I am." "You'll have the same spasms." "Only your granddaughter could have saved the two of us." "Because she is my blood." "Impossible her father was the bishop." "I was the bishop." " I'm Valerie's father." " You're lying." "I need to drink..." "No." "First tell me how to prolong my youth." "Save Valerie." "In her blood lies our salvation." "Valerie." "That cursed Valerie." "It's me." " Father." " My child..." "Help yourself." "No, suddenly it disgusts me." " I'm human again and must die." " No, you won't die." "You have saved me." "Daddy..." " Let me go." " I'm a monster again." "Let me go!" "No, no..." "Gracian!" "My Gracian!" "Gracian..." "Your lover sleeps like a log." "Gracian..." "Poor Gracian." "I have a plan, Elsa." "I need Eagle's heart." " Will you kill him?" " His heart will give Valerie eternal youth." "Richard, transfer Eagle's heart into my breast." "You are betraying Valerie." "No, Richard, that's what you're doing." "With a bleeding heart..." "Eagle, why did I leave you?" "Help!" "Why do you appear to me Valerie?" "Don't worry, I'm not dead and neither are you." "Come on, I'll get you out of here." "The presbytery is over there, Reverend Father." "Sinner, you tempted me!" "Just you wait!" "Valerie..." "Valerie, this is goodbye." "You left me." "And that monster violated your mouth." "We could have been happy." "Too late." "Believe me, Weasel is neither your father nor mine." "Now you have prolonged his life." "I wanted to be your protector, friend and husband." "Too late." "Goodbye, Valerie." "Yours Eagle." "Valerie, what's the matter?" " Come here." " Hedvika..." "Hedvika, what's wrong?" " I've been fading since I wed." " You need some strong soup." "No." "I'm in a vampire's power." "Valerie." "Look what I have on my shoulder." " Does it hurt?" " Not at all." " Do my lips seem strange?" " No, why?" "Aren't they stained?" "You've just been eating fruit." "When you're with me, I'm not afraid of anything." "I am so happy." "I never had a girlfriend before." "Valerie, I'm saved..." " Hedvika!" " Look, the mark is gone." " Your kisses have cured me." " You're so beautiful." "A witch lives among you." "She tortured me with sinful words." "She rubbed her sleek hips against me." "When she realised I could withstand her seductive ways she threw a noose around my neck." "I thank God I escaped with my life." "The witch is hiding among you." "In God's name, give her up." "She should burn!" "Don't believe him!" " That's her, the witch." " I swear he's lying." "Grab her, tie her to the stake." "Confess that you are a witch." "Liar, liar!" "Repent!" "Bearded comedian!" "Eagle, why did you leave me?" "Here she is..." "Valerie..." "Our masters after their travels will offer their hands and feet." "As they rest their weary heads, our lips will give them a treat." "Get over here, you tramps!" "You ever had a beating?" "Animal!" "Drink it down, Richard." "He's gone." "A weasel!" "If only this night of devilry would end..." "Grandmother..." " Where did you come from?" " Church." "Where else, my child?" "Did the missionaries leave?" "What missionaries?" "What's wrong with you, child?" "Nothing, Grandmother." "Grandmother, there's a stranger." "Just one of the actors wandering through town." "My love, don't go to the theatre." "Hitch... up... the horses and drive to Blue Lake." "For God's sake, don't shoot." "No!" "Miss, your grandmother is dying." "Grandmother..." "What's the matter, dearest?" "Grandmother..." "The mirror." "A carriage drove out without a driver." "That's a good sign." "I never had the courage to tell you the truth." "Your mother loved a young gamekeeper." "She bore him two children, a boy and a girl." "But my lover, Richard, told me the children were his." "I sent your mother away out ofjealousy." "I kept the little girl." "It's you." "I don't know where Richard took Eagle." "I turned your mother out with these words." ""I'll take you back only when lone horses bring you."" "So my mother is alive?" "Grandmother!" "Mummy!" "My child!" "This is your father, my dear." "I've seen you before, Father." "It must be a childhood memory." "Isn't it all just a dream?" "If only your grandmother would forgive me." "Good night, my sweet brunette" "Sweetly sleep this night" "And when you wake, my pet" "Hold your secret tight" "Good night, my sweet brunette" "Sweetly sleep this night" "And when you wake, my pet" "Hold your secret tight" "The End"