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Bathory: Countess of Blood is a slovaque film of genre Drama directed by Juraj Jakubisko released in USA on 22 november 2008 with Anna Friel
Bathory: Countess of Blood (2008)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 22 november 2008
Length 2h20
Directed by Juraj Jakubisko
OriginSlovaquie
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Serial killer films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating56%
Bathory (also released as Bathory: Countess of Blood) is a 2008 historical drama written and directed by Juraj Jakubisko. Filming began in December 2005, and the film was released in July 2008. It was Jakubisko's first English-language film and an international co-production between the cinemas of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and the United Kingdom.
Synopsis
The film is based on the story of Erzsébet Bathory, a Hungarian countess in the 16th and 17th centuries. Her story takes place in a part of the Kingdom of Hungary that is now Slovakia. In this retelling, the Countess is a healer who conducts medical experiments and rudimentary autopsies in a "hospital" beneath her castle. She forms a relationship with a reputed witch, Darvulia, who saves her from poisoning. The witch promises Erzsebet a son and eternal beauty. In return, Erzsebet must sacrifice both love and her reputation. Darvulia becomes Erzsebet's companion. Meanwhile, maidens in the area have been dying of seemingly unrelated causes, and Erzsebet is seen bathing in a large tub of red liquid as the girls' now-mutilated corpses are buried nearby. Two monks later conclude that the water is not blood but is simply colored red by herbs.Actors
Anna Friel
(Elizabeth Bathory)
Karel Roden
(Juraj Thurzo)
Hans Matheson
(Caravaggio)
Vincent Regan
(Nadasdy)
Franco Nero
(King Mathias)
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