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The Countess

  • 20092009
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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The Countess (2009)
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A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty.A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty.A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
8.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
22,275
3,112
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    • Director
      • Julie Delpy
    • Writer
      • Julie Delpy
    • Stars
      • Julie Delpy
      • Daniel Brühl
      • William Hurt
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Julie Delpy
    • Writer
      • Julie Delpy
    • Stars
      • Julie Delpy
      • Daniel Brühl
      • William Hurt
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    • 41User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Julie Delpy in The Countess (2009)
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    Julie Delpy, William Hurt, and Daniel Brühl in The Countess (2009)
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    Nikolai Kinski at the event The Countess (2009)

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    Julie Delpy
    Julie Delpy
    • Erzebet Bathory
    Daniel Brühl
    Daniel Brühl
    • Istvan Thurzo
    William Hurt
    William Hurt
    • Gyorgy Thurzo
    Anamaria Marinca
    Anamaria Marinca
    • Darvulia
    Sebastian Blomberg
    Sebastian Blomberg
    • Dominic Vizakna
    Adriana Altaras
    • Aunt Klara
    Charly Hübner
    Charly Hübner
    • Ferenc Nadasdy
    Andy Gatjen
    Andy Gatjen
    • Miklos
    Maria Simon
    Maria Simon
    • Helena
    Frederick Lau
    Frederick Lau
    • Janos
    Katrin Pollitt
    • Dorothea
    Anna Maria Mühe
    Anna Maria Mühe
    • Bertha
    Marlis Eulitz
    • Zusanna
    Rolf Kanies
    Rolf Kanies
    • Count Krajevo
    Christine Mayer
    • Kaija
    Henriette Confurius
    Henriette Confurius
    • Kayla
    Helen Woigk
    • Nadia
    Jesse Inman
    Jesse Inman
    • King Matthias
    • Director
      • Julie Delpy
    • Writer
      • Julie Delpy
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    • Trivia
      Julie Delpy revealed in a 2014 interview with entertainment reporter Darby Maloney that the film was a huge success in France, so successful that she is practically guaranteed financial backing from French financiers for any project she wants to pursue in the future.
    • Goofs
      At about 1h15m, the fifth book on the shelf is the "Dictionnaire De Boyer". Abel Boyer did write a French-English dictionary, but he was born in 1664 and Countess Báthory died in 1614.
    • Quotes

      Gyorgy Thurzo: Love is a myth, to keep the minds of young peasants and virgins occupied with a dream.

    • Connections
      Version of Lust of the Vampire (1957)
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      Solinger Streichquartett

      Written by Isaak Pesch

      From the album "Telemusik"

      © & ® Peter Lamprecht

      Courtesy of Solinger Streichquartett/Peter Lamprecht

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    Top review
    Sympathy for the Devil Countess
    This movie rocks because it manages to be both a lavish, complex period movie and a psychological horror movie at the same time. Julie Delpy does a fantastic job in the role of a complex woman from a brutal period in European history, and her performance somehow gracefully manages to be both sympathetic and monstrous. Bathory is one of history's most prolific and sadistic mass murderers, but historians are ultimately unsure of who she really was, and to what extent she was responsible for the atrocities for which she is credited. Most agree that the whole "beauty treatment bloodbath" thing is a myth made up by later generations to spice up the story, so I was surprised that a telling supposedly rooted in fact ended up going that route, but I loved the idea of a Bathory who is a real person and not just a 2-dimensional fiend. Great sets, costumes, and performances from a well-written script make The Countess an engaging and informative portrait of a woman whose vanity and blood lust have become the stuff of legend.
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    • Nov 10, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 25, 2009 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Celluloid Dreams (France)
      • Filmcoopi Zürich (Switzerland)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Bathory
    • Filming locations
      • Burg Kriebstein, Kriebstein, Saxony, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Serenity Film
      • Celluloid Dreams
      • X-Filme Creative Pool
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    • Budget
      • €5,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $784,522
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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