Die Blutgräfin (film)
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Die Blutgräfin is a German-Austrian film about Elizabeth Báthory
. The screenplay is by the director of the film Ulrike Ottinger
with additional writing by Elfriede Jelinek
.
, la comtesse sanglante, tigress in human skin, emerges into daylight. A fast-paced treasure hunt on the trail of the ancestors takes the female team through eerily beautiful Vienna
. Her retinue: Countess Báthory's nephew Bubi (a downtrodden vegetarian vampire type), his therapist, two eager vampirologists, corpse students from the Vampiria Fighting Brotherhood, a women's orchestra, etc. Viennese Blood
flows freely, and the hearts of the Viennese and the Habsburg
s soar – a mad journey to the roots of the enduring, powerful myth of the Vampire Empire, and a final a showdown at the Vienna Prater
– during midnight soupé on the Ferris wheel.
cast Tilda Swinton
and Isabelle Huppert
in the lead roles of the million production. Filming began in June 2010. The producers of the German-Austrian film are Kurt Mayer and Heino Deckert. It is the International remake of the Ulrike Ottinger
s German film from 2000.
Elizabeth Báthory
Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a countess from the renowned Báthory family of Hungarian nobility. Although in modern times she has been labelled the most prolific serial killer in history, the number of murders has been debated...
. The screenplay is by the director of the film Ulrike Ottinger
Ulrike Ottinger
Ulrike Ottinger is a German filmmaker, documentarian photographer and professor at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Biography:From 1959 she was a visiting student at the Academy of Arts in Munich and worked as a painter...
with additional writing by Elfriede Jelinek
Elfriede Jelinek
Elfriede Jelinek is an Austrian playwright and novelist. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004 for her "musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that, with extraordinary linguistic zeal, reveal the absurdity of society's clichés and their subjugating power."-...
.
Plot
Anxiously awaited by her faithful maid Hermine, Countess BáthoryElizabeth Báthory
Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a countess from the renowned Báthory family of Hungarian nobility. Although in modern times she has been labelled the most prolific serial killer in history, the number of murders has been debated...
, la comtesse sanglante, tigress in human skin, emerges into daylight. A fast-paced treasure hunt on the trail of the ancestors takes the female team through eerily beautiful Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. Her retinue: Countess Báthory's nephew Bubi (a downtrodden vegetarian vampire type), his therapist, two eager vampirologists, corpse students from the Vampiria Fighting Brotherhood, a women's orchestra, etc. Viennese Blood
Wiener Blut (operetta)
Wiener Blut is an operetta named after the "Wiener Blut" waltz, supposedly with music by the composer Johann Strauss the Younger, who did not live to witness the première. Such was the popularity of the original "Wiener Blut" Op...
flows freely, and the hearts of the Viennese and the Habsburg
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg , also found as Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and...
s soar – a mad journey to the roots of the enduring, powerful myth of the Vampire Empire, and a final a showdown at the Vienna Prater
Prater
The Wiener Prater is a large public park in Vienna's 2nd district . The amusement park, often simply called "Prater", stands in one corner of the Wiener Prater and includes the .-Name:...
– during midnight soupé on the Ferris wheel.
Cast
- Tilda SwintonTilda SwintonKatherine Mathilda "Tilda" Swinton is a British actress known for both arthouse and mainstream films. She has appeared in a number of films including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Burn After Reading, The Beach, We Need to Talk About Kevin and was nominated for a Golden Globe for her...
as Elizabeth BáthoryElizabeth BáthoryCountess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a countess from the renowned Báthory family of Hungarian nobility. Although in modern times she has been labelled the most prolific serial killer in history, the number of murders has been debated... - Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertIsabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in over 90 film and television productions since 1971. She has had 14 films in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and won the Best Actress Award twice, for Violette Nozière and La pianiste . She is also the most...
as Maid Hermine - Irm HermannIrm Hermann-Biography:Hermann became a publishing clerk after finishing school and worked as a secretary for ADAC when she met Rainer Werner Fassbinder in 1966, who convinced her to quit her job to work with him, despite her lack of formal training as an actor...
as Bubi - Udo KierUdo KierUdo Kier is a German actor, known primarily for his work in horror and exploitation movies.-Early life:...
as Therapist, Dr. Theobald Tandem - Julian Looman as Brutus von Bathor zu Klingenfels
- Peter Kern
- Eva Basteiro-Bertoli as Anna Nádasdy és Báthory
- Eric de KuyperEric de KuyperEric de Kuyper is a Flemish-Belgian and Dutch writer, semiotician, art critic, and experimental film director. Fictionalized autobiographical novels, written in the 3rd-person, account for most of his creative work. His academic writing encompasses reviews, essays, articles, and books on...
- Nicholas Ofczarek
- Sophie Rois
- Udo Samel
- Veruschka
- Johann Adam Oest
- Branko Samarovski
Production
The German director Ulrike OttingerUlrike Ottinger
Ulrike Ottinger is a German filmmaker, documentarian photographer and professor at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Biography:From 1959 she was a visiting student at the Academy of Arts in Munich and worked as a painter...
cast Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton
Katherine Mathilda "Tilda" Swinton is a British actress known for both arthouse and mainstream films. She has appeared in a number of films including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Burn After Reading, The Beach, We Need to Talk About Kevin and was nominated for a Golden Globe for her...
and Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in over 90 film and television productions since 1971. She has had 14 films in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and won the Best Actress Award twice, for Violette Nozière and La pianiste . She is also the most...
in the lead roles of the million production. Filming began in June 2010. The producers of the German-Austrian film are Kurt Mayer and Heino Deckert. It is the International remake of the Ulrike Ottinger
Ulrike Ottinger
Ulrike Ottinger is a German filmmaker, documentarian photographer and professor at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Biography:From 1959 she was a visiting student at the Academy of Arts in Munich and worked as a painter...
s German film from 2000.