The Countess

The Countess

She sacrificed all for love and others for beauty

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Release Date

3/13/2009

Runtime

100 mins

Overview

Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$8,500,000

Revenue

$784,522

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A dark psychological portrait of historical horror driven by vanity and desire, a woman's descent into delusion presented with the weight of true tragedy rather than spectacle.

Mood

Dread-soakedMelancholicUnsettling

Themes

ObsessionMortalityPower

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

PainterlyDesaturated

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceBody horror

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