
The Countess
She sacrificed all for love and others for beauty
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Release Date
3/13/2009Runtime
100 minsOverview
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
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$8,500,000Revenue
$784,522Homepage
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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
Heads up
Graphic violenceBody horror
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