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.
Direction
Delpy's ambitious passion project—she wrote, directed, scored it
Costume
Sumptuous 17th century detail that contrasts with the violence
Acting
Delpy's unraveling noblewoman is uncomfortably mesmerizing
Director
Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy
Erzsébet Báthory
Daniel Brühl
István Thurzó
William Hurt
György Thurzó
Anamaria Marinca
Darvulia
Maria Simon
Helena
Sebastian Blomberg
Dominic Vizakna
Adriana Altaras
Aunt Klara
Charly Hübner
Ferenc Nádasdy
Andy Gätjen
Miklós
Frederick Lau
Janós
Katrin Pollitt
Dorothea
Anna Maria Mühe
Bertha
Henriette Confurius
Kayla
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