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The Countess (2009)

The Countess (2009)

Drama Thriller Horror Mystery History

She sacrificed all for love and others for beauty

Release Date: 2009, March 13
Directors: Julie Delpy
Countries: Germany, France, United States of America
Production: X Filme International, Celluloid Dreams, X Filme Creative Pool, Fanes Film, Social Capital
Cast: William Hurt, Julie Delpy, André Hennicke, Daniel Brühl, Anamaria Marinca, Frederick Lau, Steffen Scheumann, Sebastian Blomberg, Jeanette Hain, Charly Hübner, Adriana Altaras, Rolf Kanies

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.

Keywords:

biography woman director hungary serial killer 17th century noblewoman revisionist history older woman younger man relationship holy roman empire gerascophobia