The gruesome tale of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, notorious yet obscure, has been recounted by historians, writers, poets, playwrights, musicians, painters, and movie makers. Tradition has it that Countess Bathory was the greatest murderess in the history of humankind, as documented by her entry in the Guinness Book of Records. She tortured her victims, exclusively women, before killing them. She bathed in their blood, and tore the flesh from their bodies with her teeth while they were still alive.
But is that really true? In four centuries, no historical document has been found to reveal what had exactly happened. The plot of my film diametrically opposes the established legend. My story is about a defenseless widow who owns more property and riches than the king himself and who, as a result, becomes a victim of scheming from on high.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=2meKu7qQNIs
Drama CZ/Slovakia
2008, 138 min
Director: Juraj Jakubisko
Actors: Anna Friel, Karel Roden, Hans Matheson, Vincent Regan, Franco Nero, Deana Horváthová, Michaela Drotárová, René Štúr, Jiří Mádl, Lucie Vondráčková, Andrej Hryc, Boleslav Polívka, Jiří Korn, Monika Hilmerová, Jaromír Nosek, Táňa Radeva, Eva Elsnerová, Zdeněk Podhůrský, Marek Vašut, Karel Dobrý, Petr Jákl ml., Marek Majeský, Beata Greneche, Ladislav Ondřej, Jan Vlasák, Rudolf Stärz, Sandra Pogodová, Hana Vagnerová, Ilona Svobodová, Vladimír T. Gottwald, Jiří Krytinář, Jiří Maria Sieber, Jan Unger, Anthony Byrne