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Bathory: Countess of Blood
- Director: Juraj Jakubisko
- Writer: John Paul Chapple; Juraj Jakubisko
- Producer: Mike Downey; Ivan Filus
CGiii Comment
An inaccurate, sprawling mess of a film that goes on and on and on.
It looks good - all quality, no substance.
Jakubisko seems to favour short scenes - some of them are very short indeed.
Divided into three parts - all of them are way too long and convoluted.
The potential to be something special was there....but, it fails on almost every level and quickly descends into a soapy-period-dubbed-dramatic catastrophe.
By the end, all integrity is lost and almost ends up becoming rather farcical.
Shame.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Bathory is based on the legends surrounding the life and deeds of Countess Elizabeth Bathory known as the greatest murderess in the history of mankind. Contrary to popular belief, Elizabeth Bathory was a modern Renaissance woman who ultimately fell victim to men's aspirations for power and wealth.
Cast & Characters
Anna Friel as Erzsébet Báthory;
Karel Roden as Juraj Thurzo;
Vincent Regan as Ferenc Nadasdy;
Hans Matheson as Merisi Caravaggio;
Deana Horváthová as Darvulia;
Franco Nero as King Mathias II;
Antony Byrne as Pastor Ponicky;
Bolek Polívka as Monk Peter;
Jirí Mádl as Neophyte Cyril;
Monika Hilmerová as Countess Czobor;
Lucie Vondrácková as Lucia;
Jaromír Nosek as Miklós Zrínyi;
Marek Majeský as Gábor Báthory;
Andrew Tiernan as Zavodsky;
Marek Vasut as Bethlen