Die Gräfin (2009)

Die Gräfin: Directed by Julie Delpy. With Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, William Hurt, Anamaria Marinca. A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty.

“I must admit that I had expected a bit more from this movie, especially given the story that it was portraying and telling. I just had expected something grander than what director Julie Delphy dished out here.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEveryone should be fairly familiar with the bloody story of Countess Bathory, well at least if you have just an ounce of interesting in World history. So I am not going to delve into details about the storyline.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat worked for this movie was the acting. Julie Delphy, who both directed and starred in the movie, did a great job in her portrayal of the Countess Erzebet Bathory. There was something very raw and emotional about her acting in u0026quot;The Countessu0026quot; and she really carried the movie all by herself.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJulie Delphy seems rather talented, doing acting, directing, producing and even writing the music for this 2009 movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut the movie was just too slow paced for my liking, but it was an interesting portrayal of the infamous Countess Erzebet Bathory.”