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Bathory ( 2008 ) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
135 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Behind the scenes
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Deleted Scenes
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Music Video
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Czech Republic ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
Hungary ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
Slovak Republic ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Juraj Jakubisko

Written By:
John Paul Chapple
Juraj Jakubisko

Actors:
Anna Friel ..... Erzsébet Báthory
Karel Roden ..... Juraj Thurzo
Vincent Regan ..... Ferenc Nadasdy
Hans Matheson ..... Merisi Caravaggio
Deana Horváthová ..... Darvulia (as Deana Jakubisková-Horváthová)
Franco Nero ..... King Mathias II
Antony Byrne ..... Pastor Ponicky
Bolek Polívka ..... Monk Peter
Jirí Mádl ..... Neophyte Cyril
Monika Hilmerová ..... Countess Czobor
Lucie Vondrácková ..... Lucia
Jaromír Nosek ..... Miklós Zrínyi (as Míra Nosek)
Marek Majeský ..... Gábor Báthory
Andrew Tiernan ..... Zavodsky
Marek Vasut ..... Bethlen

Synopsis:

The gruesome tale of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, notorious yet obscure, has been recounted by historians, writers, poets, playwrights, musicians, painters, and moviemakers. 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 In four centuries, no historical document has been found to reveal what had exactly happened.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 the film diametrically opposes the established legend. The film is based on the story of Elizabeth Báthory, a 16th/17th century Hungarian countess. Her story takes place in a part of the Kingdom of Hungary, now Slovakia. She is infamous for killing many young women because according to legend she thought that bathing in their blood would preserve her youth. Eventually the royal authorities investigated, and she was walled up in her castle, where she died three years later.

The infamous Countess Erzsebet Bathory, who is said to have maintained youth and beauty into her old age by bathing in the blood of virgins, has her life story told in a more balanced but still provocative manner in this grand-scale historical drama. Bathory, played by Anna Freil, is portrayed in three important episodes from her life. Bathory falls in love with the legendary artist Caravaggio (Hans Matheson) and attempts to win his heart, which doesn't much amuse her husband Ferenc Nadasy (Vincent Regan). Later, Bathory becomes close friends with Darvulia (Deana Jakubiskova), a woman said to have remarkable healing powers, as observers remark upon Bathory's beauty which seems impervious to the passage of time or the stress of her life. And after the death of her husband, Bathory rises to a position of political power in Hungary, as Palatine Thurzo (Karel Roden) leads a plot to scuttle her ambitions. Bathory also features Bolek Polivka as a monk who narrates the countess's remarkable story.

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 mens aspirations for power and wealth.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 23 April, 2012.

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