Who does Isabelle Huppert play in 'The Blood Countess'?

Isabelle Huppert plays the legendary vampire Elizabeth Báthory in the film 'The Blood Countess.'

What is 'The Blood Countess' described as?

'The Blood Countess' is described as a celebration of 'anti-arthouse trash cinema.'

What is Isabelle Huppert's history with the Berlin Film Festival?

Isabelle Huppert has a long history with the Berlin Film Festival, with her first feature premiering there in 1971, and a dozen films having screened at the festival since then.

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Isabelle Huppert Goes Full Camp as Vampire Countess

13 Feb

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Huppert plays the legendary vampire Elizabeth Báthory.
The film is described as a celebration of anti-arthouse trash cinema.
Huppert has a long history with the Berlin Film Festival since 1971.

Isabelle Huppert Goes Full Camp as Vampire Countess

French cinema legend Isabelle Huppert stars as the notorious vampire Elizabeth Báthory in Ulrike Ottinger's "The Blood Countess." This avant-garde film sees Huppert embrace a full camp performance as the 17th-century aristocrat known for her supposed appetite for virgin blood. The feature is characterized as a celebration of "anti-arthouse trash cinema."

Huppert's arrival in the film, floating on a barge in a scene set below Vienna, is likened to an '80s rock video. Her performance is gleefully excessive, with Huppert herself noting the rarity of such an unusual role, calling it a "nice little parenthesis" in her extensive career.