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The Blood Countess

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After 'The Blood Countess' (Isabelle Huppert) awakens from her long beauty sleep and emerges from the underworld, she and her devoted maid (Birgit Minichmayr) embark on a baroque quest through Vienna to recover the red elixir of life. The book, if found and read by the vampire's enemies, threatens their vampire realm.... Hot on their heels are a vegetarian nephew (Thomas Schubert), his psychotherapist (Lars Eidinger), two vampirologists, a police inspector, and more lively characters in this twisted and humorous vampire tale.

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Jonathan Romney Screen International Feb 19, 2026
Mischievously but lovingly sending up vampire lore, as well as Huppert's lofty image, it's a slight but highly marketable treat. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Variety Feb 19, 2026
It’s more or less a one-joke enterprise -- but when said joke is casting a maximally domineering Isabelle Huppert as a hungry, horny, haute couture-inclined incarnation of Báthory, there’s a devoted audience for whom it will go very far indeed. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Feb 19, 2026
3/5
A succession of bizarre episodes, often engagingly bizarre, sometimes heavy-handed, although it is notable that the script is partly credited to Austria’s Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek who is not known for humour of any sort. Go to Full Review Samantha McLaren Horror Press 3 days ago
A little sapphic, a lot silly, and an absolute smorgasbord for the senses, it’s a retelling of the Báthory story that cares little about either reveling in the grisly pseudo-historic details or disputing them, opting instead to have a gay old time. Go to Full Review Trace Thurman Bloody Disgusting 4 days ago
3/5
Though The Blood Countess‘ deliberately obtuse nature is more boon than bane, it’s likely to leave many viewers confounded. Go to Full Review Caitlin Kennedy Simply Cinema (Substack) Sep 20, 2026
7/10
The Blood Countess is hedonism in film form. Beautiful to behold. A light-hearted dalliance. Serving pleasure at the viewer’s leisure. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Ulrike Ottinger

Director

Isabelle Huppert

Erzsébet Báthory

Birgit Minichmayr

Hermine

Thomas Schubert

Baron Rudi Bubi von Strudl zur Buchtelau

Lars Eidinger

Theobald Tandem

André Jung

Theobastus Bombastus
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Movie Info

Synopsis After 'The Blood Countess' (Isabelle Huppert) awakens from her long beauty sleep and emerges from the underworld, she and her devoted maid (Birgit Minichmayr) embark on a baroque quest through Vienna to recover the red elixir of life. The book, if found and read by the vampire's enemies, threatens their vampire realm.... Hot on their heels are a vegetarian nephew (Thomas Schubert), his psychotherapist (Lars Eidinger), two vampirologists, a police inspector, and more lively characters in this twisted and humorous vampire tale.
Director
Ulrike Ottinger
Producer
Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Bady Minck, Bettina Brokemper
Screenwriter
Ulrike Ottinger
Production Co
Amour Fou Vienna, Amour Fou Luxembourg, Heimatfilm
Genre
Comedy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 59m
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