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5.1
/10
24 Ratings

THE BLOOD COUNTESS

Die Blutgräfin

Directed by Ulrike Ottinger
Germany, Austria, 2026
Horror, Avant-Garde, LGBTQ+, Comedy
  • 119119 minutes

Synopsis

Awakened from a long slumber, the Blood Countess enlists her trusted maid on a quest for the red elixir of life and an ancient text that threatens the vampire realm. Hot on their heels are a police inspector, two vampirologists, a vegetarian nephew, and his therapist.

Synopsis

Awakened from a long slumber, the Blood Countess enlists her trusted maid on a quest for the red elixir of life and an ancient text that threatens the vampire realm. Hot on their heels are a police inspector, two vampirologists, a vegetarian nephew, and his therapist.

Our take

Regal in her ruby-encrusted cloak and crimson satin gloves, Isabelle Huppert bares her fangs for avant-garde filmmaking icon Ulrike Ottinger in this gothic vampire romp. Boasting nocturnal shenanigans and delicious mysteries, the fantasy of eternal life in beautiful Vienna has never looked better.