Review of The Countess (2009) by Familiar S — 20 Jan 2011

When we go through history, we sometimes come across legends that we find impossible to exist in real life. But fact is stranger than fiction and this world is a weird plaice. At times, we can't figure out what the truth is since it's as much possible that that part of history is adjusted as it is true.

The Countess, directed and acted in the title role by Julie Delpy, depict the events that occurred during Countess Erzbert Bathory's life through the voice-over of Istvan Thurzo. The Countess is shown as a cruel murderess who gets killed lots of young, virgin girls in order to bath in their blood, believing that doing so retains her beauty. However, the ending leaves us wondering whether this could have been true or it's a fabricated part of the history.