Training them in noble ways she introduces one of them to the Countess as a Baroness. They drag for several minutes, to the point of total boredom. 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. A tighter, shorter movie would have worked better, without the unneeded characters like the two monks who come up with wacky steam-punk inventions. Good Costumes, Sets and Cinematography.
Poor acting, dialogue and script. 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. Czech Republic alongside with Slovakia has given us the latest and much more serious examination of Countess' persona. But Nora is greedy and while the Countess occupies herself with her new pawns at another castle, Nora and her soldiers raid a village seeking a group of peasant women. Erzsabet's story is told in a such a colourful, dynamic and thoroughly gripping way, that certainly had me looking forward to seeing more, like asking for a second helping of a surprisingly delicious pudding, I relished what I found to be so enjoyable after having heard such bad reviews. But what about other recent movie from Czech Republic, dealing with the subject? But it's really just too long and unfocused.
First of all, they shouldn't be confused, as they often are. The new-found Bathory genre still waits for a masterpiece, but develops rather nicely. Girl 5 as Jana Janecková. Contrary to popular belief, Elizabeth Bathory was a modern Renaissance woman who ultimately fell victim to men's aspirations for power and wealth. If you want to be entertained and why else watch, everyone should enjoy this unfairly maligned but unusually fascinating film.
But Nora is greedy and while the Countess occupies herself with her victims at another castle, Nora and her soldiers raid a village and kidnap a group of peasant women. It is so powerful that twenty four hours after watching, it still haunts me and I look forward to seeing more from this director and creative team. Better forget about this one, there's lots of better Bathory flicks, even amongst the latest ones. This film entertains with gusto, flair, beauty and horror. One soon comes to see through the eyes of the lead characters, their brutal and beautiful world lives and breathes again, shockingly, before our eyes.
This should have been cut down, too many unnecessary scenes. Simandl is nothing but softcore fare, filled with mildly sadistic sleaze. It is a very accessible story, so who would be so daft as to require the actors to speak Hungarian and so lose half the audience, who are either too dense or lazy to read subtitles. Rating is a C, or 5 stars. Good Costumes, Sets and Cinematography. All the murder scenes are unimpressive, to say at least.
Training them in noble ways she introduces one of them to the Countess as a Baroness. They take the notorious Blood Countess of Hungary, Erzabet Bathory, who was one of the influences for Dracula, and actually try to spin her in a positive light Namely, that if she was brutal at all, she was brutal for the time she lived in. Andrea Nemcova in the leading role is unattractive and a bit long in the tooth to be Elisabeth, supposedly widely known for her beauty. Poor acting, dialogue and script. The Countess discovers the lie and Nora meets her fate. Synopsis 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.
Visually stunning and beautiful, the script gives us a thumpingly good story and altogether it is a mesmerising piece of cinema. Some have quibbled about the English accents of the actors but actually I thought Ezsabet's Hungarian accent rather convincing, the chill of steel to the edge of her voice. Cast Cast overview, first billed only:. To this day, both these musical achievements were much more impressive and influential than any of the cinematic efforts that followed them. The actors were average at best. Countess Bathory sends her young cousin Nora to procure for her sexual and sadistic pleasures noble maidens and pays her handsomely.
Together with Vlad Tepes, she became the prototype of the vampire figure. Girl 4 as Kristina Uhrinová. The Countess discovers the lie and Nora meets her fate. Elisabeth basically became the cult icon of Gothic subculture. The whole show is devoid of any artistic merit, but does it work as a sex film or as a shock film? Countess Bathory sends her young cousin Nora to procure for her sexual and sadistic pleasures noble maidens and pays her handsomely.
Girl 3 as Nada Viniceká. In the recent years though the Bathory admirers group has increased significantly. Girl 6 as Lenka Krajicková Countess Bathory sends her young cousin Nora to locate for her sexual pleasures noble maidens and pays her handsomely. The performances are highly entertaining and extremely powerful especially the characters of Erzsabet, Caravaggio and Thurzo. The Commander as Kira Reed. They had a decent budget, they should have spent some of it on a decent screenwriter.
Altogether I think one would have to be in a very sour and unforgiving mood to find fault. Instead, what you get is a Hungarian History lesson that is about as clear as Goolash. Erzsabet's life and times were brutal and this is shown graphically but not too eye wateringly. Training them in noble ways she introduces one of them to the Countess as a Baroness. I think the movie looks great and puts you in that time period pretty well. Even female victims are more bored than terrified.