The Bloody Allure of Isabelle Huppert: Why 'The Blood Countess' Matters Ulrike Ottinger's long gestating vampire film "The Blood Countess" has secured a North American distribution deal with Strand Releasing.
This baroque black comedy, which premiered in Berlin earlier this year, stars Isabelle Huppert as the imperious and elegantly despot Countess Elizabeth Báthory.
Huppert's involvement is no surprise, given her penchant for playing complex characters. In Ottinger's vision, Báthory is less a straightforward villain than an icon one who embodies the mythic power of bloodlust.