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The Blood Countess

2026 · 119 min

A wry, theatrical vampire hunt through Vienna, mixing deadpan absurdity with gothic melancholy and a sly bite of satire.

Directed by
Ulrike Ottinger
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Starring
Isabelle Huppert, Birgit Minichmayr, Thomas Schubert
Tagline
Blood is eternal, and so is power.
Overview
The Blood Countess and her maid embark on a quest for the red elixir of life and a book that threatens the vampire realm. Hot on their heels are a police inspector, two vampirologists, a vegetarian nephew and his therapist.

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Directed by
Ulrike Ottinger
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Starring
Isabelle Huppert, Birgit Minichmayr, Thomas Schubert
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • obsession
  • identity
  • isolation
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour7
Realism3
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror, mystery, fantasy
Directed by
Ulrike Ottinger
Written by
Elfriede Jelinek, Ulrike Ottinger
Starring
Isabelle Huppert, Birgit Minichmayr, Thomas Schubert, Lars Eidinger, André Jung, Sophie Rois, Maria Fliri, Marco Lorenzini
Music
Wolfgang Mitterer
Cinematography
Martin Gschlacht
Runtime
119 min
Country
Austria, Luxembourg, Germany
Languages
German, French, Russian

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