The Countess (2009)
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- 1h 38min
- Biography, Drama
- 25 Jun 2009 (Germany)
- Movie
A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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| Julie Delpy | ... |
Erzebet Bathory
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| Daniel Brühl | ... |
Istvan Thurzo
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| William Hurt | ... |
Gyorgy Thurzo
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| Anamaria Marinca | ... |
Darvulia
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| Sebastian Blomberg | ... |
Dominic Vizakna
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Adriana Altaras | ... |
Aunt Klara
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| Charly Hübner | ... |
Ferenc Nadasdy
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| Andy Gätjen | ... |
Miklos
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| Maria Simon | ... |
Helena
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| Frederick Lau | ... |
Janos
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Katrin Pollitt | ... |
Dorothea
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| Anna Maria Mühe | ... |
Bertha
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Marlis Eulitz | ... |
Zusanna
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| Rolf Kanies | ... |
Count Krajevo
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Christine Mayer | ... |
Kaija
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| Henriette Confurius | ... |
Kayla
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Helen Woigk | ... |
Nadia
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| Jesse Inman | ... |
King Matthias
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| André Hennicke | ... |
Andreas Berthoni
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| Jeanette Hain | ... |
Anna Bathory
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| Robert Schupp | ... |
Gyorgy Bathory
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Felix Vörtler | ... |
Reverend Matej
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| Nora Waldstätten | ... |
Kati von Kraj
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| Anna Hausburg | ... |
Kasia von Rosenheim
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Theresa Schwierske | ... |
Countess 1
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Robert Lyons | ... |
Count 1
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| Wolfram Koch | ... |
Clockmaker
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| Arnd Klawitter | ... |
Judge
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| Nikolai Kinski | ... |
Teacher
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Doris Egbring-Kahn | ... |
Old Woman in Park
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Sean McDonagh | ... |
Gravedigger
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Erik Hansen | ... |
Bishop
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Roland Florstedt | ... |
Old Minister
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Thea Weber | ... |
Maid
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Steffen Scheumann | ... |
Peasant
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Lutz Blochberger | ... |
Peasant
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Georg Prang | ... |
Arresting Guard
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| Ella-Maria Gollmer | ... |
Erzebet Aged 11
(as Ella Maria Gollmer)
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| Paula Hartmann | ... |
Erzebet Aged 6
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Jack O. Berglund | ... |
Ferenc Nadasky Aged 5
(as Jack Owen Berglund)
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Natascha Lawiszus | ... |
Anna Aged 16
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Amber Bongard | ... |
Anna Aged 11
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Helena Lindemann | ... |
Ursula Aged 14
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Talia Rosenkranz | ... |
Ursula Aged 9
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Justus Kammerer | ... |
Paul Aged 11
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Lukas T. Berglund | ... |
Paul Aged 7
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Paula Knüpling | ... |
Pola Aged 12
(as Paula Knüppling)
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Audrey Käthe von Scheele | ... |
Pola Aged 7
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Jakob Knoblauch | ... |
Peasant Boy
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Sabine Firit | ... |
Maid 2 (uncredited)
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| Lisa Hrdina | ... |
Anna (uncredited)
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Undine Roßner | ... |
Dead Girl (uncredited)
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| Georg Armin Sauer | ... |
Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Julie Delpy | ||
Written by
| Julie Delpy | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Christian Baute | ... | executive producer |
| Matthew E. Chausse | ... | producer |
| Julie Delpy | ... | producer |
| Skady Lis | ... | executive producer |
| Hengameh Panahi | ... | co-producer |
| Norbert Preuss | ... | associate producer |
| Martin Shore | ... | executive producer |
| Gordon Steel | ... | executive producer |
| Andro Steinborn | ... | producer |
| Christopher Tuffin | ... | producer |
Music by
| Julie Delpy | ||
Cinematography by
| Martin Ruhe | ||
Editing by
| Andrew Bird | ||
Editorial Department
| Julie Delord | ... | additional editor |
| Daniel Jakubowski | ... | assistant editor |
| Maiken Priedemann | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Stephan Zabel | ... | avid operator |
Casting By
| Anja Dihrberg-Siebler | ... | (as Anja Dihrberg) |
Production Design by
| Hubert Pouille | ||
Art Direction by
| Astrid Poeschke | ||
Set Decoration by
| Michael Fechner | ||
Costume Design by
| Pierre-Yves Gayraud | ||
Makeup Department
| Tamar Aviv | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Kerstin Gaecklein | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Hanna Hackbeil | ... | trainee makeup artist |
| Aline Hafezi | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Juliane Hübner | ... | makeup artist |
| Jana Lindner | ... | additional makeup artist (as Jana Schulze) |
| Janina Münch | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Anke Saboundjian | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Heiko Schmidt | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Dajana Schubert | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Jörn Seifert | ... | prosthetic makeup artist and prosthetics designer |
| Anett Weber | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Katrin Westerhausen | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Peter Hermann | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Scott Kirby | ... | first assistant director |
| Ayuko Koresawa | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Stefanie Köhler | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Thorne Mutert | ... | second assistant director |
| Finn Pelke | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Melanie Aßmann | ... | assistant stand-by props (as Melanie Assman) |
| Lieven Baes | ... | head painter |
| Thomas Beier | ... | painter |
| Markus Bendler | ... | prop buyer / property master |
| Herve Bertholi | ... | set dresser |
| Hervé Berthou | ... | set dresser |
| Doris Botwen | ... | set painter |
| Andreas Bräunsdorf | ... | painter |
| Sirk Böttrich | ... | carpenter |
| Céline De Streel | ... | set designer |
| Therese Dennhardt | ... | painter |
| Frank Derpsch | ... | helping hand construction |
| Vincent Desmecht | ... | carpenter |
| Lars Dicht | ... | construction manager |
| Susanne Dietze | ... | carpenter |
| Stefan Ellsel | ... | helping hand construction |
| Jürgen Engelhardt | ... | carpenter |
| Kadi Fast | ... | painter |
| Hannes Heiner | ... | torture machine |
| Christian Hochtritt | ... | armourer / assistant stand-by props |
| Brita Hofmann | ... | painter |
| Frank Jentzsch | ... | metal works |
| Axel Kahnt | ... | stand-by props |
| Patrick Lange | ... | carpenter |
| Alexander Liebenthron | ... | assistant prop buyer |
| Detlef Lillrich | ... | helping hand construction |
| Robert Makolies | ... | painter |
| Ulrich Mieves | ... | carpenter |
| Jana Müller | ... | painter |
| Martin Müller-Lehmann | ... | carpenter |
| Thomas Nietzold | ... | helping hand construction |
| Roman Petrasch | ... | helping hand construction |
| Arvid Piasek | ... | carpenter |
| Ole Rocholi | ... | torture machine |
| Uwe Roscher | ... | carpenter |
| Matthias Röder | ... | set constructor (as Mathias Röder) |
| Günther Sand | ... | carpenter |
| Tom Schulz | ... | carpenter |
| Christoph Sieber | ... | sculpturer |
| Matthias Sieber | ... | carpenter |
| Laurent Stoffyn | ... | construction manager |
| Anja Stolakis | ... | helping hand construction |
| David Thummerer | ... | stand-by props: second unit |
| Detlef Ullrich | ... | helping hand construction |
| Jan Van Den Bussche | ... | carpenter |
| Brita Hofmann | ... | sculptor (uncredited) |
| Robert Makolies | ... | carpenter (uncredited) / sculptor (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Dirk Bombey | ... | sound recordist |
| Heinz Freitag | ... | dubbing director |
| Magda Habernickel | ... | dialogue editor |
| Achim Hofmann | ... | sound engineer |
| Matthias Lempert | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Henry Mayr | ... | sound project coordinator |
| Carsten Richter | ... | foley artist |
| Kai Tebbel | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Seppe van Groeningen | ... | boom operator |
| Hanse Warns | ... | foley mixer |
Special Effects by
| Michael Apling | ... | special effects office coordinator: SFX Department Berlin |
| Nils Bleeck | ... | special effects technician |
| Christiane Rüdebusch | ... | special effects makeup |
| Bernd Wildau | ... | special effects foreman: SFX Department Berlin |
| Adolf Wojtinek | ... | special effects coordinator: SFX Department Berlin |
| Lutz Zeidler | ... | armorer |
Visual Effects by
| Andreas Alesik | ... | digital artist |
| Marius Herzog | ... | digital artist |
| Nina Knott | ... | visual effects producer |
| Marcel Knüdeler | ... | digital artist |
| David Laubsch | ... | digital compositor |
| Abraham Schneider | ... | senior compositor: ARRI |
| Jürgen Schopper | ... | creative director: VFX |
| Manuel Voss | ... | digital compositor |
| Tobias Wiesner | ... | digital compositor: ARRI Digital Film |
Stunts
| Sascha Girndt | ... | stunt performer |
| Georg Armin Sauer | ... | stunts (as Armin Sauer) |
| René Schobeß | ... | stunts (as Rene Schobes) |
| Rainer Werner | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mathias Beier | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Zoran Bravaric | ... | gaffer |
| Tilman Büttner | ... | steadicam operator |
| Julian Faust | ... | rigging electrician |
| Sandro Große | ... | rigging electrician (as Sandro Grosse) |
| Sven O. Heinze | ... | rigging electrician |
| Thomas Hübener | ... | crane operator |
| Daniel Jopp | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Sebastian Krückl | ... | trainee electrician |
| Sven Köhler | ... | rigging electrician |
| Heiko Lange | ... | assistant grip |
| Falk Oftiri | ... | electrician |
| Alexander Palm | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Marcus Pohlus | ... | steadicam operator |
| Florian Ritter | ... | rigging electrician |
| Claudia Schnoor | ... | first assistant camera |
| Axel Scholz | ... | best boy |
| Dominik Sperling | ... | rigging electrician |
| Lars Voigtländer | ... | rigging electrician |
| Robert Wedemeyer | ... | key grip |
| Joseph Wolfsberg | ... | still photographer |
| Michael Wähner | ... | assistant electrician |
| Alex Zeihn | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Bianca Kummrow | ... | casting assistant |
| Jacqueline Rietz | ... | casting children |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Silke Abendschein | ... | additional tailor: Germany |
| Andrea Baran | ... | costume runner |
| Daniel Bihin | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Danielle Boutard | ... | costumes: main cast |
| Alexandra Gritzan | ... | costume runner |
| Sophie Jentzsch | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Birgitt Matzel | ... | additional tailor: Germany |
| Gregory Nelson | ... | additional tailor: Germany |
| Henning Paulmann | ... | assistant costume coordinator |
| Julia Raschke | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Dörte Schneider | ... | wardrobe |
| Almut Stier | ... | costume supervisor |
| Sabine Still | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Katrin Storz | ... | costume runner |
| Steffen Sureck | ... | additional tailor: Germany (as Steffen Surek) |
| Rémy Tremblé | ... | costumes: main cast |
| Anne Versel | ... | costumes: main cast |
| Ingrid von Skwarkli | ... | additional tailor: Germany |
| Vida Wolfbauer | ... | personal dresser: Julie Delpy (as Vida Magdalena Wolfbauer) |
Location Management
| Sabina Doerr | ... | location manager |
| Marion Gerhardt | ... | location scout |
| Roland Gerhardt | ... | location scout |
| Christof Jork | ... | location manager: Berlin-Brandenburg |
| Benno Pastewka | ... | location scout |
| Jeronimo Wald | ... | additional assistant location manager |
| Gernot Zeglien | ... | location scout |
| Simon Zwick | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin |
| Thomas Bowes | ... | orchestra leader |
| Peter Cobbin | ... | score recording engineer |
| Ben Foster | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Dave Foster | ... | music preparation |
| Lewis Jones | ... | pro tools recordist |
| Phil Knights | ... | music preparation |
| Michal Pekárek | ... | scoring mixer |
| Jan Tilman Schade | ... | music consultant |
| Jonathan Williams | ... | musician: cello |
| Rachel Bolt | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Skaila Kanga | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Allen Walley | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
| Bruce White | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Brian Cordray | ... | script consultant |
| Caroline Veyssière | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
| Jan Beger | ... | production driver |
| Jan Bludau | ... | car captain / personal driver: Julie Delpy |
| Kai Bublitz | ... | additional truck driver |
| Robert Ehlert | ... | additional truck driver |
| Siegmar Freiberg | ... | additional truck driver |
| Sven Galler | ... | additional truck driver |
| Christian Hempel | ... | production driver |
| Oliver Kujas | ... | additional truck driver / truck driver: touring crew |
| Tim Lemke | ... | driver: set dressing |
| Daniel Lorenz | ... | additional truck driver |
| Christian Ludwig | ... | additional truck driver |
| Matthias Moeske | ... | additional truck driver (as Matthias Möske) |
| Holger Möbes | ... | additional production driver |
| Robert Noack | ... | production driver |
| Marco Preikschat | ... | personal driver: William Hurt |
| Gabriela Reuter | ... | driver: make-up location truck |
| Andreas Rose | ... | additional truck driver |
| Thomas Schlegel | ... | additional production driver |
| Björn Schultheiss | ... | driver: costume truck |
| Edmund Stolle | ... | driver: prop |
| Bastian Vordank | ... | production driver |
| Cherom Weber | ... | additional truck driver |
| Uwe Zegnotat | ... | additional production driver |
Additional Crew
| Naima Abed | ... | production legal: France |
| Ronny Blichweitz | ... | assistant set manager |
| Steven Borski | ... | production secretary |
| Isabel Braak | ... | production intern |
| Kristin Braun | ... | stand-in: Julie Delpy |
| André Brossmann | ... | set runner |
| Gero Brugmann | ... | production legal |
| Bailey Conway | ... | assistant to Mr. Tuffin |
| Doris Edwards | ... | personal assistant William Hurt / personal assistant: William Hurt |
| Andreas Hollenbach | ... | stand-in: Daniel Brühl |
| Ernestine Kahn | ... | dialogue coach |
| Mandy Karchmann | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Michael Kunzler | ... | set manager |
| Marcus Lengler | ... | catering: Filmissimo GmbH |
| Skady Lis | ... | production executive |
| Robert Lyons | ... | reader: William Hurt |
| Ginger McKenzie | ... | reader: Julie Delpy |
| Caroline Müller | ... | set runner |
| Nell Pietzryek | ... | stand-in: Julie Delpy |
| Severine Racle | ... | production legal: France |
| Jessica Schulze | ... | production coordinator |
| Jane Seifert | ... | catering: Filmissimo GmbH |
| Michael Tausch | ... | catering: Filmissimo GmbH |
| Harro von Have | ... | production legal |
| Christine Wehrmann | ... | production financing: Commerzbank |
| Stefan Wolf | ... | set manager |
| Harro von Have | ... | legal counsel: producer (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Tom Andrich | ... | thanks (as Thomas Andrich) |
| Tina Baz | ... | thanks (as Tina Baz Le Gal) |
| Mathilde Bonnefoy | ... | thanks: Julie Delpy wishes to thank |
| Kerstin Bottger | ... | thanks |
| Walter Brus | ... | thanks |
| Albert Delpy | ... | thanks: Julie Delpy wishes to thank |
| Craig A. Emanuel | ... | thanks: Julie Delpy wishes to thank (as Craig Emanuel) |
| Karl Heinz Erhard | ... | thanks |
| Fabrian Friedrich | ... | thanks |
| Kay Furtak | ... | thanks |
| Renate Fussan | ... | thanks |
| Ronald Giesse | ... | thanks |
| Scott Greenberg | ... | thanks: Julie Delpy wishes to thank |
| Johannes Hanöffner | ... | thanks |
| Rosemarie Heinze | ... | thanks |
| Franziska Heller | ... | thanks |
| Marcel Herberger | ... | thanks |
| Hardy Hochgraf | ... | thanks |
| Marlies Huhle | ... | thanks |
| Michael Jacobs | ... | thanks |
| Annegret Jesser-Winkel | ... | thanks |
| Pieter Knierriem | ... | thanks |
| Annette Krumrey | ... | thanks |
| Angelika Lasius | ... | thanks (as Dr. Angelika Lasius) |
| Silvia Lorenz | ... | thanks |
| Max | ... | thanks: Julie Delpy wishes to thank |
| Alexandre Nahon | ... | thanks: Julie Delpy wishes to thank (as Alex Nahon) |
| Solve Nitsche | ... | thanks |
| Daniela Panuschka | ... | thanks (as Daniela and Sven Panuschka) |
| Sven Panuschka | ... | thanks (as Daniela and Sven Panuschka) |
| Marie Pillet | ... | thanks: Julie Delpy wishes to thank |
| Sébastien Prangère | ... | thanks: Julie Delpy wishes to thank |
| Zoe Simijonovic | ... | thanks (as Sonja Zoe Simijonovic) |
| Dietmar Sommer | ... | thanks |
| Marc Streitenfeld | ... | thanks: Julie Delpy wishes to thank |
| Roeg Sutherland | ... | thanks: Julie Delpy wishes to thank |
| Angelika Taube | ... | thanks (as Dr. Angelika Taube) |
| Andreas Volkert | ... | thanks |
| Steffi Witzowsky | ... | thanks |
| Markus Wylegalla | ... | thanks |
| Petra Zienert | ... | thanks |
| Cornelia Ziermann | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Serenity Film
- Celluloid Dreams
- X-Filme Creative Pool (co-production)
- Fanes Film (co-production)
- Social Capital (in association with)
- Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) (support)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (support)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (support)
- CNC/FFA Mini-Traite (support)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support)
- Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (support)
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (support)
- EMC Filmproduktion (co-production)
- Mirabelle Pictures Productions
- Mirabelle Pictures
- Tempête Sous un Crâne
- The Steel Company
Distributors
- Celluloid Dreams (2009) (World-wide)
- Bac Films (2010) (France) (theatrical)
- Best Hollywood (2009) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Filmcoopi (2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Filmladen (2009) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Fivia (2009) (Slovenia) (theatrical)
- Hollywood Entertainment (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Tiglon (2009) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Tuck (2010) (Serbia) (theatrical)
- X Verleih AG (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
- ARTE (2022) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2022) (France) (tv)
- Atlantic Film (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Bac Films (2010) (France) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Bir Film (2009) (Turkey)
- CCV (2009) (Denmark)
- CCV (2009) (Finland)
- CCV (2009) (Norway)
- CCV (2009) (Sweden)
- Cinema Mondo (2009) (Finland)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2013) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Empire Film Group (2009) (United States)
- Filmin (2015) (Spain) (video) (VOD)
- Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2010) (Czechia) (DVD)
- Italia Film (2009) (Middle East)
- Kino Swiat (2012) (Poland) (DVD)
- Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal)
- Lusomundo (2009) (Portugal)
- MFI (2009) (South Korea)
- Magna Pacific (2009) (Australia)
- Midget Entertainment (2009) (Denmark)
- Mongrel Media (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
- New Films (2009) (Bulgaria)
- Noori Pictures (2009) (South Korea)
- PT Amero Mitra Film (2009) (Indonesia)
- Pa-Dora D.O.O. (2009) (Czechia)
- Pa-Dora D.O.O. (2009) (Hungary)
- Rai Movie (2013) (Italy) (tv)
- Soyuz Video (2011) (Russia) (DVD)
- Soyuz (2009) (Russia)
- Strada Productions (2009) (Greece)
- TV JOJ (2013) (Slovakia) (tv)
- VideoFilmes (2009) (Brazil)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Twilight Creations (special effects makeup - prosthetics and dummies)
Other Companies
- ARRI Sound (sound re-recording)
- Agentur Irene Heyroth & Jacqueline Rietz GbR (children's casting)
- Berliner Synchron (sound post-production)
- Casting-Agentur Schubert (children's casting)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Isobel Griffiths Limited (orchestra contractor)
- Les Ateliers du Costume (costumes: main cast)
- Mittekind (children's casting)
- Sastreria Cornejo (costume rentals)
- The London Session Orchestra (orchestra)
- Theaterkunst (costume rental)
- Theaterkunst (costume rentals)
- Tonstudio Hanse Warns (foley stage)
Storyline
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| Taglines | She sacrificed all for love... and sacrificed others for beauty See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR5,700,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Julie Delpy revealed in a 2014 interview with entertainment reporter Darby Maloney that the film was a huge success in France, so successful that she is practically guaranteed financial backing from French financiers for any project she wants to pursue in the future. See more » |
| Goofs | At about 1h15m, the fifth book on the shelf is the "Dictionnaire De Boyer". Abel Boyer did write a French-English dictionary, but he was born in 1664 and Countess Báthory died in 1614. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of Lust of the Vampire (1957). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Couranta VI See more » |
| Quotes |
Gyorgy Thurzo:
Love is a myth, to keep the minds of young peasants and virgins occupied with a dream. See more » |