Dir. Peter Sasdy · Starring Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Elès, Maurice Denham, Lesley-Anne Down, Patience Collier · Music Harry Robertson
“The more she drinks, the prettier she gets”
DramaHorror
Hungary, XVII century. After being widowed, the old countess Elizabeth Nádasdy, of the Báthory lineage, fortunately discovers a way to become young again; but the price to be paid by those around her will be high and bloody.
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A lavishly gothic descent into vanity and decay. Opulent visuals mask a macabre obsession with eternal youth, creating a melancholic, slow-burn dread that lingers long after the blood has dried.