The Blood Countess
Die Blutgräfin
Austria, Germany, Luxembourg | 2026 | 119 min
Language: German
Subtitles: English
Not for persons under 12
Director(s): Ulrike Ottinger
Script: Elfriede Jelinek, Ulrike Ottinger
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Birgit Minichmayr, Lars Eidinger, Thomas Schubert, André Jung, Marco Lorenzini, Maresi Riegner, Karl Markovics, Inge Maux, Tom Neuwirth aka Conchita Wurst, Noah Saavedra, Valentin Postlmayr, Burghart Klaußner
Production: Amour Fou, Amour Fou Luxembourg
Distribution: Elävän kuvan keskus – ELKE
Fantasy | Horror | Action
Sense of Danger History On the Road Female Director Family Premiere In Finnish
Masters
Screenings:
The Blood Countess is a characteristic work by the maverick filmmaker, visual artist, and iconoclast Ulrike Ottinger. She is known for reimagining iconic figures such as Dorian Gray and Joan of Arc while having a fresh and unflinching perspective on them. The film is a reinvention of the vampire myth. Ottinger co-wrote the screenplay with Nobel-awarded Austrian author Elfriede Jelinek, reuniting Jelinek with Huppert for the first time since The Piano Teacher.
Verneri Jauhiainen
PLEASE NOTE! Unfortunately, the Finnish subtitles for the film were not completed in time, so contrary to the advance information, the film will be screened with English subtitles only.