The Blood Countess review – Isabelle Huppert reigns supreme in a surreal vampire fantasia

Vienna turns into a playground of camp, cruelty and aristocratic disdain in a blackly comic take on the Báthory legend – with Huppert gloriously suited to the title role From the dark heart of central Europe comes a midnight-movie romp through the moonlit urban glades of Euro-goth and camp from German director Ulrike Ottinger. As for the star … well, it’s the part she was born to play. Isabelle Huppert is Countess Elizabeth Báthory, 16th-century Hungarian noblewoman and serial killer, legendary for having the blood of hundreds of young girls on her hands and indeed her body, in an attempt to attain eternal youth. The “blood countess” has been variously played in the past by Ingrid Pitt, Delphine Seyrig, Paloma Picasso, Julie Delpy and many more, but surely none were as qualified as Huppert who importantly does not modify her habitual hauteur one iota for the role. Her natural aristocratic mien and cool hint of elegant contempt were never so well matched with a part. She gives us the ...

After a successful Da-Bangg tour in Dubai, Salman Khan returns to Mumbai.

Salman Khan lit up the stage at Expo 2020 in Dubai on Friday night as part of his Da-Bangg tour. At Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Stadium, the star-studded tour performance took place. Sonakshi Sinha, Pooja Hegde, Disha Patani, Aayush Sharma, Guru Randhawa, Saiee Manjrekar, Kamaal Khan, and Maniesh Paul performed in front of thousands of live audience members alongside Salman Khan.

Salman Khan returns to Mumbai after a successful Da-Bangg tour in Dubai

Salman Khan returned to Mumbai on Saturday night after his explosive performance. He was seen at the airport wearing a checked shirt with red, black, and white colours. He dressed it down with a grey T-shirt and black denim.


Meanwhile, Salman danced to some of his hit songs during his performance in Dubai. The superstar is seen dancing to the legendary song 'Jeene Ke Hai Chaar Din' in one of the videos, and the crowd went wild as he did the signature towel dance. The actor also gave a passionate performance to the song "Slow Motion" from his film Bharat. He also performed to the song 'Dil Deewana,' which has become a classic.

On the work front, Salman will soon finish filming Tiger 3 alongside Katrina Kaif. Following that, he will begin filming with Pooja Hegde for Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali.





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