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

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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 ...
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The Engagement Ring Of Meghan Markle Was Imitated By Actress Alexandra Daddario

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Actress Alexandra Daddario wedded producer Andrew Formin in June 2022. The 36-year-old Why Women Kill star wed her 53-year-old fiance in an out-of-the-ordinary wedding ceremony. At New Orleans' jazz club Preservation Hall, a wedding was held. We chose to live up to it on the most significant day of our life since we liked the setting and architecture of this site so much. The actress said we wanted to show everyone New Orleans' unique environment later. She chose a thin spaghetti-strap dress by Danielle Frankel in a vintage style for her wedding attire and accessorized it with a veil and a low bun. The history of wedding accessories was not discussed then, but it was now, and she did so to express her sympathy for another Hollywood actress. Yes, he has already finished his career. According to Alexandra Daddario, in a recent interview, she learned about an ancient British custom whose name rhymes with "something old and something new, something borrowed, and something blue" not long before the wedding. It indicates that the bride should wear something new, borrowed, and blue on her wedding day. The English nobility reveres this colour as a representation of love and loyalty to the soul mate. In addition, the wedding date and the groom's name are frequently embroidered on the gowns' lining by English brides. But why did the American actress want to use this custom in her wedding? Daddario abruptly stated, "I'm fascinated with her. It's all about Meghan Markle." The concept of picking an engagement ring was surface-level: "As far as I understood, the Duchess of Sussex wore Princess Diana's ring on their wedding day. My accessory, a ring with a sizable blue aquamarine, was virtually identical to Megan's choice but had no such historical significance. Princess Diana, to whom this aquamarine was originally given by a close friend, the wife of the then-Prince of Wales, loved this piece of jewelry, and Alexandra was not mistaken:

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