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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Veteran actress Tanuja recovers; is expected to be discharged soon

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Earlier this week, as news reports were abuzz with details of yesteryear actress Tanuja being hospitalized These reports suggested that she was taken to a suburban hospital in Mumbai due to age-related ailments. Now, the latest update is that the star is currently recouping well. And if all is well, she will also be discharged soon. For the unversed, Tanuja is also the mother of Bollywood star Kajol and actress Tanisha Mukerji.

News reports suggested that Tanuja was admitted in the ICU aka Intensive Care Unit after she complained a few ailments. She was undergoing treatment for the same, and sources close to the hospital have confirmed that she is responding well and should even be returning home soon. In fact, a source was quoted telling ETimes, "She is much better and will be discharged in a day or two.” While fans were concerned about her health after reports of her being hospitalized started doing the rounds, the sources did assert that it wasn’t something to worry about.

Being one of the seasoned and award-winning actress of Bollywood, Tanuja is known for sharing screen space with some of the most iconic film personalities, like Rajesh Khanna, Dev Anand, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, among others. Her films like Haathi Mere Saathi, Anubhav, Jewel Thief along with her work in Bengali Cinema received a lot of recognition. Tanuja has retained her love and passion for acting even today and has featured in the 2022 love anthology Modern Love: Mumbai.

On the other hand, Tanuja’s elder Kajol, who is also married to superstar Ajay Devgn, too has given some of the biggest blockbusters of Indian Cinema and continues to be one of the most recognized stars even today. Speaking of her younger daughter Tanisha Mukerji, she has explored not only film space but also reality show space and has been a part of shows like Bigg Boss and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

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