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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Doree Season 2: Amar Upadhyay may quit the shoot, reveal reports

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Set against the backdrop of Uttar Pradesh, Doree recently returned to Colors television with its second season as a grown up Doree continues her fight against female infanticide and women empowerment. She is accompanied by her father Ganga essayed by Amar Updhayay. However, in the recent development, the latter is locked in jail in a false case against him. Owing to the same, the actor has been missing from the screen. However, recent reports have a different theory as they claim that the actor is planning on quitting the show.

Recent reports have stated that Amar Upadhyay is not happy with the track of his story and hence, decided to bid adieu to Doree 2. According to a report on ETimes, considering the current plotline, where Doree is married to the lawyer Mann Thakur where the storyline focuses on their track and the challenges she faces in the Thakur household, Amar Upadhyay doesn’t have much screen time. Hence the actor hasn’t been shooting much for the second season. The reports claimed that the actor feels that his storyline has been underutilised. It is being said that the actor only shot for a day in February and that due to his commitments with the show, he also missed out on another interesting project. Reports have asserted that after a closed-door meeting with the makers, the actor has decided to quit the show.

However, the actor has refrained to make any statements regarding the same. In an interaction with Telly Chakkar, Amar Upadhyay maintained, "No comments, wouldn’t like to speak about it right now”.

Meanwhile, after the second season’s premiere last month, Amar Upadhyay had expressed his happiness and shared his journey with the show, wherein he had said, “The most exciting part of this journey for me is watching Doree’s character unfold and knowing that Ganga Prasad’s guidance has played a role in that. As an actor, it is a beautiful and emotional experience to see the character you have been portraying grow and evolve in such a meaningful way. Ganga is a proud father who has shaped Doree into the woman she is today. It is truly special to be continuing this journey in the second season”.

Doree Season 2 features Priyanshi Yadav as the grown-up Doree along with Sreejita De as the antagonist as it airs from Monday to Friday at 10:30 pm.

Also Read: Doree: Popular actor Moon Banerrjee makes an entry as Maya; to bring a twist in the Colors show



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