Hmmm …
You know, I’ve got to confess, I think me, Movie Night Adrian, Kevin D, and his wife, Tootles Sarah, managed to do something rather unusual, last night.
We actually managed to catch something fairly art-house …
Well …
When I say art-house, I don’t know if the 2008, Juraj Jakubisko directed Anna Friel film, Bathory actually counts.
Certainly not with Friel’s rather 16th century poodle-cut.
But I’m thinking that it’s about as art-house as we’re likely to get …
Bathory loosely sees Anna Friel as the eponymous Countessa Erszabet Báthory, the legendary Countess of Blood from 16th Century Upper Hungary: in what’s now the Slovak Republic.
And attempts, as director, Juraj Jakubisko says in his Wikipedia entry, “She supposedly murdered 650 people during her lifetime. I think this theory is absurd and thought of creating my own legend, which would show her in a completely different light …”
I’m thinking he manages to mostly succeed, there. But he also adds that he added in a couple of investigating monks to try and lighten the mood of the piece.
Which I know for a fact didn’t sit especially well with Kevin and Adrian …
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Actually, I’ve to got admit, I’m none too sure if I was impressed, myself.
You see, I got hold of Báthory mostly on the back of the fact it had actress Anna Friel in it: someone I always thought was frankly cute, ever since I clapped eye on her in Brookside.
And … ?
And while I think she — and the film’s overall look — is riveting in this, I’m thinking that — at 2 hours, 14 minutes — Báthory isn’t necessarily the best way to spent an evening.
Not unless it gets a lot of editing work done to it.
And maybe some re-writing. Just to make it a little pacier …
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BáthoryPaul: Nice but forgettable ★½☆☆☆Adrian: Nice but forgettable ★½☆☆☆Kevin: Watchable ★★☆☆
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