Bathory (2008 film)

:"For other films about Elizabeth Báthory, see Elizabeth Báthory in popular culture."Infobox Film
name = Báthory
caption =
director = Juraj Jakubisko
producer = Deana Horváthová
Mike Downey
Thom Mount
Zorana Piggott
Kevan Van Thompson
writer = John Paul Chapple (dialogue)
Juraj Jakubisko (script by)
starring = Anna Friel
Karel Roden
Hans Matheson
Vincent Regan
Franco Nero
Deana Horváthová
music = Simon Boswell
cinematography = Ján Duris
editing = Chris Blunden
distributor = Sola Media
released =
runtime = 138 min.
country = Slovakia / Czech Republic / UK / Hungary
language = English
budget = 10 million EUR (around 15 million USD)
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0469640

"Báthory" is a European co-production film written and directed by the Slovak filmmaker Juraj Jakubisko. The filming started in December 2005, and the film was released in July 2008. This is Jakubisko's first English-language film.

Plot

The film is based on the story of Elizabeth Báthory (Erzsébet Báthory), a 16th/17th century Hungarian countess, whose story takes place in what is now Slovakia which at the time was a part of the Kingdom of Hungary. She is infamous for killing many young girls.

Financing and production companies

The budget of 10 million EUR (around 15 million USD) makes it the most expensive Slovak and Czech movie ever. The film is a joint effort of Slovak, Czech, UK and Hungarian production companies:
Jakubisko Film Slovakia sro (SK), Eurofilm Studio KFT (HU), Jakubisko Film, sro (CZ), Lunar Films Ltd (UK) and Concorde Film Trust (HU), with additional government funding provided by Eurimages (EU), [ [http://www.cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=57397 Cineuropa - News - Finance – Europe - 14 co-productions supported by Eurimages ] ] the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic (SK), Státní fond ČR pro podporu a rozvoj české kinematografie (CZ)

Cast and crew

*Directed by: Juraj Jakubisko (SK)
*Writing credits: (dialogue) John Paul Chapple, (script) Juraj Jakubisko
*Cast: Anna Friel, Karel Roden, Hans Matheson, Franco Nero, Bolek Polivka, Lucie Vondráčková, Andrej Hryc, Derek Dimir Pavelcik
*Cinematography: Ján Ďuriš (SK), František A. Brabec (CZ), János Kende (HU)
*Editing: Joe Walker
*Costume Design: Julia Patkos
*Music: Jan Jirásek (CZ)

Casting

In late January 2006, Famke Janssen was announced to play Bathory, and her photos with Jakubisko showed up in the media. Her first appearance was planned for March 6, 2006. Meanwhile other sequences (those not involving her) were being shot. Around March 8, 2006, news agencies reported that Janssen had been replaced by the English actress Anna Friel.

Release dates

*flagicon|Slovakia Slovakia 10 July 2008
*flagicon|Czech Republic Czech Republic 10 July 2008

In preparing:
*flagicon|Hungary Hungary Premier delayed to March 2009 according to the film's Hungarian distributor Budapest Film.
*flagicon|Russia Russia 23 October 2008

External links

*imdb title|id=0469640
*Jakubisko productions [http://www.jakubiskofilm.com/cz/index.php?sites=novinky&id=19 official site]
*few photos [http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/magazin/film/index_view.php?id=174983] [http://www.blesk.cz/Clanek46739.htm] [http://www.fame.uk.com/In-Production/Bathory/]
*backstage movies and interviews [http://www.cineuropa.org/making.aspx?lang=en&documentID=1249] (70% in English)
*song from film [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqMtOU9N5PM] singing by slovak singer Katka Knechtová in the world premiere on the Slovak Nightingale and official video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6a3N6dtu9s]
*review on CinemaView.sk [http://www.cinemaview.sk/clanok/1215871192/bathory] (in Slovak), review on CinemaMagazine.cz [http://www.cinemamagazine.cz/recenze/20868/bathory] (in Czech)

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