The Bloody Lady

The legend of Elizabeth Báthory-the early-17th-century Hungarian countess accused of torturing and killing hundreds of women, and rumored to have bathed in their blood as a means of preserving her youth-receives a most singular retelling in Slovak animator Viktor Kubal's largely silent opus, rendered in a minimalist fairy-tale style. Jela Lukešová narrates. 72 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Slovak DTS HD mono Master Audio; Subtitles: English; bonus feature "Jurko the Highwayman" (1976); bonus shorts; theatrical trailer. In Slovak with English subtitles.