The Countess
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- 2009
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Based in the live of
Countess Erzebet Bathory
(1560-1614)
History is a tale told by the victors
Who are the victors?
Barbaric warriors, mad kings,
and greedy traitors
Maybe most of our historis are made of fables fabricated by those glorious victors
This is the story of Countess Erzebet Bathory.
Not just history remembers her
but also how I rember her
Countess Erzebet Bathory was born into one of the Hungary's most lxxx families in 1560.
Your future wife
She was promised to Ferenc Ndasdy's at birth
Erzebet, come here
They stole a horse that deserved to be punished
History tells us, from very early age,
Erzebet learnt to be fearlss
...unfeeling...
...curious...
The seed will turn into a big tree one day
...and pittyless
Why is it? when you put someone under the ground they do not grow like seed?
The seeds are alive, whereas people we burried under ground are dead
- But if we burry them alive?
- They suffocate and die
So we get eaten by worms
The body melts away but the soul passes onto heaven or hell
You will go to heaven just like your Papa
The soul is eternal my dear
If it was not, I will have to raise an army to counque death
He is so lovely, I want him to be my husband
When he reachs his marring age,
you will be old and worn
Count Nadasky will be your husband
I beg you not to harm him
I love him, Mother
The only love you shall feel is to our lord
yuo should respect to your husband
But for pesents and servants
you must never fornicate with them
Your pesent will die as he deserves
- It is a boy
- Leave
But Mother, my child
She was married to Ferenc Nadasky at she was 15
Her mother died soon after
Erzebet managed her estate masterfully
Soon many noble families from kingdoms of Bohimia to Poland were in debt to her and her husband
She even lent a large amount of money to the king himself
She gave Nadasky 3 children
The first child was born 10 years into the union
She hardly spent any time with her husband
In less than 50 years
The Turks has slaughtered and slaved half the population of Hungary
Nadasky and his men were only worriors they fear
Erzebet funded a hospital for the poor
But xxx said, that many of them never came out alive
There were devoted protestant.
Erzebet believed many heretical theories
Darvulia, who some claimed was witch,
managed Erzebet's wealth so well
that some believed she know the reciep for making gold
The combination of Nadasky's military power
and Erzebet's intelligence and unbending will
quickly makes them the most feared, respected and powerful family in the kingdom
bThe Countess/b
- Good afternoon, my King
- Good afternoon, Dear Count Nadasky.
Your majesty, I have come to demand my pay for the last year of war.
Of course, you are welcome to
stay for a few days if you wish
while we gather the amount
- We'll having excution all day tomorrow.
- Uhm, unfortunatly, I have no time to wait.
- I must leave before night fall.
- What a shame.
Half in gold, half in dollars will do
Good day, My King
A gift from the King
With what he still owns us,
he should have got me the holy grail.
Mother, Father is back
- Please leave the room... Now.
- Leave
I brough you my pay. And...
Oh, thank you dady. A bird.
- I feel a bit sick
- It is the wine
My head hurts
You're burning up
Let me get Darvulia
She will surely have good xxx for you
I do not need the help of Satan.
More
You saved me, my love.
I can see the beautiful morning light
I am sorry dear, but he is gone.
Count Ferenc Nadasky
was a good husband and father.
But above all, a great warrior.
Today he's standing joyfully with Jesus
at the right hand of the God
Soon we will be with him at their side for eternalty.
I will sent soldiers back to war.
You will let them xxx while I am gone.
I must bring the children to a safer place
And show the Court, Ferenc's dead has not weaken me
- Are we ever coming back, Mother?
- Of course, but for now you will stay in Vienna.
You will learn music, French and Latin with best teachers.
And aunt Klara will take you to
in theater and fireworks.
- Fireworks?
- Yeah.
- You see it is sential to pay soldiers well
- I know, dear countess.
But the pesents who escape from slaughter are dying of hunger
Please, have patiece and
I'm going to pay you later.
- To be difficult...
- Should I assign a guardient to manage your estate?
You know I disapprove of a widow handling her lands alone.
You know, my husband had
little to do with such maters.
Well, then you can sell some land,
hire younger men and pay them less.
I am not too keen to unprivilege
my estate and send children to war.
But if you demanded, I will.
I will keep the Turks out what left Hungary no mater what it costs me
You are my best allies.
Dear Miss, I'll be delighted you decided
to leave your little ageles with me.
It will not be fair to keep them in a cottage.
Your husband's death must be a dreadful shock to them.
Indeed. He died so fast, and in bed.
He probably caught a shameful illness
come from one of those Turkish whores.
Last time my husband came home from the battle front,
His little skin there was almost fell off.
No great lost, or you've told me.
Countess Bathory, I heard the king
owes you so much from Nadasky
He, therefor, could not afford
to pay you for more than a year.
Yes, the King owes me a fortune
which is to my advantage.
To allmighty you perhaps have take a fence for such wealth since you are a Protestant?
Our king opened to tolerate Protestants.
Thank you Count Thurzo
It is my right not to share my
posessions with the Catholic Church.
For centuries your friends in Rome orchestrated countless...
...murders of inocents, especially women.
It'll suprise me.
Are you defending the witches, Countess?
Please, this conversation is boring me!
I appologize.
I was just asking the Countess
about her admirable wealth.
Posez pas de questions que
vous connaissez dj la rponse.
My little niece knows six languages,
including ancient Greek.
It is possible for a woman's mind...
- ...to be sharper than than a man's?
- Of course it is.
But I have heard that their emotions are...
...alway get best of them so their
intelligence ultmately, wasted.
I agree that most of women are weak.
And it is in the area of heart that
weakness seems to alive.
A man's weakness is located in the lower part of thire body.
both equal and different.
- Equal? That is a very poor statement.
- You might not listen, Bishop.
My cousin said xxx different.
We all have out strengths and weaknesses.
What are your weaknesses, Countess?
I am woman. I love beautiful
dresses and gold jewelry.
Just like you, dear Bishop.
Are you sure the woman in xxx
can manage your estate wisely?
Darvulia is young but she is more than wise to maintaining my wealth.
She is the most knowledgable woman in the land.
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