The Blood Countess (German: Die Blutgräfin) is a 2026 vampire comedy film directed by Ulrike Ottinger, co-written by Ottinger and Elfriede Jelinek and loosely based on the mythology surrounding the Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory. It stars Isabelle Huppert as Báthory, alongside Birgit Minichmayr, Thomas Schubert, Lars Eidinger and André Jung.
The film had its world premiere at the Berlinale Special Gala section of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 16 February 2026.
The story follows Countess Erzsébet Báthory, who reappears in presentâÂÂday Vienna and searches for a mysterious book believed to have the power to eradicate evil. Accompanied by her maid Hermine and her melancholic nephew Rudi Bubi, she moves through historical sites in the city while vampirologists and a police inspector pursue her across Vienna and into Bohemia.