Bathory (2008 film)
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| Báthory | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Juraj Jakubisko |
| Produced by | Mike Downey Deana Horváthová Thom Mount Zorana Piggott Kevan Van Thompson |
| Written by | John Paul Chapple (dialogue) Juraj Jakubisko (script by) |
| Starring | Anna Friel Karel Roden Hans Matheson Vincent Regan Franco Nero Deana Horváthová |
| Cinematography | Ján Duris |
| Distributed by | Sola Media |
| Country | Slovakia / Czech Republic / UK / Hungary |
| Language | English |
| Budget | 10 million EUR (around 15 million USD) |
| IMDb profile | |
Báthory is a working title of a Czech-Slovak co-production movie written and directed by the Slovak filmmaker Juraj Jakubisko. Recently also the new working title Love Story Báthory appears in some sources. The filming started in December 2005, and the film is planned to be released in 2008. This will be Jakubisko's first English-language film.
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[edit] Plot
The film is known to be based on the story of Elizabeth 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.
[edit] 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),[1] the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic (SR), Státní fond ČR pro podporu a rozvoj české kinematografie (CZ)
[edit] Cast and crew
- Directed by: Juraj Jakubisko
- 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)
[edit] Casting
There were rumors involving big names as candidates for the title role, including Meryl Streep and Salma Hayek[citation needed]. 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.
[edit] External links
- Bathory (2008 film) at the Internet Movie Database
- Jakubisko productions official site
- few photos [1] [2] [3]
- backstage movies and interviews [4] (70% in English)
- song from film [5] singing by slovak singer Katka Knechtová in the world premiere on the Slovak Nightingale - text is in Old Church Slavonic language
