THE BLOODY LADY w/ Live Soundtrack by NEONACH
Fri, Dec 13
|Epsilon Spires
Celebrate Friday the 13th with a newly-restored crown jewel of Slovak animation! A pioneering and visually dazzling tale about the infamous historical figure Countess Elisabeth Báthory. Experience this bewitching fusion of gothic horror and folklore set to a live ambient soundtrack by NEONACH!
Time & Location
Dec 13, 2024, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
Lady Elisabeth Báthory lives a charmed life in a resplendent Romanesque castle, surrounded by Disney-esque wildlife and a colorful cast of obliging servants. Taking ill one day while traveling through the forest, she’s nursed back to health by a handsome woodsman, and in gratitude gifts him with her own heart. But upon returning home, Lady Báthory’s sunny disposition quickly turns murderous and vampiric once she discovers the secret to heart-less eternal youth lies in draining the blood of all the young women and men in her castle.
Widely considered one of Slovak animation’s crown jewels, The Bloody Lady (1981, dir. Viktor Kubal, 77 mins) is an improbable and bewitching fusion of gothic horror and classic children’s animation, retelling of the infamous Čachtická castle and Báthory folk tale which is often cited as the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Recently treated to haunting live score by celebrated sound artist Claire Rousay,…