''Eternal'' is a 2004 film about sixteenth-century Countess
Elizabeth Báthory
Countess Elizabeth Báthory of Ecsed (, ; ; 7 August 1560 – 21 August 1614) was a Hungarian noblewoman and alleged serial killer from the powerful House of Báthory, who owned land in the Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovakia). Báthory and fo ...
"repeating her crimes in modern day Montreal".
[Leeper, Mark R. (January 10, 2005)]
"''Eternal'' (Mark's Take)"
''SF Crowsnest
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Locations
*San Francisco, California, United States
*Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
*Sidi Fredj, Algeria
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* Suomi Finland, former vehicular country code for Finl ...
''. Retrieved November 6, 2008.
Characters
Mark R. Leeper writes that "Néron's exotic lesbian vampire" in ''Eternal'' (2004) "is reminiscent of ''
Dracula's Daughter
''Dracula's Daughter'' is a 1936 American vampire horror film produced by Universal Pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film ''Dracula''. Directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Garrett Fort, the film stars Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden in ...
'', though her assistant and victim-procurer Irina (Victoria Sanchez) is much less powerful than Sandor was in the earlier film".
Production run
The film premiered in Canada in September 2004.
Reception
Mark R. Leeper gives the film a 6/10, concluding that the film is "polished, sexy, and entertaining, and the art direction is its best aspect. But it is not a film that will stick with the viewer. It is too similar to films like ''
Jack's Back
''Jack's Back'' is a 1988 American mystery thriller film written and directed by Rowdy Herrington in his directorial debut. It stars James Spader in dual roles, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie, Robert Picardo, Rod Loomis, and Rex Ryon. It follows a ...
'' (about Jack the Ripper returning) and several others".
See also
* ''
Stay Alive
''Stay Alive'' is a 2006 American supernatural techno horror film directed by William Brent Bell, who co-wrote it with Matthew Peterman. The film was produced by Joseph McGinty Nichol, and released on March 24, 2006, in the United States.
It ...
'', another film inspired by the "Blood Countess".
[Anderson, John (March 24, 2006)]
"Film Review: ''Stay Alive''"
''Variety
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* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
''. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
References
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2004 films
Canadian vampire films
Cultural depictions of Elizabeth Báthory
English-language Canadian films
2000s English-language films
2000s Canadian films
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