El Conde

Original title: El conde

2023
R
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

15K

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Dark Comedy Satire Comedy Fantasy History Horror

After living 250 years in this world, Augusto Pinochet, who is not dead but an aged vampire, decides to die once and for all.After living 250 years in this world, Augusto Pinochet, who is not dead but an aged vampire, decides to die once and for all.After living 250 years in this world, Augusto Pinochet, who is not dead but an aged vampire, decides to die once and for all.

Director
- Pablo Larraín
Writers
- Guillermo Calderón
- Pablo Larraín
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

15K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Pablo Larraín
Writers
- Guillermo Calderón
- Pablo Larraín
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 12 nominations total

Trivia
In a 2023 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Pablo Larraín spoke about the origin of the idea of vampires making blood smoothies: "Well, it's a joke. I don't know ... every time I go to L.A., there are all these people making smoothies out of anything and everything. (Laughs.) And that became a fashion everywhere - it spread from California to everywhere. So, we thought that instead of having the vampires do the classical neck bite and sucking the blood and all that, this smoothie thing would be a funny idea and an interesting political comment, too - to open the chest of someone and take out their heart and put it into a blender. You know, the vampires are very eloquent and particular in their motivations."

Goofs
Marie Antoinette's body was buried in a pit, not a tomb. After the revolution, her body was unearthed, identified, and then reburied in a coffin in the basement of St. Denis basilica.

Quotes
Margaret: If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.

Connections
Featured in The Oscars (2024)

Soundtracks
Radetzky March
Composed by Johann Strauss
Performed by Coro Escuela Militar

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Blunt Metaphor

I picked this movie on a whim, and I certainly wasn't disappointed. It takes a while, but the movie certainly hits you over the head with its metaphor. That those in power, especially neoliberals like Margaret Thatcher, and dictators like Pinochet are vampires. It's certainly not subtle in its critique of power. The plot itself is silly and over the top. The film itself is also silly and over the top. But it's well written, well acted and well directed. I think if you don't know anything about this film before you go into it, it's probably better, but you've read this review, so it's probably too late, and I hope you enjoy it anyway.