“El Conde” is a black comedy horror film directed by Pablo Larrain. The film is streaming on Netflix.
Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film.
- El Conde is a 2023 Chilean black comedy horror film
- In English it means “The Count”
- It is directed by Pablo Larraín
- The film is written by Larraín and Guillermo Calderón
- It is a satire that portrays Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire seeking death
- The film stars Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro and Paula Luchsinger
- El Conde premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 31 August 2023
- There it won the best Screenplay Award
- It was released on Netflix on 15 September 2023
- This marks four days after the 50th anniversary of the 1973 coup d’etat, in which Pinochet seized power
- Augusto Pinochet never died
- Rather he is a vampire who after 250 years decides to die due to his complicated family situation and the dishonor of his figure
- Principal photography began on June 24, 2022
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, El Conde holds an approval rating of 82%
- Based on 83 critic reviews
- With an average rating of 7.10/10
- The website’s critical consensus reads “A darkly delirious satire rooted in real-life horror, El Conde finds Pablo Larraín revisiting familiar themes without losing their provocative power”
- On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 71 out of 100
- Based on 20 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
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