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In medieval Europe, the middle aged Countess Elisabeth (Creator/IngridPitt) has just buried her husband and, in a fit of rage one day, strikes one of her ladies-in-waiting and draws blood. She notices that when she wipes the blood off, her skin looks younger. She then bathes in the girl's blood and is transformed into a youthful woman. She passes herself off as her own daughter Ilona returning from years abroad and begins a romance with Lt Toth (Sandor Elès), much to the jealousy of her former lover Captain Dobi (Nigel Green). Unfortunately for Elisabeth, the effects of the blood are only temporary and she must kill again if she is to regain her youth.

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In medieval Europe, UsefulNotes/{{Europe}}, the middle aged Countess Elisabeth (Creator/IngridPitt) has just buried her husband and, in a fit of rage one day, strikes one of her ladies-in-waiting and draws blood. She notices that when she wipes the blood off, her skin looks younger. She then bathes in the girl's blood and is transformed into a youthful woman. She passes herself off as her own daughter Ilona returning from years abroad and begins a romance with Lt Toth (Sandor Elès), much to the jealousy of her former lover Captain Dobi (Nigel Green). Unfortunately for Elisabeth, the effects of the blood are only temporary and she must kill again if she is to regain her youth.

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* BellyDancer: A belly dancer from the circus performs in the tavern in an act of pure {{Fanservice}}.


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* SultyBellyDancer: A belly dancer from the circus performs in the tavern in an act of pure {{Fanservice}}.
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* FracturedFairyTale: Though based on the legend of Elizabeth Bathory, the film loosely follows the beats and could be regarded as a PerspectiveFlip version of Snow White, with Bathory as the Wicked Queen, Ilona as Snow White, Toth as Prince Charming, Dobi as the Huntsman, and a Turk in place of the seven dwarfs. This makes sense, given that Bathory herself is the TropeCodifier if not maker for both the VainSorceress and GodSaveUsFromTheQueen tropes.
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* VainSorceress: Elisabeth is a borderline example. She's not actually a sorceress but she fits the trope anyway.

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* VainSorceress: Elisabeth is a borderline example. She's not actually a sorceress but she fits the trope anyway.anyway, because she uses supernatural means to restore her beauty out of vanity.
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* CombatHaircomb: Elisabeth murders the HotGypsyWoman by stabbing her through her jugular with a jeweled hairpin.
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* GirlInABox: When the bailiffs call, Ilona's jailer hides her by stuffing her inside a trunk.
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* BloodCountess: Obviously, due to the story being a retelling of the legend of Elizabeth Báthory.

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* CatapultNightmare: After dreaming that she become old again, Elisabeth sits bolt upright in bed. She relived to discover that she is till youthful, only for the relief to turn to despair when she ages a few minutes later.

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* CatapultNightmare: After dreaming that she become becomes old again, Elisabeth sits bolt upright in bed. She relived She's relieved to discover that she is till still youthful, only for the relief to turn to despair when she ages a few minutes later.
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* BiTheWay: When bribing the village whore Ziza, Dobi tells her that she'll have to entertain a woman. [[MetaphoricallyTrue Who may have unusual requests]].
--> "For a hundred, I'd take on a whole Turkish harem."
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In medieval Europe, the middle aged Countess Elisabeth has just buried her husband and, in a fit of rage one day, strikes one of her ladies-in-waiting and draws blood. She notices that when she wipes the blood off, her skin looks younger. She then bathes in the girl's blood and is transformed into a youthful woman. She passes herself off as her own daughter Ilona returning from years abroad and begins a romance with Lt Toth, much to the jealousy of her former lover Captain Dobi. Unfortunately for Elisabeth, the effects of the blood are only temporary and she must kill again if she is to regain her youth.

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In medieval Europe, the middle aged Countess Elisabeth (Creator/IngridPitt) has just buried her husband and, in a fit of rage one day, strikes one of her ladies-in-waiting and draws blood. She notices that when she wipes the blood off, her skin looks younger. She then bathes in the girl's blood and is transformed into a youthful woman. She passes herself off as her own daughter Ilona returning from years abroad and begins a romance with Lt Toth, Toth (Sandor Elès), much to the jealousy of her former lover Captain Dobi.Dobi (Nigel Green). Unfortunately for Elisabeth, the effects of the blood are only temporary and she must kill again if she is to regain her youth.
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* TheBet: As part of his plan to smuggle Ziza into the castle so Elisabeth can kill her, Dobi bets Toth that he cannot get the girl into the castle unobserved.


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* GirlInABox: When the bailiffs call, Ilona's jailer hides her by stuffing her inside a trunk.
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* DisposableSexWorker: Dobi lures the whore Ziza to the castle so Elisabeth can murder her and bathe in her blood. However, because Ziza is not a virgin, her blood does not restore Elisabeth's youth and beauty.

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* DefiantCaptive: For all that she is a DamselInDisress, Ilona makes multiple attempts to escape from her captor. But, being a sheltered noblewoman, she is not very good at escaping and keeps getting caught.

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* DefiantCaptive: For all that she is a DamselInDisress, DamselInDistress, Ilona makes multiple attempts to escape from her captor. But, being a sheltered noblewoman, she is not very good at escaping and keeps getting caught.


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* UpperClassTwit: Lieutenant Toth appears to have no interests beyond horses and pretty girls.
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* DefiantCaptive: For all that she is a DamselInDisress, Ilona makes multiple attempts to escape from her captor. But, being a sheltered noblewoman, she is not very good at escaping and keeps getting caught.
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* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Ziza the town whore drops the 100 krona Dobi pays her for her services down her cleavage. Or, rather, she drops the first coin and Dobi drops the second.

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