Metamorphosis
In the Seventeenth Century, while Hungary fights the Turks, the villagers of a small settlement in the Carpathian Mountains confront the malevolent Countess Elizabeth Bathory, accused of drinking and bathing in the blood of virgin women.
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Jenő Hódi
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**_Visiting the infamous castle of Bathory_** A young American writer (Corey Sevier) and his two friends go to Hungary to research Countess Bathory wherein they happen upon a mysterious woman (Irena Violette) who leads them to the notorious citadel, which involves some perils. Once there, they learn of the ancient feud between the Bathory line and the Thurzo dynasty, plus way more. Christopher Lambert plays the head of the latter clan. “Metamorphosis” (2007) is castle horror in the tradition of "Devil's Nightmare" (1971), “Howling V: The Rebirth” (1989) and "Subspecies" (1991), but with some ideas borrowed from “Reeker” (2005), which I can’t give away. I loved the set-up, which involves the first 45 minutes or so with spectacular central Europe locations (cited below). Unfortunately, the mayhem in the castle gets increasingly tedious in the second half, even cheesy (I recommend just rolling with it), but there’s an interesting twist in the epilogue. Lambert has fun with his role while the statuesque Irena Violette does well in hers, not to mention she’s pleasing to the eye. Two issues that the movie ignores: Bathory’s citadel is Čachtice Castle, which is in ruins and is located in Slovokia, not Hungary, although the area was part of the Kingdom of Hungary 400 years ago. The castle is about 65 miles north of the northwest border of modern-day Hungary. The flick runs 1 hour, 42 minutes, and was shot in Hungary (Budapest), Germany (Saxony) and Austria (Kaprun & Tirol). GRADE: B-
Metamorphosis FAQs
Jenő Hódi is the director of Metamorphosis.
The cast of Metamorphosis includes Christopher Lambert as Constantine, Győző Szabó as Priest, Anja Kruse as Sister Catherine, Irena Violette as Elizabeth, Jennifer Higham as Kim, Zolee 'Döglégy' Ganxsta as Igor, Lukács Bicskey as Tough Local, Corey Sevier as Keith, Florentine Lahme as Sabine, Charlie Hollway as J.J., András Kern as Brother Alexis, Adél Kováts as Elizabeth Bathory, and more.
The duration of Metamorphosis is 1h 45 mins.
Metamorphosis was released on 01 Jan 2007.
Metamorphosis is listed under Drama, Fantasy, and Horror on Fanbiz.
Metamorphosis has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "**_Visiting the infamous castle of Bathory_** A young American writer (Corey Sevier) and his two friends go to Hungary to research Countess Bathory wherein they happen upon a..."
