THE BLOOD COUNTESS WORLD PREMIERE · BERLINALE 2026
A film by Ulrike Ottinger
with Isabelle Huppert, Birgit Minichmayr, Thomas Schubert, Lars Eidinger, André Jung, Karl Markovics, Tom Neuwirth aka Conchita Wurst, Burghart Klaußner amongst others
World premiere:
Feb 16, 21:15, Zoo Palast 1
Further screening dates:
Feb 19, 18:45, Cubix 9
Feb 20, 09:45, Uber Eats Music Hall
Feb 21, 22:15, Haus der Berliner Festspiele
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JOHANNA D’ARC OF MONGOLIA · BERLINALE 2026 RETROSPECTIVE
A film by Ulrike Ottinger
with Delphine Seyring, Irm Herrmann, Gillian Scalici, Inès Sastre & Schurenhuar
Feb 14, 21:00 Screening – Deutsche Kinemathek Halle / Guest: Ulrike Ottinger
Feb 18, 13:30 Screening – Cubix 5
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DIRECTOR’S TALK: ULRIKE OTTINGER
Feb 15, 14:00 Moderation: Doris Berger – Deutsche Kinemathek Halle / Admission free
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Decades after her mysterious disappearance, the Blood Countess re-emerges in modern-day Vienna where she reunites with her devoted underling, Hermine, to track down a dangerous book with the power to destroy all evil – including all vampires such as themselves. The duo embark on a scavenger hunt through the city’s magnificent historic sites, and conscript the countess’s melancholic nephew – a vegetarian vampire named Rudi Bubi – and his psychotherapist as they expand their search to Bohemia. Meanwhile, a pair of vampirologists and a police inspector remain hot on their trail … Filmmaker and visual artist Ulrike Ottinger reinterprets the vampire myth as a sumptuous adventure tale full of morbid black comedy.