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    Post dates are when I watched, parenthetical dates are the year of US release (aka Oscar eligibility).

10/12/2023

El Conde (2023)

Augusto Pinochet (former Chilean president) -- here an elderly vampire -- is ready to die, so his children gather to cash out while his wife tries to convince him to bite her so they can live forever together. Nothing sways him until a young nun, sent by the church in an attempt to both save him and find his money, gets his motor running again.

It sure sounded interesting, but I was bored to tears by this slow-moving and tedious story. There is a scene of particular beauty that almost had the power to redeem, but it's too late in the proceedings to really matter. I can't find a full clip of the scene, but a snippet of it can be viewed below.


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