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Overview
After living 250 years in this world, Augusto Pinochet, who is not dead but an aged vampire, decides to die once and for all.
The subterranean "catacombs" sequence were the main task to achieve, where digital set extensions were used to expand the film's physical environment, to create the haunting, endless maze beneath the estate, adding immense depth and scale that mirrors the centuries-old, corrupt legacy of the central vampire character.
Credits
Director
Pablo Larrain
VFX Shots
42
Supervisor
Alejo Varisto
Pipeline TD
Pablo Pollaci
Added of the bite on the neck.
No animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture ;)
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Pablo Larraín's Satirical Masterpiece and Critical Acclaim
Directed by acclaimed Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín, El Conde (The Count) is a dark comedy-horror film released on Netflix in September 2023. The film presents a audacious high-concept premise: portraying former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet not as a mortal politician, but as a 250-year-old vampire living out in the cold Patagonian tundra, suffering from an existential crisis, and finally looking to die.
Venice International Film Festival Triumph: The film had its world premiere in competition at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where Pablo Larraín and co-writer Guillermo Calderón won the prestigious Best Screenplay Award.
Academy Award Recognition: El Conde earned significant major-league industry recognition when it received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. This was heavily driven by legendary cinematographer Edward Lachman's breathtaking work, utilizing a custom-made Arri Alexa Monochrome camera to capture a striking, gothic, black-and-white aesthetic.
Critical Consensus: On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a solid approval rating, backed by a critical consensus celebrating it as a "darkly delirious satire rooted in real-life horror" that successfully revisits familiar historical themes with fierce provocative power.