A trailer has been launched for the horror darkish comedy El Conde, a Pablo Larrain movie a couple of vampiric dictator
Simply over a 12 months has handed since we heard that Pablo Larraín, director of the movies Jackie, Ema, and Spencer, in addition to the Stephen King mini-series Lisey’s Story, was in manufacturing on El Conde, which depicts real-world dictator Augusto Pinochet as a vampire. Now a trailer for El Conde has arrived on-line, revealing that the movie is scheduled to be launched via the Netflix streaming service on September 15th. The trailer may be seen within the embed above.
Scripted by Larraín and his frequent collaborator Guillermo Calderón, El Conde is a horror darkish comedy that imagines a parallel universe impressed by the latest historical past of Chile. The movie portrays Augusto Pinochet, a logo of world fascism, as a vampire who lives hidden in a ruined mansion within the chilly southern tip of the continent, feeding his urge for food for evil to maintain his existence. After 2 hundred and fifty years of life, Pinochet has determined to cease consuming blood and abandon the privilege of everlasting life. He can now not bear that the world remembers him as a thief. Regardless of the disappointing and opportunistic nature of his household, he finds new inspiration to proceed residing a lifetime of important and counterrevolutionary ardour via an surprising relationship.
In case you’re not instantly conscious of who Pinochet was, The Playlist notes that “Pinochet was the notorious Chilean dictator who led a navy coup within the ‘70s and dominated the nation till 1990. He died in 2006.”
Larraín offered the next assertion when he was heading into manufacturing: “Utilizing darkish comedy we wish to observe, perceive and analyze the occasions which have occurred in Chile and the world within the final 50 years. We’ve complete confidence that we’ll do an excellent job and it’ll undoubtedly be an journey: a demanding shoot, however very inspiring and significant.”
El Conde stars Jaime Vadell (Tres tristes tigres), Gloria Münchmeyer (La luna en el espejo), Alfredo Castro (Tony Manero), and Paula Luchsinger (Ema).
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