El Conde (film)

El Conde
Netflix release poster
Directed byPablo Larraín
Written byPablo Larraín
Guillermo Calderón
Produced byJuan de Dios Larraín
StarringJaime Vadell
Gloria Münchmeyer
Alfredo Castro
Paula Luchsinger
CinematographyEdward Lachman
Edited bySofía Subercaseaux
Production
company
Fábula
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31) (Venice)
  • September 15, 2023 (2023-09-15) (Netflix)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryChile
LanguagesSpanish
English
French

El Conde (lit. 'The Count') is a 2023 Chilean black comedy horror film[2] directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Larraín and Guillermo Calderón.[3][4] It is a satire that portrays Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire seeking death.[5] The film stars Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, and Paula Luchsinger.[6]

El Conde premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 31 August 2023 where it won the best Screenplay Award. It was released on Netflix on 15 September 2023, four days after the 50th anniversary of the 1973 coup d'etat, in which Pinochet seized power. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography.

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  4. ^ Hopewell, John (2022-06-24). "'Spencer' Director Pablo Larrain Sets Up Vampire Political Satire 'El Conde' at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  5. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (2023-06-07). "Pablo Larraín on Depicting Augusto Pinochet as a Vampire in Netflix's 'El Conde' While the Right Explores New Ways to Conquer Power". Variety. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  6. ^ "El Conde | ¿Cuál es el elenco de la nueva película de Pablo Larraín en Netflix?". RedGol (in European Spanish). 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2023-07-08.