In which the Mister and I check out EL CONDE (2023), which is still streaming on Netflix.  From director Pablo Larraín, with a script from Pablo Larraín and Guillermo Calderón, the film follows Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, from his humble beginnings as a French soldier in the 18th century, to turning into a vampire, to fleeing during the French Revolution (with Marie Anotinette’s head!) and then starting a new life in South America where he ultimately takes over after a coup.  Two hundred fifty years later and Augusto, also known as El Conde, is tired and has lost his will to live.  From there we’re introduced to his family (wife and kids who are NOT vampires) and his loyal servant Fyodor, who is also a vampire.  And Carmen, the exorcism nun hired by one of his daughters who’s been brought in to rid El Conde of the devil within him but is secretly there as an envoy of the Church to get to the hidden family wealth and bring it back to the Church.  The film has a run time of 1 h and 50 m and is rated R. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.

Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library