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Hunting and Gathering  is a 2004 novel by the French writer  Anna Gavalda . Its original French title is  Ensemble, c'est tout , which means "Together, that's everything". The narrative follows an anorexic young woman who struggles with the neuroses, both of her own and of people around her. The book was adapted into a 2007 film with  the same title , directed by  Claude Berri . Prize-winning author Anna Gavalda has galvanized the literary world with an exquisite genius for storytelling. Here, in her epic new novel of intimate lives-and filled with the "humanity and wit" (Marie Claire) that has made it a bestselling sensation in France-Gavalda explores the twists of fate that connect four people in Paris. Comprised of a starving artist, her shy, aristocratic neighbor, his obnoxious but talented roommate, and a neglected grandmother, this curious, damaged quartet may be hopeless apart, but together, they may just be able to face the world. Anna Gavalda

The Countess  is a 2009  French - German   drama   historical film  written and directed by  Julie Delpy . It stars Delpy,  Daniel Brühl  and  William Hurt . It is based on the life of  Elizabeth Báthory . The film is the third directorial effort by Delpy, who has said of the project that "it sounds like a gothic [story] but it's more a drama. It's more focusing on the psychology of human beings when they're given power". PLOT: In 1560, Erzsébet Báthory is born to  Hungarian  general George Báthory of Ecsed. From an early age, Erzsébet's parents raise her to accept hardness and cruelty. As a  teenager , Erzsébet is  impregnated  by a young peasant lover and is forced to watch as he is brutally  tortured  and executed before her eyes; Erzsébet's mother takes the child away from her directly after its birth, ensuring that she never sees it again. Erzsébet is later married to the Hungarian baron Franz Nádasdy , with whom she has three children. After N