I really regret seeing the movie version of this prior to reading it because it spoiled the ending of the book. Louis chronicles his meeting of the vampire lestat and the ending result of louis becoming a vampire. Elliot goldenthal scored the 1994 film interview with the vampire, working again with director and frequent collaborator neil jordan. Interview with the vampire requiem for a dream theme song duration.
The film focuses on lestat cruise and louis pitt, beginning with louiss transformation into a vampire by lestat in 1791. From bram stoker, who created dracula, one of the first awesome classics, to anne rice who compo. The interviewee, louis, tells his interviewer about his early life. In interview with the vampire 1994, the present day action is that louis gives the interview about his whole life as a vampire, but at the end he leaves for good without taking the blood or something else. Salems lot is a 1975 horror novel by american author stephen king. Vampires are a topic that have been overplayed and drawn out although i do love watching the vampire diaries on the cw for a while. Read pdf interview with the vampire absolutely for free at. The story involves a writer named ben mears who returns to the town of jerusalems lot or salems lot for short in maine, where he had lived from the age of five through nine, only to discover that the residents are becoming vampires. After claudia is killed, louis joins armand and travels around eastern europe together for many years. Louis throttles the boy, but does not drink his blood. The ending is that this lestat remains his old unethical, cynical evil self and kills the journalist, thereby undoing the pitt characters good deed of an interview. Lestat, the vampire who turned him to be a vampire, the loneliness by converting an orphaned fiveyearold girl into a vampire named claudia, morally question, the conflict with his new family in vampire world. The books do get progressively weirder after that, so read at your own risk. Interview with the vampire by anne rice 467,142 ratings, 3.
When the journalist starts to interview the man, the stranger tells him that he is a vampire, being over 200 years old. At the end of the 1994 movie interview with the vampire. For years, diehard vampire diaries fans have wondered how the show would end, or, more specifically, what ending julie plec and kevin williamson came up with during season 2. I do not own it this feature is not available right now. Louis recounts how he became a vampire at the hands of the radiant and sinister lestat and how he became indoctrinated, unwillingly, into the vampire way of life. Interview with the vampire was the first book anne rice wrote. Interview with the vampire is a story of immortality, loyalty, and detachment. Evil march, 2017 april 22, 2019 by rincewind so a little while ago i got over my hesitation about reading a book about vampires and read interview with the vampire by anne rice. The interviewer wakes up and jumps in his car to try and find lestat. Rices vampire books share a fictional universe with her series lives of the. For a long time he stood there against the dim light from divisadero street and the passing beams of traffic.
The story in both the book and movie show the love that lestat and louis had for young claudia and the dangers of trying to keep someone young forever. Richelle mead talks vampire academy movie and bloodlines. The main plot surrounds three individuals brought and held together by the bond of immortality. There have been a lot of books expounded on vampires. Interview with the vampire the vampire chronicles wiki. Rice begins where bram stoker and the hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the myththe education of the vampire. Vampires throughout movie history have often chortled as if theyd gotten away with something.
Just as the title of the book implies, an unnamed boy sits down to interview the vampire. By the end of the first page, the vampire has already debunked a widely believed myth about vampires. The classical style helps to coveys the dark emotional struggles of the characters. Kirsten dunst was 12 years old when she portrayed claudia. Interview with the vampire is volume 1 of the vampire chronicles. The novel, the first to feature the enigmatic vampire antihero lestat, was followed by several sequels, collectively known as the vampire chronicles. Interview with the vampire is a 1994 american gothic horror drama film directed by neil jordan, based on anne rices 1976 novel of the same name, and starring tom cruise and brad pitt. Claudia, armand, lestat, his entire faith in humanity. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Although one of the characters in interview with the vampire begs to be transformed into a vampire, and eagerly awaits the doom of immortality, the movie never makes vampirism look like anything but an endless sadness. Interview with the vampire 1994 ending scene hd youtube. Interview with the vampire is a vampire bestseller novel by anne rice written in 1973 and published in 1976. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of interview with the vampire by anne rice. The selfindulgent 25yearold louis owns a plantation in 1791 near new orleans.
The first book in the vampire chronicles, interview, was published in 1976. This book is in good condition with minor creases and tears to the jacket. Anyway, in the ending that is considered canon, elena is given the chance to redo her life. Interview with the vampire is a gothic horror and vampire novel by american author anne rice. Rice composed the novel shortly after the death of her young daughter michelle, who served as an inspiration for. The novel interview with the vampire, written by anne rice, captivated readers with its language and. Vampire diaries ian somerhalder interview on ending. At the end of the 1994 movie interview with the vampire, what.
Lets go back to 2008 when a friend convinced me to pick up the first vampire academy book. Interview with the vampire promises a constantly surprising vampire story and it keeps that promise. Queen of the damned is the forgettable sequel to anne rices interview with the vampire but aaliyah made the role of queen akasha iconic. It began as a short story around 1969, but soon blossomed into a multibook series. A book that will haunt you for the rest of your life interview with the vampire is one of those novels, like wuthering heights, phantom of the opera, dracula, frankenstein, that sweeps you away in its twists and turns challenging ones psyche with its soaring breadth of. The story follows the interview of a boy, a reporter, with a vampire named louis in a tape recording. The film chronicles their time together, and their turning of tenyearold claudia.
It was a quick read, as well as the most interesting and unique take on the vampires that ive read in years. Although i highly doubt the title comes to mind without picturing brad pitt and tom cruise. Anne rices interview with the vampire has been on my toread list for years and it didnt disappoint. The next book in the vampire chronicles, the vampire lestat, is written by lestat himself and focuses on his early life, his turning and difficulty.
The first 3 interview with a vampire, the vampire lestat, and queen of the damned i found to be really entertaining reads. The music is characterized by its full, dramatic sound that complements the films gothic atmosphere. Interview with the vampire 1994 ending scene hd karthikey91. During the 2016 san diego comic con, ian somerhalder damon salvatore sat down for interviews and was asked if hed. Claudia is between 4 and 5 years old when she is made into a vampire. In 1976 millions were taken on a journey throughout the life of a 200 year old vampire. The original critics, as well as anne rice, the author of the book, agree that cruise was a bad choice for the role, and that his acting treatment of the role was campy and. This summary of interview with a vampire includes a complete plot overview. This book was a fun book, and it is a welcome collection to any fan of the vampire lore. He used to be able to appreciate life and art, but when he goes to the louvre.
Actually the second of the books i have read by anne rice. The interview with the vampire author caused a furor on facebook after commenting that the undead in her books would feel sorry for vampires that sparkle in the sun. Interview with the vampire plot summary course hero. This cover up of the characters homosexuality means that the ending of the film had to be changed, where louis and armand end up together in.
In a darkened room a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie story of his life the story of a vampire, gifted with eternal life, cursed with an exquisite craving for. The cws the vampire diaries starring ian somerhalder and paul wesley will be ending with season eight, and series cocreator julie plec said shed love to see nina dobrev return to the show during the final season. Interview with the vampire is a gothic horror and vampire novel by american author anne rice, published in 1976. The vampire diaries cast shares their thoughts on how it ends. Anne rices interview with the vampire plot summary. Learn more about interview with the vampire with a detailed plot summary and plot diagram. The interviewee, louis, tells his interviewer about his early lifeand early deathin louisiana in 1791.
Interview with the vampire is anne rices debut novel published in. Interview with the vampire is a classic vampire story and one of the first that comes to peoples minds when they think of vampires. The vampire chronicles, was released in 1994, starring tom cruise, brad pitt, kirsten dunst. A young journalist follows a man through the streets and they end up in an anonymous room.
Interview with the vampire is a novel that evokes the brilliance, the decadence, the horror of the vampires world as he pours out the erotically charged confessions of his first two hundred years as one of the living dead. When louis finishes his story, the boy asks to be turned into a vampire. Interview with the vampire 1976, a novel by anne rice. He also introduces the child vampire claudia into his story. The saga and behind the scenes drama with the vampire diaries books is a whole separate complicated story. Interview with the vampire is a 1994 american gothic romantic horror film directed by neil jordan, based on anne rices 1976 novel of the same name, and starring tom cruise and brad pitt. With brad pitt, tom cruise, antonio banderas, kirsten dunst.
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