The Last Star In Hollywood
17: Interview With The Vampire
This week, we slip into gothic melodrama with Neil Jordan’s 1994 movie Interview With The Vampire. Is it a good adaptation of Anne Rice’s 1976 novel? How does it change the ways vampires are treated in the popular culture? Has Kirsten Dunst ever been better than this?
Content warning: violence, violence against animals, violence against children, blood and gore, nudity, fire and burning, slavery
Unanswered Questions:
- What happened to Lestat after Louis and Claudia leave New Orleans?
- What do the theatrical vampires in Paris get from the public performance of violence?
- Does the film anticipate the audience response with Malloy’s desire to be turned by Louis?
Further reading:
- Meet Joe Black
- Claire Forlani
- Manic Pixie Dream Girl
- Paddington star Sally Hawkins says she won’t appear in next film (The Independent)
- The 67th Academy Awards
- The Last Star In Hollywood Definitive List Of Tom Cruise Films
- The Last Star In Hollywood: Production Schedule
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