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INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE

1994 US HMDB
November 11, 1994

A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.

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Production: David Geffen (Producer)Stephen Woolley (Producer)
Screenplay: Anne Rice (Screenplay)
Music: Elliot Goldenthal (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot (Director of Photography)

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Marco Castellini
Louis, a centenarian vampire, decides to tell a journalist his life story: barely more than twenty years old, he lost his wife and, about to commit suicide, was transformed into a "bloodsucker" by a young and fascinating vampire named Lestat. From that day on, Louis's existence unfolds in the company of the satanic Lestat, the vampire who condemned him to an existence in the darkness, and the young Claudia, dragged into the same vortex... Adapted from one of Anne Rice's most famous novels, the film boasts a cast of top Hollywood stars including Antonio Banderas, Tom Cruise, and Brad Pitt, but, as almost always happens in these cases, it cannot afford truly strong scenes to avoid censorship bans that would have made it lose a significant portion of the audience upon its release. Therefore, if you're looking for blood and splatter, it's better to look elsewhere, "Interview with the Vampire" remains without a doubt an excellent vampire film that benefits from an absolutely original subject, excellent scenery, and top-level actors. Certainly, it is not a particularly terrifying film, and perhaps, due to the stardom of its actors, it may make "turn up one's nose" to genre enthusiasts, but the quality and care with which it was made are undeniable. Curiosity: upon the film's release, some newspapers reported news of presumed audience malaises due, it seems, to the disturbance caused by the viewing of certain sequences in which the protagonists feed on the blood of mice... ah, those delicate stomachs! What would happen if cinemas re-screened films like "Buio Omega" or "Antropophagus"?
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7 /10

This is a much more sophisticated take on the vampire through-the-ages narrative; but it has certainly dated in the almost 30 tears since Neil Jordan put together a stellar, if not great, cast to regale us with the tale of "Louis" (Brad Pitt) & "Lestat" (Tom Cruise). Told in flashback to a very sceptical reporter "Daniel" (Christian Slater), Pitt tells of his near 200 year life that started with his meeting with Cruise and his conversion to his immortal existence based on blood. It's a hugely lavish affair, with loads of lust, trickery, duplicity and gore - tinged with genuine regret, loneliness and sadness - and, of course, loads of cruel violence. Whilst it does nod to the whole "Hammer" style of horror thrillers - there is plenty of ketchup - the writing and characterisations have much more depth to them. Neither of the principal characters are likeable, but you do build some sort of reverse empathy with - at least Pitt - as the film progresses. The attention to detail on the sets and costumes as we march through time never lessens and contributes magnificently to a stylish, sumptuous glamour-fest. Much as they were/are doubtless box-office A listers, however, Pitt was just too young looking to be convincing, Cruise just can't really act at the best of times, much less with extra dental props and Kirsten Dunst just annoyed me in the best traditions of Shirley Temple. A shame, because the rest of this is superb.

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