“I think the clothes in Belle de Jour are very important to the style of the film because even today, when you look at it, it is still timeless.”Catherine Deneuve on costumes in Belle de Jour designed by Yves Saint Laurent.
1) I was thinking about something lately. I believe that for many VC readers it is hard to accept how the topics are less and less about vampiric life as they go along. I know for me it was like this. You start with IWTV, TVL and so on – vampiric autobiographies about main questions; “How did I become a vampire? How did I deal with that? How did I develop in my immortal life?”
2) But suddenly there come books as MTD, TOTBT or even the last one, where it’s not about them being a vampire. It could have even happened to a mortal. It is an adventure of its own, right? In a way at least. (I hope you understand what I mean). For me this was hard to accept and sort in. In a way it was not what I read the VC for. I was very confused at the beginning.
3) But now I think about it like that: Anne Rice’s vampires write the books themselves. They don’t think “I am a vampire so I have to act like one and can only write about my vampiric aspects.” No, they simply write about whatever happens to them or whatever fascinates them at the moment. As we are used to it when it comes to books about mortals. When we read those books we don’t think “wait, but why is this not about how they were born and what they eat and when they sleep?”
4) We accept the adventure they tell us. But vampires are supposed to just write about them being vampires. But those not. They talk simply about themselves. So theoretically Lestat could publish one day a book about tigers that he studied in Asia. I don’t know if I would read it, but what I love about the children of darkness is that they are simply themselves. Not vampires in a drawer. They take us beyond the vampiric life.
(Anon’s reading of canon is here, and anyone is welcome to comment/reblog with their ideas about it!)
After many years, I saw the Marie Antoinette movie again and besides the fact that Kirsten Dunst is the protagonist, the whole French, fancy and bitchy thing gave me so many Lestat vibes oh dear
Oh definitely! And also, it’s Adult!Claudia.
Also… have you seen THIS? Gotta say I like her w/ the blue hair. Warning: there is some NSFW anime art in this.
I’m bipolar and I think it’s part of why I relate to lestat so much tbh, but I’m also really stable and in a place where I can just find comfort/validation in it
Thank you for sharing, Anon!
No pressure, but if you feel comfortable, can you share a little more about it? How did you get to be really stable? Are there specific moments in the series or aspects of the character that are relatable to you that give you comfort/validation? Thanks again for sharing *hugs*
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Do you think there could be any possibility that Lestat is undiagnosed type II bipolar? I’ve noticed the same patterns in him that I see in myself, and it makes it hard to read the books recently because he is so chaotic in such an eerily familiar way that it unsettles me.
Yes, it’s quite possible that Lestat is
undiagnosed type II bipolar (is that grammatically correct? Or would you write “Yes, it’s quite possible that Lestat is undiagnosed as having type II bipolar personality disorder”?). You might want to ask some Lestat RPers for their thoughts on this, too.
I don’t know enough about diagnosing bipolar to say for sure what I think, in the past I’ve written that I didn’t think Lestat was bipolar specifically, but that he might have PTSD. Now, I feel like I don’t know enough about either of those to make a definitive statement. I don’t think AR has ever addressed it in any interviews, on FB, or at a booksigning. Anyone is welcome to reblog/comment on this post.
Anon: “I’ve noticed the same patterns in him that I see in myself, and it makes it hard to read the books recently because he is so chaotic in such an eerily familiar way that it unsettles me.”
I’m sorry that this makes it hard for you to read the books recently, Anon. Does anyone else out there have bipolar, or specifically type II bipolar, and have advice for Anon about this?
@mendedpixie7 wrote about Adam from Only Lovers Left Alive; and I feel like the similarity of Adam to Nicolas (and Lestat, I think, too) seems striking, and I hope this quote helps you in some small way, Anon:
The reason I love Only Lovers Left Alive is it shows that a character (Adam) can be severely mentally ill, in this case depressed and suicidal, and still be seen as lovable and capable of being loved and loving in return without being “cured” of their mental illness, and that a mentally ill character can have other attributes aside from being mentally ill while still showing the impact being mentally ill has on his personality.
Adam from OLLA is an extremely important character to me you guys.
Akasha.
An additional note
Reblog = when you hit that little reblog arrow that posts a copy of the original post to your own blog with links back to me. I get notices when you do and when people reblog it from you and if anyone leaves additional comments.
Repost = when you download the image(s), either from tumblr or elsewhere, and then upload them in a fresh post. I get no notifications at all and it’s more difficult for people to find my blog should they have something to say about the art or want to see more.
I would never ask anyone not to reblog my art. You can do that all you want. That’s what tumblr’s built for and if I didn’t like it I would not be here.
However, reposting is rude as it removes the original creator from the process, credit or no. It’s also unnecessary in my case since all my art is already on tumblr.
I know a lot of people simply don’t understand the difference, or they think tumblr is like a photobucket where they can just upload anything they like. I never want anyone to feel discouraged for a simple mistake or misunderstanding. However, there are some people who do it just to get notes, or in malicious ways where they want to insult the art or take credit for it, so this is why I don’t allow it.
I saw a few articles saying she was eyeballing Stephen Amell for Lestat, but she’s gonna be REALLY disappointed if she actually wants Stephen as Lestat. He’s the lead actor in an already popular and not ending anytime soon show, Arrow. He just wouldn’t have time for it, especially since Lestat would ALSO be the lead of TVC show.
Well Green Arrow has been on for like 5 seasons and who knows, it might end in time to cast him!
My workwife authorized this meme ;D
(more thoughts on Stephen Amell to follow in a reblog later)
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