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I was just wondering, were we ever told—in the VC books, I mean—where Lestat grew up when he was mortal? I know it was in a Village, but other than that, I’m clueless. Like, what country or state was it in?
“In the winter of my twenty-first year, I went out alone on horseback to kill a pack of wolves.This was on my father’s land in the Auvergne in France, and these were the last decades before the French Revolution.” – The Vampire Lestat
I first saw the film on Hallowe’en a few years ago on holiday with some friends (well, by the time it ended it was November…) and then i went to the house of the friend who owned the DVD shortly after and we watched it again (and accidentally had a Stephen Rea marathon as we watched V for Vendetta afterwards – I didn’t even recognize him!), then she let me borrow the DVD and I watched it about 20 times throughout November. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve seen it since
ouo another one claimed by the VC fandom. It stands the test of time, it can really be rewatched many times, you can watch it for something different every time I sometimes watch it for the extras in every scene, they do a great job, too ;]
Accidental Steven Rea marathon hahaha. I think he would appreciate that.
I’m just wondering if you have any other drafts of the script to Interview id like to read them all and see what changed and what stayed in.
Have I got a gift for you! ｡:.ﾟヽ(´∀`｡)ﾉﾟ.:｡+ﾟ
2nd draft: 4/1992 (I know I mentioned it before but for those who missed it)
Aaaaand this one is a wonderful fan-made painstakingly transcribed comparison script of what made it into the final cut of the movie vs. what was in the book vs. the script. (This person is on tumblr now and if they want me to credit them, I’ll be happy to do so, just respecting their privacy if they don’t.)
This person even has images from cut scenes like this one:
YOURE WELCOME
Thank you for following me! I know don’t do anything for the VC fandom but I love your stuff and its so cool that you followed me! So thanks again :)
Aw thanks for the compliment 😀
Well sure why not? You DO do smtg for the VC fandom just by liking/reblogging its fanworks. You archive has a bunch of VC fanart, VC quotes, etc. and that supports the fandom *u*
You’ve been following me for ages so I felt like I should check out your blog finally, and well, u like stuff I like, too, and I wants it in my dash ❤
Hallo my darling dear, out of curiosity what did you end up choosing as your favorite VC book? Or if I feel like being crueler still, would you list them from most to least favorite?
OuO thanks for this ask! *u*
(ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ *~TVL~* is my favorite bc of reasons:
- it’s undiluted Lestat,
- from his POV,
- his backstory,
- his midstory,
- his modus operandi…
- it answers alot of the questions and corrects the record somewhat from IWTV (both have unreliable narrators but STILL)
- …while bringing in a wholly new vampire origin mythology!!
- and sets us up for more stories.
Listing the rest from most to least fave under the cut.
I’ll try not to spoil but consider yourself WARNED. ＼(^ω^＼)
You know this fluctuates ok? Sometimes I’m in the mood for crackiness, but the top 5 are generally constants.
SPOILER ALERT MAYBE
- TVL – bc of reasons
- IWTV – bc it was the gateway drug to all this, and bc of Louis’ voice being so strong, very classical gothic novel. There was alot of existential crisis here, and mixed right in were some of the best insults and humor I’d ever read up until that time. (Louis: “There’s nothing left for you to tell me about life. I haveno need of you and no use for you. It’s you who need me, and if you
touch but one of the Freniere slaves, I’ll get rid of you. It will be a
battle between us, and I needn’t point out to you I have more wit to
fare better in my little finger than you in your entire frame. Do as I
say.‘” OH SNAP. - ToBT – Truly a “Lestat Don’t Do the Thing” “I Did the Thing” “GDI Lestat” book, in which he gets the chance to be mortal again, and this sums up his opinion of that experience: “I’ve watched two-year-old humans with interest for centuries. They’re miserable. They rush about, fall down, and scream almost constantly. They hate being human! They know already that it’s some sort of dirty trick.” I feel ya.
- MtD – Yes okay I love Memnoch the Devil bc of alot of reasons, but mostly for the ideas it presents about why God created man and the world and what the deal was with sending Jesus down to mingle among people, and of course Lestat is asked to be the Prince of Hell, bc why not? It’s got alot going for it, the settings are amazing, the amount of Lestat being overwhelmed by his sensory input is like a rollercoaster ride, it’s some intense stuff.
- QotD – there are alot more characters in here and it’s fun to jump around among the different POVs as the story progresses. The Queen herself has a wildly innovative concept for bringing Peace on Earth and it has a major flaw in that it does not include Bette Midler singing “From a Distance.”
- Merrick – Louis returns as a more central character in several books, and it’s not for the faint of heart. It rekindles the L/L intimacy in a whole new way.
- TVA – I am not a huge lover of Armand but in this book I feel like I got to know him better, it’s sumptuous, I would like a graphic novel plzkthanx, and it has an edginess as he is telling his story to someone who hasn’t yet earned his full trust and respect.
- BaG – Marius’ story, follows Armand’s in my list bc I like Armand just 12% more than Marius. Partially bc of what Marius does in the later canon ugh. He lost alot of points for me. I can explain his reasons but I don’t have to LIKE THE OUTCOME all the same.
- PL – Not sure if canon but… there are a few scenes in here that could stand alone and are worth reading the book for, plus I definitely approve of the last few major plot points. I think those were handled very well and would reread them. Yes I can start at 25% from the end of a book and reread from there WHY NOT?
- BW – Quinn has grown more tolerable to me over time, and his story is very rural NOLA IIRC, with alot of spiritual stuff happening.
- Pandora – I never really “got” her when I tried to read this when I was 15, probably bc her ship with Marius was so impossible for both of them, and her sadness was too much but I should give this book another try alllllll these
number ofyears later. - BC – one of the crackiest for sure. I can’t remember most of it but it was intended to be the last VC, so it has a bunch of things happening as if it were the last opportunity to have them happen. Also the crossover… um… yeah, no.
I know that in the movie that Louis (when he was human) had a wife who dies in childbirth. Is there any other info on Louis’ wife. I’m just curious with the fact that Louis had a wife and was expecting to have a baby and be a father.
Ah, good question! WELL HAVE I GOT A TEENSY BIT OF INFO FOR YOU.
In the IWTV script of April ‘92, 2nd draft (btw there are a number of cut lines and scenes that are in there, too), there is the mention of her name, and the child’s name:
Beyond that, no, I don’t have any other info… I also can’t recall any fanfic that honors that wife situation, bc most fanfic seems to work more from book!IWTV w/ the death of Louis’ brother Paul.
P.S. I think the wife’s name is Dianne bc HELLO Anne Rice. Die Anne? Maybe?
P.P.S. Is Jean Marie a girl? One RPer offered Lestat’s middle names to be “Christophe Marie,” so, not sure that “Marie” needs to be a girl’s name.
[if u think watching iwtv 4 times in a weekend is too much, just imagine that I watched avengers 11 times in one day and slept for like 2 hours before watching it 3 times more.. xd]
These two dead boys watched the Avengers 16 times in one day it’s lethal ok BE CAREFUL.
Seriously that’s impressive. I gotta say, I work in NYC near one of the Avengers locations; I pass the front of Grand Central train station on a regular basis, and I always pause to look up at the station, and the MetLife building behind it bc THAT’S STARK TOWER.
Hopefully I’m not bothering you by sending this message, but I wanted to let you know that I was feeling terrible today, and seeing that you followed me actually helped cheer me up a little. Thank you. (also: bless Lestat’s magnificence)
Omg it’s never a bother to get a message like this! I’m so so so glad that one little click cheered you up a little *u*
Absolutely bless Lestat’s magnificence, ABSOLUTELY.
SHUT UP CLAUDIA WE ALL WANT TO HEAR IT
“I am The Vampire Lestat. I’m immortal. More or less. The light of the sun, the sustained heat of an intense fire — these things might destroy me. But then again, they might not.”
#4th line in on his first book he’s talking about self-destruction #Ah yes this is where I have laid my affections.
If you could go back and do it over, what would you do differently in terms of teaching Louis how to be a vampire?
You cannot teach someone ‘how’ to be a vampire, as each experience is entirely unique and different (although I do wonder if Louis would beg to differ on this).
With Louis, I was young and impatient, eager to assuage my own loneliness with his presence, and thus I blundered terribly with him. I have to say, though… Louis could not understand that he already knew what to look for, what to see. Louis’ gentle spirit and inquisitive nature already made him a prime candidate for vampirism, and his desire to learn and know gave him all the tools he needed to experience the world around him with his new senses.
I don’t know, frankly. I fail so often that it’s become rather commonplace at this point, and to continuously go back and say, “Ah, I would have,” or “but if only this” seems utterly pointless.
In short, there is this: Louis knew what to look for, even if he didn’t realise it.
Perhaps I might have actually been honest with him in how much I loved him. Perhaps that might have changed something.
I-want-my-IWTV 