Today, again on the recommendation of @i-want-my-iwtv, I visited Oak Alley Plantation, the plantation Pointe Du Locke was based on, and the filming location for Pointe Du Locke in the film.ย
Once again I have captioned each of these photos with where they appear in the film/their relevance to the series. If you would like to see the other photos I took/their info just message me.
Fun fact about this location – Brad Pitt returned to the NOLA area after IWTV for 12 Years a Slave, and Oak Alley was the neighboring plantation set for that film. He occasionally visits on his own and stays in one of the guest houses.
This is greatย @stardustschild! โค Iโm glad you took my suggestion and visited Oak Alleyย Pointe du Lac Plantation and shared your lovely photoset with us ^______^
I had to pull this comparison out, of the dining room:
Comparison Iโve been meaning to do for awhile.ย I donโt think these shotsโ similarity was an accident.ย
Claudia and Madeleine are both wearing green, signaling youth, envy, (Madeleineโs might also relate to her still being part of nature, as a mortal).ย
Louis and Lestat are both wearing warm colors (purple & red), being in positions of power.
Lighting is reversed; Lestat is back-lit and Louis is front-lit.
Louis and Lestat are looming into frame from the upper right, Claudia and Madeleine are pushed back, and react from the lower left.ย
Claudia and Madeleineโs reactions are different but similar in their initial expression and silence.
etcโฆ
Also can I just say I love how Louis and Lestat both express their power differently. With Louis, he doesnโt even have to touch Madeleine to intimidate her. He asserts his dominance with a piercing gaze, and his power rests in his cutting words. Meanwhile, Lestat is explosively violent; all flaring arms and snarling lips. He physically pushes Claudia, even though heโs obviously already stronger than her, which I personally interpret as Lestat being unable to trust the power in his words alone and relying on physical touch to express his emotions instead.
^Good addition @covenofthearticulate ;u; This is another one of those moments thatโs easy to miss in the movie (and the book), when ppl say Louis is so weak, itโs more that he shows his strength more subtly, like youโve described.
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