Thanks! Yep, the VC fandom is out here on tumblr, and we’re growing in number. Especially as the next book(s) and new adaptation(s) approaches down the pipeline. More VC blogs are in my #VC Fandom Hunters tag.
Keep in mind book!QOTD is very different from the movie. Be sure to come back and share your perspective on that. Most ppl who read the book first are not too thrilled with the movie, except for nostalgic reasons, I’m not sure about ppl who read the book after.
Re: book!IWTV, Lestat doesn’t really approve of THAT version of the story, lol. So try to stick with the series at least through TVL.
[X] Awww you sweet thing! I’m sure there are some who fit that description… I don’t really ask much in terms of loyalty. Having a hungry audience is pretty much reward in itself ♥u♥
——->——->——-> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA how long I obsessed over this stuff alone?? Well, okay, I had a few RL VC friends who had to bear the brunt of my… outpourings. Dark times…
Interview with the Vampire (1994) dir. Neil Jordan
^Consider this tho: an actor (Stephen Rea) pretending to be a vampire (Santiago) pretending to be an actor pretending to be a vampire [X by ouija—bored]
I’m not sure if you’re referring to Antonio!Armand specifically but u probably are, and I know, I know… he is the fandom’s punching bag, I KNOW.
But consider perusing my #defending Antonio tag, where you will find my theories as to why they cast smne who isn’t remotely trying to be physically similar to the character described in the book (except for his wardrobe maybe?). His acting was still very true to the character so give him some credit for that. Very seductive of Louis. But yeah, Denis (played by
Louis Xavier Lewis-Smith) looks more like Armand should have looked:
The biggest reason for Antonio!Armand being that I think AR merged Santino and Armand for that movie bc of reasons. So treat him like Santino and that should lessen the pain *hugs*
i’m more talking about louis (havent encountered armand yet lol). louis’s acting is perfect but like appearance and voice wise he’s just not what i pictured in my head at all. im kinda iffy on lestat too, although he’s growing on me as the movie goes on.
I’m not sure if you’re referring to Antonio!Armand specifically but u probably are, and I know, I know… he is the fandom’s punching bag, I KNOW.
But consider perusing my #defending Antonio tag, where you will find my theories as to why they cast smne who isn’t remotely trying to be physically similar to the character described in the book (except for his wardrobe maybe?). His acting was still very true to the character so give him some credit for that. Very seductive of Louis. But yeah, Denis (played by
Louis Xavier Lewis-Smith) looks more like Armand should have looked:
The biggest reason for Antonio!Armand being that I think AR merged Santino and Armand for that movie bc of reasons. So treat him like Santino and that should lessen the pain *hugs*
The comic commission for @i-want-my-iwtv based on the strip comic reference she gave me :]!
I gave out the final lined+toned versions so here’s a peek of that!
OKAY I love this too much NOT to reblog this NSFW version of it. The final lined+toned versions I am keeping to myself for now bc I am evil
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The strip comic reference I gave him is here, which is a fandom treasure, and truth be told I just needed to see it… *~spicier~*. As you can see, I changed the dialogue and blocking somewhat to fit this hawt version >;}
(2 of 2) I remember these scenes somewhere in the books pretty vividly, but I just reread IWTV over again and couldnt find them. Did i dream them being in the books after years of watching the movie?
So actually, I couldn’t remember either, so I just skimmed IWTV, and neither actually happened quite that way in that book. But it’s still sort of canon bc Anne Rice wrote the script, and she was trying to incorporate later canon stuff where she could.
In QOTD, Claudia mentions it in her diary: “Of course, he gave me a doll as usual, the replica of me, which as always wears a duplicate of my newest
dress. To France he sends for these dolls, he wants me to know. And what should I do with it? Play with it
as if I were really a child?…
He has given me thirty such dolls over the years if recollection serves me…
They would crowd me out of my bedroom if I
kept them. But I do not keep them. I burn them, sooner or later. I smash their china faces with the poker. I
watch the fire eat their hair.”
[X] In IWTV, Claudia crushes a doll in front of Louis and she talks about being disappointed in baby dolls… she was pretty spoiled by her dads, so I would bet she got them at other times than just her “birthday,” too! Maybe the fanciest ones were received annually.
^The haircut thing is actually something Gabrielle experienced in TVL. She had cut it and the next night it had grown back to its full length it had been when she died:
Her long heavy hair had slipped over
her shoulders again, and exasperated, she took hold of it in both
hands. Then suddenly she made a low hissing sound, and her body
went rigid. She was holding her long tresses and staring at them.
“My God, ” she whispered. And then in a spasm, she let go of her
hair and screamed.
The sound paralyzed me. It sent a flash of white
pain through my head. I had never heard her scream. And she
screamed again as if she were on fire.
Dolls from Interview with the Vampire, auctioned at different times.
772. (Left) A Victorian-style
porcelain doll belonging to the vampire Claudia. This doll measures 17 x 8.5 in. and consists of stuffed
fabric body, porcelain head, hands and feet, applied hair and brown and creme satin and lace dress with apron, with a
matching feathered hat and tiny white shoes. Glass doll eyes finish the figure, which comes on a wooden base display
stand. In very good condition. Comes with a Warner Bros. certificate of authenticity. $600 – $800
519. (Right) A Victorian-style porcelain doll belonging
to the vampire Claudia. In the film, the Claudia character amassed a
collection of dolls costumed in her likeness – one presented to her each
year on the date of her vampiric “birth into darkness”. This doll measures
19 in. tall and consists of stuffed fabric body, porcelain head, hands and
feet, applied blonde hair, green and crème fabric dress with lace and pearl
front, lace and silk hair tie and complete with white shoes. Glass doll eyes
finish the figure, which comes on a wooden base display stand. In very
good condition. Comes with a Warner Bros. certificate of authenticity. $600 – $800
I couldn’t find either one in a screencap from the movie, otherwise I would have included it. Just extra dolls in the pile. But I didn’t know that they were meant to be in her likeness. Makes sense, though, even little girls today like to have dolls that look just like themselves!
Lestat can be like a big dumb puppy sometimes, and he also has selective hearing loss. OF COURSE SHE WANTED ANOTHER DOLL like of course she did. Did he consult w/ Louis first? No. No, he did not.
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