Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Director: Neil Jordan
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Drama
Year: 1994
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language, French Language
Starring: Christian Slater, Antonio Banderas, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Stephen Rea, Kirsten Dunst, Thandie Newton, Domiziana Giordano, John McConnell, Bellina Logan, Lyla Hay Owen
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles is a 1994 American drama horror film directed by Neil Jordan, based on the 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice. The film focuses on Lestat and Louis, beginning with Louis' transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791. The film chronicles their time together, and their turning of a twelve year old Creole girl, Claudia, into a vampire. The narrative is framed by a present day interview, in which Louis tells his story to a San Francisco reporter.
The film stars Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Kirsten Dunst, with Antonio Banderas and Stephen Rea co-starring. The film was released in November 1994 to generally positive critical acclaim, and received Oscar nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Original Score. Kirsten Dunst was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film.
In modern-day San Francisco, reporter Daniel Molloy (Christian Slater) interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac (Brad Pitt), who claims to be a vampire, as he tells his story.
Louis begins in Louisiana in 1791, when he was 24 and suffering from a death wish after the death of his wife in childbirth along with the
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