Stars: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas, Stephen Rea, Christian Slater, Thandie Newton

Director: Neil Jordan

Summary: Louis de Pointe du Lac is devastated by the loss of his wife and daughter. In New Orleans he encounters the evil vampire Lestat who gives his victims immortality. 200 years later in modern-day San Francisco, Louis recounts his story to a young reporter...

Horror author Anne Rice penned the screenplay for this full-blooded adaptation of her novel, which chronicles the life of 18th-century nobleman Louis (Brad Pitt) after he is bitten by powerful, charismatic vampire Lestat (Tom Cruise). Though enthralled with the undead lifestyle at first, Louis is unable to warm up to killing humans and grows despondent. To comfort Louis, Lestat creates another vampire (Kirsten Dunst in a star-making peformance), a young girl who from then on cannot age. Antonio Banderas appears as Armand, a 400-year-old vampire, and Christian Slater plays the radio producer who interviews the remorseful Louis.
Director Neil Jordan captures the lush decadence and erotic fervor of the novel, infusing the film with rich, dusky tones. The big budget is well used to bring each period and place to sharply detailed life, and there is no skimping on the blood or immortal angst. Thandie Newton has a small role as Louis's Creole servant near the beginning of the film, and Jordan regular Stephen Rea appears as a Parisian vampire theater star. INTERVIEW broke weekend box-office records when it premiered and has since earned a spot in the pantheon of great vampire films.

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Reviewed by: philreyn
Posted on November 3, 2005 11:11 AM

A very different approach to the normal vampire type movie. The main characters ARE the vampires (Cruise and Pitt), and the story revolves around their lonely, painful existance moving between centuries. This pain is highlighted by Kirsten Dunst (an early role) who plays a child transformed into a vampire, that has to spend the rest her life in a childs body.
In the hope to find more information about their curse, Pitt travels with Dunst to Europe to look for the the vampire who started the blood line.
An original and very interesting well made movie, with a dark edge,

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When it was announced that Tom Cruise would play the vampire Lestat in Interview with a Vampire, the film adaptation of Anne Rice's bestselling novel, even Rice chimed in with a highly publicised objection. The author wisely and justifiably recanted her negative opinion when she saw Cruise's excellent performance, which perceptively addresses the pain and chronic melancholy that plagues anyone cursed with immortal blood lust. Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst are equally good at maintaining the dark and brooding tone of Rice's novel. And in this rare mainstream project for a major studio, director Neil Jordan compensates for a lumbering plot by honouring the literate, Romantic qualities of Rice's screenplay. Considered a disappointment while being embraced by Rice's loyal followers, Interviewis too slow to be a satisfying thriller, but it is definitely one of the most lavish, intelligent horror films ever made. --Jeff Shannon

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Introduction by Anne Rice - Screenwriter, Author and Neil Jordan - Director, Documentary - 1. IN THE SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (30 minutes), Audio Commentary - 1. Neil Jordan - Director, Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical, Scene Selection, Interactive Menus, Additiona
Year:	1994
Release Date:	October 28, 2002
Runtime:	118 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 018313
Keywords:	Special, With, General, Edition, Vampire, Chronicles, Drama, Interview
Genre:	Drama