#ldpdl

[tinyabbey]

The reunion scene has been playing through my mind since the moment first saw it.

Working on my lestat piece + louis piece back to back made me realize louis was wearing a purple (very desaturated to be fair) jacket which 100% complimented lestat's yellow from his robe. something something everyone louis loves is yellow

[sillystigmata]

This goes for both of them. Danlou is so beautiful and special.

[junossay]

Art to celebrate the beginning of filming s3 of IWTV!!

Gosh ppl if u just knew how long it took me (l forgot abt it ^^)

Also it's was so hard to figure out the logistics if clipping it together cuz l gave myself too much time

[whats-mine-is-hers]

OKAY SO! idk how risque tumblr allows art posts to be here so i'm just gonna leave this here if you wanna see the full thing <3

[morspritt]

Cowboy LDPDL because I feel bad for not posting anything recently

Plus a bonus 70s Danny

[infinitelyweary]

Anne Rice on Brad Pitt’s performance as Louis in Interview with the Vampire (From Conversations with Anne Rice by Michael Riley)

I would die for Jacob to talk about Louis’s relationship to gender in an interview like this…..

[wolfliet]

something something memory is a monster and how somehow the two ppl who are the most on claudia’s side are the guy who killed her and the guy who never met her

bc while her fathers are so stricken by grief and guilt and their own emotions that they are constantly sidelining her neglecting her projecting onto her making her play a role, on the other hand!!!!!! armand knew exactly what he was doing making her be baby lulu!!!! but lestat did the SAME EXACT THING to her treating her like a doll except HE was totally sincere and couldn’t even comprehend why she was unhappy

and daniel being the one to stand up for her and say no claudia would not have hesitated to burn lestat!!! even while louis’s guilt will do anything to block out his memories of how he failed her daniel won’t let him, even tho daniel himself is a deadbeat dad who was constantly failing HIS daughters

like. in some ways armand and daniel are able to see her with the most clarity bc they have the least grief. and for louis and lestat their grief over losing their daughter actually is the epitome of memory is a monster like OK BUT THAT ISNT UR DAUGHTER. THATS A MIRAGE. THATS A FANTASY. THATS BABY LULU.

also obv armand being the only one who can understand her on the level of “child vampire” and how a lot of his hatred and disdain for her doesn’t come from a place of actual hatred but more like. the detached contempt of putting down a sick dog that doesn’t know it’s sick. it’s not about her either. it’s about the laws about how he believes she’s a mistake just like he was a mistake and she will suffer just like he’s suffered and he’s putting her out of her misery. he’s able to write off taking her life bc “oh well it’s a mercy killing, she’s inherently broken (like i am)” instead of seeing her as a fully actualized person who HAS AGENCY AND CONTROLS HER OWN NARRATIVE AND DOESNT HAVE TO FOLLOW THE CYCLE!!!!!!

like. insanity. her parents should have protected her but they didn’t. the person who probably could have understood claudia the most in the world (armand) and therefore SHOULD have protected her from what he went through decided to repeat the cycle and that taking away her agency was for her own good and her death didn’t really mean anything bc she was doomed anyway. the guy who’s reading her diaries and scavenging between the lines for hints about who she was is too late to ever hear her voice

[lestcat-de-lioncourt]

50 years long or something if Louis is giving the interview

[m00na333]

Catholic Guilt and Motherhood - Interview with The Vampire

I think that the Catholic Guilt of it all is such an important part of Anne Rice's work and especially the character of Claudia that permeates the entire series. I was so concerned that any adaptation would absolutely ignore/not understand this part - especially with the fact that Claudia was aged up so significantly.

But honestly, I think it's one of the things that the AMC one does better than the film adaptation.

The idea, notion, that by birthing a child you have doomed them is so ephemeral. Knowing Anne Rice's history, it's hard to deny that it is the fundamental premise, the climax, of Louis' story. Yet, as haunting as it is; it's a topic that could easily seem myopic or be passed over entirely due to the small faction of the population who could fear it, could know it.

I was worried that this point would be lost in translation, or eschewed for more tangible storylines - which were all done beautifully.

The AMC show completely exceeded my expectations.

The catholic iconography. Louis' complex relationships with his family and his own mother, that are furthered by it.

The fact that Claudia is going to die is an absolute. Lestat threatens, warns her. The fact that she is saved from a fire. The idea that Louis encourages the diaries that become her downfall.

And to top it all off, the point which for me took this inexorable, yet subtle underpinning and elevated it, the heartbreaking line:

"I carried her home. I made you turn her. Saved her from a fire, so half a century later, she could -"

Breaking out crying.

It's such a beautiful, poignant way to illustrate the grief of motherhood. The idea that through bringing a child into this world, you are consigning them to death.

It's truly a fantastic way to acknowledge the pain that inspired the story.

[iunmadeher]

louis de pointe du lac — denial is a river

[camaelczarka]

Louis dressing Lestat:

Armand dressing Lestat:

Lestat dressing himself:

[divorcedtom]

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (2022 - )

Little Birdie Lu's caught in a trap. But she's flapping her wings and getting free!

[inkgoblinz]

it is FANTASTIC 💜

[whats-mine-is-hers]

batch #1 of ? of my contributions to the very lovely and fun daily lesloudle (leslou-doodle) account over on the other place that you should check out !!

[probablynottola]

He's got that "good at hurting your feelings" technique from his mother's side

[stventricle]

not enough of Louis smiling