Intervista col vampiro

Titolo originale: Interview with the Vampire
Regia: Neil Jordan |
Anno: 1994
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Horror Dramma Fantasy
Tag: paris, france | based on novel or book | san francisco, california | vampire | bite | new orleans, louisiana | plantation | louisiana | pity | melancholy | child vampire | gothic horror | 18th century | macabre | plague | 19th century | urban gothic | playful | cautionary | reluctant vampire | grand | audacious | exuberant | melodramatic |
Cast: Tom Cruise | Brad Pitt | Antonio Banderas | Christian Slater | Stephen Rea | Kirsten Dunst | Domiziana Giordano | Thandiwe Newton | Laure Marsac | John McConnell | Mike Seelig | Bellina Logan | Lyla Hay Owen | Lee E. Scharfstein | Monte Montague | Nathalie Bloch | Jeanette Kontomitras | Roger Lloyd Pack | George Kelly | Nicole DuBois Favre | Virginia McCollam | Helen McCrory | Indra Ové | Micha Bergese | Rory Edwards | Marcel Iureș | Susan Lynch | Louise Kim Salter | Matthew Sim | François Testory | Andrew Tiernan | Simon Tyrrell | George Antoni | Sara Stockbridge | Katia Caballero | Louis Lewis-Smith |

Il giornalista Mallory riesce finalmente ad ottenere un'intervista con Louis De Point Du Lac, diventato vampiro nel 1791 per opera di Lestat. Dal racconto del vampiro Louis emergono sofferenze e desideri indicibili. Dal 1791 ai giorni nostri, il viaggio di Louis si svolge in compagnia del satanico Lestat, il vampiro che lo condannò ad un'esistenza nelle tenebre, e della piccola Claudia, trascinata nello stesso vortice...

Approfondimenti

Jeremy Irons turned down the part of Lestat as he didn't want to play another character that require [...] D
In the novel, Louis describes Claudia as 5 years old. But Kirsten Dunst, who portrayed the character [...] D
Christian Slater was given the role of Malloy upon the death of River Phoenix, the original choice f [...] D
In an EW interview in September 2011, Brad Pitt revealed that he had a miserable experience while ma [...] D
(at around 1h 45 mins) There's a scene towards the end of the movie where Louis is watching Superman [...] D
The film is dedicated to River Phoenix, who was originally going to portray Daniel Molloy in the fil [...] D
Christian Slater had to have his shooting schedule for L'isola dell'ingiustizia - Alcatraz (1995) be [...] D
Two actresses of the movie would appear later in movies of Star Wars franchise: Thandiwe Newton in S [...] D
Despite not being part of the description for the film's R rating from the MPAA, nudity is also pres [...] D
This was Domiziana Giordano's first American feature film. D
Oprah Winfrey walked out of the premiere during the first reel, disgusted by the amount of blood in [...] D
After meeting on the set, Brad Pitt and Thandiwe Newton had a brief romance. D
Kirsten Dunst lost out on an award as Best Supporting Actress at the Chlotrudis Awards for her perfo [...] D
Would be the highest-grossing vampire movie for over a decade. However, as of 2016, it's the highest [...] D
In 1978, when John Boorman was planning to direct, he intended for Jon Voight to star as Lestat. D
The novel was written in 1976. By 1993, the year that the film started production, the novel was rep [...] D
Neil Jordan: [sympathy for a distressed nude young woman] During the scene where Louis and Claudia g [...] D
The first American feature film of Laure Marsac. D
After River Phoenix's death, Leonardo DiCaprio was considered to play the interviewer. D
The character Lestat's full name is Lestat de Lioncourt. He was based on Anne Rice's husband, Stan R [...] D
Rory Edwards, who plays one of the Paris Vampires, was married with Julia Ormond at the time of the [...] D
Film debut of Indra Ové. D
Laure Marsac (Mortal Woman on Stage) had already worked in another vampire movie, Un vampiro in para [...] D
The film marks the first collaboration between Neil Jordan and composer Elliot Goldenthal. They also [...] D
George Fenton, who had worked with Neil Jordan on In compagnia dei lupi (1984), High Spirits - Fanta [...] D
Although the reporter gets a name, Daniel Malloy, in the film, in the novel, he's just known as "The [...] D
The film is the second horror film directed by Neil Jordan. The first film is In compagnia dei lupi [...] D
Lestat's name isn't revealed until almost minute 20, and Louis' name until almost minute 24. D
The film was released 18 years after the novel it was based on was published. D
Tom Cruise spent three-and-a-half hours every day in the make-up chair. D
The film was nominated for one Golden Raspberry/Razzie Award, Worst Screen Couple for Tom Cruise and [...] D
The film is the second film directed by Neil Jordan that's a film adaptation based on a novel or wri [...] D
The film was nominated for two Oscars, including Best Art Direction to art director Dante Ferretti a [...] D
Kat Graham auditioned for Claudia. She would later star in The Vampire Diaries (2009). D
At one point in development, the role of Louis was re-written to be a female character and Cher and [...] D
On his work with Stan Winston, director Neil Jordan revealed: "When we were working on 'Interview wi [...] D
Antonio Banderas also voiced Armand in the Castilian Spanish dubbed version of the film. Unlike the [...] D
(at around 19 mins) In the film, Lestat shows Louis a trick for using rat's blood poured into a wine [...] D
The river scenes were done by removing such modern items as the Greater New Orleans Bridge and radio [...] D
The title is often misquoted as "Interview with a Vampire". Interestingly, in France and Germany, th [...] D
(at around 26 mins) When Lestat and Louis are arguing at Louis' plantation, Louis says the help watc [...] D
The film was a subject of controversy due to inspiring a real life crime shortly after the film's th [...] D
Anne Rice wrote Lestat in the 1976 novel with Rutger Hauer in mind. The rights to the novel were opt [...] D
The film was released during the mid-cycle of vampire films in the 1990s. Other films are Buffy - L' [...] D
Anne Rice was so pleased with this adaptation that she took out a two-page ad in both Vanity Fair an [...] D
The film was nominated for two Golden Globes, including Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture to [...] D
This is director Neil Jordan's eighth film. D
In his beginning narration, Louis says that he was twenty-four when he was turned in 1791, making hi [...] D
The scenes set on the riverfront in New Orleans (including the famous "Chat Noir") were filmed on a [...] D
The cassette recorder seen on Daniel Malloy's desk and used to record his interview with Louis is an [...] D
During filming, tensions developed between Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt over the latter's alleged poor p [...] D
The film was nominated for seven Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, including Best Studio/Big-Budget Film, Be [...] D
Anne Rice met with Tom Hanks to take the part of Lestat after seeing his performance in Philadelphia [...] D
Tom Cruise (Lestat) and Antonio Banderas (Armand) never actually met during the film. However, when [...] D
Heathcote Williams was going to be in this film, but was replaced. D
The film is the first major live-action adaptation of Anne Rice's novel of the same name. 28 years l [...] D
Kirsten Dunst later starred in the music video 'I Knew I Loved You' by Savage Garden, a band which t [...] D
(at around 1h 2 mins) An animatronic Lestat was used during the shot where Lestat is bleeding on the [...] D
Anne Rice mentions Marie Antoinette in the novel. Kirsten Dunst later played her in the film of the [...] D
It is stated in the books that the vampires (according to Anne Rice) shed blood tears, as all their [...] D
After he was cast and due to his star power, Tom Cruise received a $10 million salary and a percenta [...] D
All the actors playing vampires were required to hang upside down for up to thirty minutes at a time [...] D
While in the movie Armand is older, Spanish, and has long black hair, in the book he is only 17, has [...] D
John Malkovich, Richard Gere, Peter Weller, Alexander Godunov, and Mel Gibson were considered for th [...] D
Tom Cruise was placed on an elevated platform during some scenes to reduce the height difference bet [...] D
Johnny Depp was offered the role of Lestat. Depp later starred as an iconic vampire in Dark Shadows [...] D
Neil Jordan retained final cut on the film. D
Sam Raimi was considered for directing the film. D
While the production was filming in London, Brad Pitt stayed in a house which used to be owned by Pe [...] D
Christian Slater and Brad Pitt also starred together in Una vita al massimo (1993), which was releas [...] D
Anne Rice said, "I was particularly stunned by the casting of Cruise, who is no more my vampire Lest [...] D
This is Christian Slater's third horror film. Slater's first two are Twisted (1986) and I delitti de [...] D
Thandiwe Newton and Tom Cruise also appear together in Mission: Impossible II (2000). D
Although the screen credits read "Screenplay by Anne Rice based on her novel," the script was actual [...] D
The original novel includes a scene where Lestat appears in the tunnels under the Theater des Vampir [...] D
Stephen Dorff was considered for the role of Daniel Malloy before Christian Slater was cast. Both wo [...] D
Christian Slater, who portrays Daniel Malloy in this film, had previously starred in I delitti del g [...] D
When Lestat is around, Claudia dresses like the little girl he wants her to be. After he's out of th [...] D
In the novel, there are heavy gay subtexts surrounding the relationship between Lestat and Louis. In [...] D
(at around 1h 55 mins) The car that Malloy (Christian Slater) drives at the end is a 1965 Ford Musta [...] D
Due to not getting along during filming, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt refused to work with each other ev [...] D
During the original screenings, there was extra footage of Louis finding the charred corpses of Clau [...] D
Stephen Rea studied French comedy and pantomime to prepare for his role as Santiago. The scene in wh [...] D
Body Count: 56 D
This is Antonio Banderas's first horror film. The two films that follow this film are La pelle che a [...] D
According to the book about special effects master Stan Winston, "The Winston Effect", when Anne Ric [...] D
(at around 20 mins) Lestat tells Louis that eating rats is a good way to stay alive if you're "in a [...] D
According to Kirsten Dunst, Tom Cruise always sends her a coconut cake with white chocolate chips ev [...] D
Against Neil Jordan's wishes, producer David Geffen held pre-screenings for the film. Jordan was goi [...] D
Kirsten Dunst wasn't allowed to watch the film when it was released because her parents thought that [...] D
Louis is 200 years old in the film, but 185 in the novel. The age difference was to tie in with when [...] D
The film's budget was $60 million. D
It was John Rosengrant and Shane Mahan, both huge fans of Anne Rice's book, who initially brought th [...] D
Four members of the cast have starred in films directed by Barry Levinson. Tom Cruise in Rain Man - [...] D
Christina Ricci, Dominique Swain, Leelee Sobieski, Julia Stiles, Erin Moore, and Evan Rachel Wood au [...] D
The film was nominated for six MTV Movie Awards, including Best Movie, Best Male Performance for Bra [...] D
(at around 1h 45 mins) The Old Coliseum Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana, seen when Louis goes to s [...] D
Louis dismisses details of vampire lore, such as garlic and crosses, as superstition, and even descr [...] D
Most of the gay subtexts in the novel were omitted from the film. For example: Lestat expects Louis [...] D
Tom Cruise wanted a private set, so tunnels were built to escort the actors to and from the set. Thi [...] D
The estate of Louis (Brad Pitt) in the beginning of the film was the historic Oak Alley Plantation l [...] D
This was the first LGBT-related film to gross more than $100 million at the U.S. box-office. Worldwi [...] D
The film cast includes one Oscar winner: Brad Pitt, and four additional nominees: Tom Cruise, Antoni [...] D
Kirsten Dunst said in a recent interview that everyone she knew at the time of filming said "You're [...] D
Antonio Banderas previously auditioned for the role of Dracula in Dracula di Bram Stoker (1992). D
Daniel Day-Lewis was originally given the part of Lestat, but dropped out weeks before filming. Tom [...] D
(at around 1h 30 mins) Kirsten Dunst shared her first on-screen kiss in this film with Brad Pitt, ev [...] D
Many buildings and street lights were darkened for the filming by agreement with the companies and t [...] D
The first film production to be given permission to close down two lanes of traffic on the Golden Ga [...] D
In the book, the reason why Louis becomes depressed in the beginning of the movie is because he feel [...] D
Christian Slater replaced River Phoenix after Phoenix's death. Phoenix's then-girlfriend was Samanth [...] D
Natalie Portman auditioned for the role that went to Kirsten Dunst. D
Although the film's tagline "Drink from me and live forever" is never said by any character on the f [...] D
Tom Cruise prepped for the role of Lestat by watching videos of lions attacking zebras in the wild. D
Of his filmography, the film is director Neil Jordan's first vampire film. Jordan's second vampire f [...] D
Due to Anne Rice's fear that her novel was not being adapted because Lestat and Louis could be perce [...] D
The film was nominated for seven Saturn Awards, including Best Horror Film, Best Director for Neil J [...] D
In the novel, Louis claims to not be broody. But in the film, he is broody. Due to the extensive and [...] D
According to the timeline from La regina dei dannati (2002), Lestat was turned into a vampire in 178 [...] D
Neil Jordan: [Stephen Rea] Rea, who plays Santiago, makes regular appearances in Jordan's films. D