Interview with the Vampire (1994)

Film

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Figures

Objects & symbols

Form & technique

The film's frame narrative (the interview with Daniel Molloy) and Louis's voice-over → The Unreliable Narrator

Tropes

The relationship between Lestat, Louis, and Claudia → Queer Kinship
The transmission of vampirism and the nature of vampire blood
Claudia's characterization as a woman trapped in a child's body → The Monstrous-Feminine
Tom Cruise's performance and casting as Lestat
The film's self-conscious use of various historical Gothic styles and tropes → The Postmodern Collage
Louis's ongoing guilt, sorrow, and refusal to embrace his vampire nature