Vampire Chronicles: The Life Of Louis de Pointe Du Lac

Vampire Chronicles: The Life Of Louis de Pointe Du Lac. If there’s one vampire that was most likely the complete opposite of LeStat De Lioncourt then it had to be his fledgling, Louis de Pointe Du Lac. The vampire who retained his humanity, Louis struggled to accept the creature he had become but made the choice to do so as his human life became so unbearable. Louis has a very unique and interesting story and he tells it to the young reporter Daniel Molloy who then turns it into a publication entitled Interview With The Vampire. In todays video I’m going to cover Louis’ life with complete reference to the book so if you’ve only seen the movie then you’ll notice some changes from the get go.

[@MrTurtluv]

Louis. The beautiful, ethereal, and penultimate love of Lestat. Out of all Anne’s creatures, he has always been my absolute favorite.🖤

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

Same, especially as he's evolved as a character so well..

[@tammyrollins5199]

I adore Louis but Lestat is my favorite, Louis is a very close second though.

[@bigcheese6069]

@@VampireFolkloreVideos Lestat is definitely the favorite however I would enjoy hearing you go through the rest of Louis Story please continue.

[@perisword7918]

Me too!

[@randycox3232]

Louis...My Louis...Dark Angel

[@ChthonicRemains]

He was and is the most human of the vampires, refused to drink blood from other powerful vampires to gain strength, and instead became a powerful vampire in his own right by the time he becomes Lestat's eternal consort and lover. He will always be my favorite character in The Vampire Chronicles for that reason.

[@emtee8390]

This video really drives home that Louis’s response to every distressing situation is to just burn the place down.

[@rossigrace5031]

The reason they changed the death of Louis's brother to his wife because Hollywood wouldn't produce movie about a gay vampire couple with a vampire child, has nothing to do with striking instant sympathy for him. They straight washed it.

[@TheKeyser94]

And they washed it even more with the AMC TV Show, with their sexuality already establish even before they become a vampire, Anne Rice Vampire were asexual, they could love female and male alike, it was metaphorical, and after the Sookie Vampire Southern Mysteries and True Blood boom, they even can have sex, but only after drinking blood and have their blood "warm", Anne Rice could see the changing culture around vampires at the time, prior she die last year, no more coffins, now they have safe-houses, but they still have their moralistic righteous attitude that is typical from Anne Rice vampires and werewolf's.

[@scionixx9568]

@@TheKeyser94 well Now they’re turnings tons of straight characters gay and gay characters trans because they’re so “woke & progressive.

[@sociocomm724]

I love how our host here reads quotes from Louis in the same cadence that Brad Pitt spoke as Louis in the movie. Well done sir.

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

I’m not that good at impressions so I just tried to capture his tone

[@sociocomm724]

@@VampireFolkloreVideos You did a stellar job nonetheless. Keep it up, practice makes perfect after all.

[@wildbill8175]

Armand said it best " you are beautiful and unique, Louis. You represent the broken heart of the Vampire"

[@nicolenichol3820]

Anne Rice's vampire chronicles are the few I keep and read every now and then. Such a good book series.

[@laurathunder4388]

I really enjoyed this. It's been over 20 years since I read the series. I think I'll go back and reread them.

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

Love this comment, there's nothing better than rediscovering a franchise all over again

[@alimamzy9601]

What's the name of the book?

[@gracefulannie-grcflannie-]

I definitely want to her more about Louis. Thanks for all you do to put out such informative and entertaining videos.

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

you're very welcome Annie. Thanks for the comment and support.

[@nyxmurphy4129]

I truly enjoyed your explanation and exploration. Thanks

[@williammitchell1864]

@@VampireFolkloreVideos I would like to see a sequel to the first movie Interview With The Vampire 2, It picks up where the last one left off, starring: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas and Christian Slater.

[@brattygamer8939]

@@williammitchell1864 that would basically just be them making "the Vampire Lestat" into a movie. Louis' story continues on through many of the books, The Vampire Lestat, He is there at the end of queen of the damned to take out Akasha, he appears in the Mayfair Witches novels, he may pop up in The Vampire Armand as well but I don't remember off the top of my head.

[@lordthetir]

I think I absolutely adore all versions of Louis, movie, book, and tv show. Particularly his tv show version, he is both passionate and desolate, you can really feel the depression and anger he lives in and how he has the potential to be passionate as well! But forever in my eyes will be Brad Pitt’s, his character has the exact ethereal vampiric beauty I pictured in my mind, glowing eyes, skin, rose Bud lips, long hair, and lashes!! ❤❤

[@qs4177]

I tried watching the tv series, honestly I couldn’t get pass the first episode

[@lordthetir]

@@qs4177 it’s a bit different that’s for sure I suggest to keep going you may find it more interesting as you go!

[@qs4177]

@@lordthetir i pretty much read up to the point that Leetat becomes a living statue, I’ve also red the vampire Armand book etc etc…red some May feather witches and some talamasca stuff but pretty much stopped after that….I don’t think I’ve read an Anne rice novel in over a decade

[@ozymandias1759]

Anne Rice watched the series and she died... It's simply awful

[@lordthetir]

@@ozymandias1759 this is so funny “she watched it and she died.” 😭

[@Hjuu356]

Fun fact: Kirsten Dunst ( Claudia) was walking with her mother when a talent scout spotted her and her career as an actress began.

[@rammasks]

This was excellent! I love your narration and visual style. I'd love to hear more of Louis' story! Please make a part 2!

[@ironreed2654]

5:15 That was a case of the "not gays" where a lot of movies and Tv shows needed to add details like this so a couldn't be clearly identified as gay, an artifact of the 90s and society's level of comfort with sexuality at the time.

[@briandaum1639]

Yes! Please!! Continue with the life of Louis!!!! His story is far from over!!

[@AboutTreyFifty]

Definitely continue the summary of Louis’s story in the books

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

Already started dissecting the books for Louis role in them all. Its gonna take some time but i'll have louis part 2 out very soon

[@AboutTreyFifty]

@@VampireFolkloreVideos right on!looking forward to it!

[@ernestochavez3252]

Id love to watch a part 2 of the life of Louis. Hes always been an interesting character. I wanna see where he ends up going

[@SkylusTarotandCrochet]

I love the" same creature different perspective "of him and lestat

[@BadBloodwillout]

Please make a part 2. I'm very curious about the rest of his story, and resources are scarce online. From what I understand he's a peripheral character in the sequels, but I want to know what exactly happened with him without having to read all the books (since he's barely in them)

[@samadhirodriguez7579]

He's in the rest of the books sporadically

[@dragonusa]

He has a small role in QotD but isn't really in the books again that's worth mentioning until Merrick if I correctly recall.

[@cringe_corner_]

“If you like this video and it’s good enough for you” Baby you are better than good enough I always get entranced listening to you talk about the lore of this series. You should seriously think about expanding to different fandoms outside of vampires. I think people would really enjoy to hear you explain lore to them from different series. Your videos are always really well researched, edited, and most of all: entertaining. I feel like I could listen to you talk about anything for hours and retain what you’ve said

[@sifilore9462]

Continue on with Lewy's journey. I think they should like reboot the movies or make a series on HBO or Netflix that's dark and gritty like Queen of the Damned, haven't seen Interview yet, but gory like from the clips of Lewy hacking Santiago, and GoT (Game of Thrones) and The Witcher for more examples. Keep all the powers like in the movies and books, Cloud Gift (flight), Fire (pyrokinetic), Mind (telepathy and telekinesis), and the Spell Gift (hypnosis or compulsion). But it would b that *ALL* vampires have them. Lastly, the homoeroticness overtones of The Vampire Chronicles r well-documented, that it should either stay the same lvl as in the books or make it more so for the screen.

[@NileQT87]

Just watch the 1994 film. It's as close to the original book as it is possible to do in two hours, while also tying all the plot threads into a coherent, tight narrative that parallels character journeys. Anne Rice wrote a draft for the film that was even further from the book than Neil Jordan's rewrite, which actually brought it closer to the book with one big exception--giving Louis a dead wife and stillborn child in one line of dialog (Anne went as far as to name them Dianne and Jean Marie de Pointe du Lac), not a religious brother (Paul) who is only relevant for Louis' Catholic guilt complex. The wife aspect isn't as out of character as some fans with an agenda wish, given that Louis had a female love interest right there in the book (Babette Freniere), which they like to ignore. In fact, her accusation in the book is where the film line with Louis proclaiming himself to be the Devil in front of the slaves comes from. Note that Neil also excised a scene shot in which Louis goes to confession, scares the priest and kills him (the reason for this was him thinking that Louis' guilt was already overstated that late in the film and it was a religiously controversial scene--not that the film doesn't have numerous religious comments from Louis about liking to look at crucifixes, being the Devil, being condemned to/belonging in Hell, etc...). This change was actually is more relevant to Claudia's arc and her throwing that in Lestat's face later in the story; she wants to be his wife, not a replacement for his dead child. That hits a whole lot harder from and more personal to Claudia than the book version where she tells of seeing Louis looking at pictures of his sister. Neil had a good reason for keeping Anne's change, as he wanted to give Louis a stronger reason for his desire for fatherhood and doting on her to make up for the child who never lived, but something that also furthers Claudia's existential crisis in her relationship with Louis. It actually better mirrors Anne's own impetus for writing the 1976 original novel in the first place: the death of her five-year-old daughter Michele from leukemia in 1972. Louis was her own self-insert, as was Claudia Michele's and Lestat (originally named Lestan) her husband Stan's. The film change brings Louis closer to Anne than the book version was. It also mirrors Louis with Anne's other self-insert, Madeleine the doll maker, who reveals her desire to be Claudia's replacement mother as having to do with her own daughter having died. Most of the film's dialog is straight from the book, in fact.

AMC are making a series based on The Vampire Chronicles. It's currently filming and is set to be released in October.

[@xSTARR999]

@ They are only rebooting it to add blacks as Louis and Claudia. What bullshyt!!! Bring on the social justice to the realm of the Vampyres!!!

[@Jolie702]

I love these videos!. It makes me want to reread the books and watch the movie all over again. Please continue Louis' story. He is a very fascinating character!

[@wozja]

Thanks for this in-depth …. I watched Interview with the Vampire 1996 movie first time and loved the story and characters . Ahh back when movies had real dialogue .. story .. and no green screens!

[@FransHattingh]

Fantastic work! Please, please continue to do videos on the Ricean vampires! I adore them!

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

Thanks Frans, I think the vampire chronicles are simply fantastic!

[@mariahillier3822]

Please do a part two about Louis as he changes during each book because of his human side a video about Claudia turned when only a child but desperately wanting her body to mature into a woman as the years pass her story is quite tragic I also felt so sorry for Madeline.who wanted to love and care for Claudia as a surrogate Mother after her own daughter had died . I love your videos you bring the books to life for me 🤗💕👍

[@SagittariusArcherVaperkitten]

I've read the entire series several times these are my favorite books and you did excellent job on this essay and I'm looking forward to the rest of them.

[@dwhite3209]

I would love to see a part 2 to this! Thanks for your videos.

[@donovanscabbia6770]

This is my absolute favorite of Ann's vampires. I can relate to him most.

[@valbankz292]

Thanks for taking the time to read the original book & breaking it down 😊

[@innieplays]

Awsome video! The whole channel is amazing! And I love the artworks used to tell the story. I would love to see more of Louis story! :D

[@lonelyqueen86]

Thank you! The Vampire Chronicles have long needed and deserved a KZbin lore series! Beautiful work. Also, you have a sexy voice.

[@kathleenmoody5120]

More Louis but I'd love lestat part 2 also please. Love the books & your videos on them, keep up the good work 👏

[@colestarks4841]

Just came across your videos realy love them gives a great insight on the history of the vampires pls keep up the awesome work would love to see more

[@alorr5751]

Excellent! I loved it so much and thank you. Yes please do a part 2!

[@Cotten-]

*Fantastic work my friend.*

[@maketycry3952]

Well done!!

[@fp3055]

I can't get enough of these videos and am now officially buying the books

[@I_Use_Soap]

Love all of these videos! Thank you so much for making them.

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

You’re very welcome, it took a hell of a long time but I’m happy with how many characters I’ve covered

[@ShadowScoutSwede]

That was really awesome and Louie are one of my favorite characters in the series. And i have hit the red button for you and i rang the bell as well.

[@ladyD2005]

Hi Dean welcome back!! It’s sad Paul falling to his death and poor Louis

[@mschoy1597]

And the way Paul died is creepy. He was lifted into the air and staring up at something (that no one else can see) and he mysteriously falls down the stairs but didn't trip or slip. It's ODD to say the least. I would have been grief-stricken too if I was Louis because Paul's death - above anything else - is WEIRD.

Love your channel. All your videos are so insightful. I hope you continue with Louis's story as with the other vampires.

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

Thank you so much, it really means a lot. I want to deliver the best, highest quality videos, well researched. Louis and Lestat's journey will continue on this channel

@@VampireFolkloreVideos You've definitely delivered so far on all the above. It's quite a momentous task you've taken on. Especially regarding The Vampire Chronicles. So much to cover! You're doing a brilliant job though. Do you have a Instagram or Twitter account we could possibly follow you on?

[@Aleks_Morgan_Sunset1400]

🥺🥺 I feel for him so badly

[@samuelvillarreal4157]

I would love to see a part 2 for Louie

[@Juanvez]

Great video Man, really like this revisionism of IWTV 👌💫

[@cringe_corner_]

Please continue Louis’ story!

[@trucker9217]

great vid love the content, keep it up.

[@ricktheexplorer]

Wow what a channel! Subbed.

[@stvinney]

Well done!

[@martinacarson]

Enjoyed your narration and perception of ivwav the vl and dear louis! Subcribed you're class!

[@twistedtrailerparktales2126]

Louise is my favorite. Lestat said if anyone could make The Queen see the horror in her plan it was Louise. Wish he did more in the later novels.

[@tdali8347]

I watched the movie again recently. It took my breath away, the scene where they're stuck in the house together, miserable, Louis is eating rats, and Lestat tries to lure him out of his gloom by touting entertainment they could be enjoying in New Orleans. It took my breath away because of the mirroring scene in episode 5 of the TV show where they're stuck in the house together, miserable, Louis is eating rats, and Lestat offers him a New Orleans night out to see legendary jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong --- 'A night of the two Louis', Lestat called it. Strange how purists reject this show when its heart is so much the book and movie's heart.

[@kornelijazaicaite1441]

Thank you. Please, make second part.

[@Joelcab314]

Please continue 🙏

[@goazong13]

Please continue Louis’s story😊

[@LaMarco0]

Yes! I need the rest of his story!

[@dianadelangelrobles3775]

Pleeaaase do the life of Louis after IWTV. Great video!

[@amalienilsen909]

I hope we get a part 2! :)

[@nikoteardrop4904]

"He" provided for his family. Wasn't actually Louis doing the work that supported his family. It's necessary to remember Louis was a slave-owner in life, and to remember what that entailed about any claim about how he made his living.

[@bendarling5573]

Very well done! Informed commentary and professional editing. Your channel richly deserves to grow, and, with regular uploads, I'm sure it will.

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

I can't tell you how much that comment means Ben. I've really tried my best to thoroughly research the Vampire Chronicles so i can make the videos the franchise deserves.

[@morten3219]

great job and much appreciated

[@Frenchcountryfriends]

Yes please continue! ❤❤❤❤

[@crimsonxxspawn8613]

🎉This analysis is spot on. I love the new AMC series. I feel that if I were to be turned into a vampire, I'd want to keep my humanity because I'm too chivalrous and compassionate like he is.

[@ozymandias1759]

No offence, but the TV show sucks

[@iewutake]

I love ur vids man

[@iewutake]

Kinda wish they were longer tho

[@adriangun2432]

Thank you

[@joewatts2940]

You're good at this KZbin thing

[@ThePaganPrayer]

Really should read the Mayfair Witches Chronicles. The Vampire Chronicles overlaps with it at one point.

[@michaelmanier9447]

It would be awesome to see what happens to him after interview with a vampire. One of the few vampire stories I actually liked

[@VikingVern7]

yes please continue, fyi just listen to the audio books

[@neoandersonwick3263]

My favourite series to explain the whole story of the book and film

[@tracygardner6318]

Please continue it

[@phantomswan9185]

More Louis please???

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

absolutely!

[@ramonastewart5365]

Some, blinding VOICE affect,what a beauty contest winner guy.Smashing, darling beautiful-STUD!!MONA

[@larahedge8960]

Your series is making want to reread the books again 😬

[@azzhol50]

Do some commentaries on Brian Lumley’s Necroscope series. The Wamphyri are the coldest literary interpretations of vampires that I have ever read. Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles is a close second in my opinion.

[@azzhol50]

I remember a part in the novel where Louis and Claudia encountered a skeletal vampire in the countryside. It was different from them and attacked them. I believed they killed it by crushing its head with a large rock. Did the other novels ever elaborate on what these vampires were?

[@Infinite.Worldz]

Part 2, please, it's been a year! 😂

[@sabrehollowell9392]

Yes 👏 please continue ok 👍🏼

[@JP-un1nj]

What doesn't make sense at all is Louis choosing to live when he wanted so much to die.

[@what2watchyt]

Bro your voice might get you on the series.

[@paulaallen-walkos2620]

Would love to see about Merrick and some of the other stuff with Louis that wasn't in the video...

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

Definitely! I just didn't want to pack everything into one video, I wanted to be able to break it up into different parts. Louis Part 2 coming soon!

[@freshavocado2204]

Armand: I'm the dude playing the dude disguised as another dude

[@lazyeclipse00]

Plz continue

[@vikkirichards4563]

Took me forever to read it!

[@Sebastian-mh7ej]

I have to say I really appreciate the changes made within the show

[@synkelfully]

Please more Louie videos

[@allisonwilson312]

More please.

[@lawrencedator3065]

ive been curious ever since the movie ended about what happened after and been searching for videos about it but found none.. it would be awesome if you can tell that part of the story too.

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

Yep I can certainly do that for you no problem..keep the notifications on for when it comes out..about 2 weeks it'll take me

[@herabeethoven4178]

I love this so much since I can't buy the books since I'm broke

[@armaani1113]

i realy love this movie one of the best made movie,

[@noneofurbusiness5223]

I actually had a dream about Louie before I read the book or saw the movie.

[@nicholascollins7219]

I always feel Louis keeping things out of the interview of his own life story doesn't wanted to reveal to the interviewer to know about it. Which Louis just wants a sample life story to tell, leaving out the rest and real reasons hated for Lestat as well.

[@laroyabutler8388]

I Loved It

[@mr.e212]

Will you go into more detail and tie in the new show?

[@cjclark1208]

21:55 This picture is *haunting*

[@tiffanyfuller277]

More content please

[@AshLoRo]

I cant find these links people talk about?, how do you find them on an android phone? If some could please help me understand, id be very grateful.

[@xSTARR999]

I really wanted to watch this video, but I cannot force myself to strain to hear the really quiet audio.

[@peterbyrne1887]

Can you do supernatural series with Lufier Thanks

[@zaynahmahmud9834]

Louis is my favourite vampire in Anne Rice chronology. It’s outlawed to deny his beautiful soul as a damned being . On the contrary he squashed the slimmest possibility of regeneration for ensuring his survival. Criminologist side of his docile character steams off the hunky dory unexpectedly. Anthropology insists upon the ravenous plague to be transfixed within his very core. Much to my dismay I don’t think he’s capable of handling emotions like a responsible man. His bleeding heart combats contre the vampiric nature from time to time. Each philosophy influences their unbiased disadvantage which one could make nothing out of it. A very true landlord he is….

[@amandawolfstar1982]

You are the same creator of Harry Potter folk lore. Cool 😎I've seen the movie and read the book interview with the vampire. both multiple times. I have read some of the other books of Anne Rice's. I actually i know why lestat ,servived the fire. He drank akasha's blood and drinking her blood allows lestate to live in the light, plus he borders on being one of the ancients. Since you also do Harry Potter folklore Louis is one of the vampires that I compare professor snape to. They are very similar and tragic characters. Hmm I wonder what snape would think of Louis if he ever met him. I could go on and on about the similarities of their stories. All night. But I won't. I will do a couple of comparisons. Both had People they loved very much killed by monsters. And Louis reaction to Claudia's death wasn't that much different than snapes reaction to Lily's death!!

[@krismccann2121]

Would you pls give us the rest pls and ty.

[@w3pa]

Would love to know what happened next