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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE NOVEMBER 25, 1994

Vampire tale, though "de-gayed" is still hot

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to resist him because of the responsibility he feels towards Claudia. Claudia, believing that Armand wants her dead so that Louis will come to him, chooses a woman who will care for her, and begs Louis to make her a vampire. This clearly becomes the most difficult part for Louis to relate in the interview of the film's title, proving that he is an immortal with a mortal's passion, a vampire with a human heart.

Although the creators of this film have seemingly taken some risks to please a queer audience, some of the book's homoeroticism is lost in the translation to the big screen. In the book, for example, new vampire Louis climbs on top of Lestat and sleeps with him in his coffin until he has a coffin of his own. The degree of erotic tension between Louis and Armand clearly present in the book is also sadly lacking in the film.

Dykes To Watch Out For

Mystery Date

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IS IT

OR ISN'T IT? DESPITE STRONG CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, OUR HEROINE REMAINS UNCONVINCED THAT SHE IS

INDEED

ON A DATE.

DIA

In one scene, the audience breathed an audible sigh of relief when Armand and Louis came close to sharing a kiss, but broke just before their lips meet. It's interesting, after witnessing all the blood and horror of the rest of the film, that to some viewers, the image of two men magnetically drawn to each other and sharing physical intimacy is the scariest scene.

Other notable cast members include Christian Slater as the interviewer Malloy, and Stephen Rea as the vampire Santiago. Slater was cast in the film following the tragic and untimely death of actor River Phoenix. Rea was nominated for an Oscar in 1992 for his portrayal of a British soldier in The Crying Game. Interview is directed by Neil Jordan, who also directed The Crying Game, which was nominated for six Academy Awards, and which won Jordan an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

LESBIAN/GAY/B FILM FESTIVAL

Openly gay mega-mogul David Geffen produced the film along with Stephen Wooley. Geffen most recently announced, in partnership with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg, the creation of a new studio that will produce film, television, music and interactive media products.

Interview With The Vampire, the best-selling first volume of Anne Rice's acclaimed "Vampire Chronicles," was published in 1976 and is considered both a popular triumph and a cult classic. With three more books remaining in Rice's "Chronicles" series; The Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned, and The Tale of the Body Thief, and with Interview opening big and expected to be a huge worldwide success, it may be a long time until we see the end of these vampires.

Louis, in a rage.

EXIT

YOU'RE SEEING YOUR THERAPIST?

9

II

SOUT

NO! I MEAN SEEING AS IN," SEEING A THERAPIST." NOT LIKE I'M SEEING HER. IT'S A JOKE!

OH.

UM, SO... IT WAS REALLY NICE OF YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR EXTRA TICKET. I MEAN, CONSIDERING WE HARDLY KNOW EACH OTHER. I WISH I COULD BE MORE OUTGOING LIKE THAT. I GUESS I'D BE AFRAID PEO-1 PLE WOULD THINK I WAS COMING ON TO THEM.

OH.

NOT THAT I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE DOING. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. IT WAS JUST REALLY NICE. UM,So... THANKS.

LOOK,

IS THIS OKAY?

WHAT?

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SEEING ANYONE? UH... No.

THESE SEATS.

OH!

ARE THEY TOO CLOSE?

NO. PERFECT.

SO, LIKE, ARE YOU SEEING ANYONE?

DEIRDRE! HI! MIND IF I SIT HERE? HEY, DID YOU GET MY MESSAGE THE OTHER DAY?

OH. FELICE. HI. Y'KNOW, I DIDN'T. MY MACHINE'S BEEN ACTING UP. UM... EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.

WELL, UNLESS YOU COUNT) MY THERAPIST

LISTEN, CAN I ASK YOU A BIG FAVOR? THIS WOMAN THINKS I'M INTERESTED IN HER JUST BECAUSE I HAD COFFEE WITH HER ONCE. WOULD YOU PRETEND TO BE MY DATE?

WELL...

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