Vampire Chronicles: The Life Of Lestat de Lioncourt PART 1
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- Опубликовано: 10 ноя 2022
- Vampire Chronicles: My favourite character from the Chronicles has got to be Lestat De Lioncourt, whose fame began with arguably, Anne’s most popular book, Interview With The Vampire. This book really spearheaded vampires back on to the scene and to be honest, the genre hasn’t looked back since. LeStat is by far an incredibly written character. From his difficult beginnings with an abusive father to his ups and downs throughout his life as a vampire. How he embraced his vampiric nature and how he is a fantastic example of what happens when a vampire has had enough and says ‘screw the rules’. In today’s video I’m going to cover the life of Lestat with reference to his autobiography ‘The Vampire Lestat’ and ‘Interview With The Vampire’. I’ll cover his tales and experiences in the Queen of The Damned and The Body Thief in a second separate video as there’s just so much on Lestat to cover. Welcome to the Vampire Folklore, This is The Life Of LeStat De Lioncourt.
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I had to re-upload this due to someone reporting it for having 'blood' in it... YT actually rejected my appeal. There's so much worse on YT so i was shocked. Anyway i made some changes and re-uploaded it. Hope you all support it like you did originally. Thank you so much!
So sorry that happened! Sometimes YT doesn't make sense. Thanks for taking the time to re-upload.
Wooow. Was looking for part 3 but thanks you tube for prolonging whilst being petty🙄
Looking forward to your take on the last episode, by the way😘
Are you kidding me!!..of course there would be blood in a vampire video!! what the hell were these trolls expecting to see unicorns and rainbows reporting this to YT just proves someone out there has nothing better to do/makes no sense but anyway thanks for taking the time to share the re-upload Dean
I'm glad you reuploaded it. I was looking for it yesterday and couldn't find it. I was binge watching your videos
You forgot to mention that Lestat’s ability to read minds helped him in his hunt. He only killed those he thought were evil. Like the scene with the prostitutes where he put one of them in a coffin. In Vampire Lestat it was revealed that the night before, those women had viciously robbed and killed a customer. He never told Louis but he was striving to be a “moral “ vampire too
Damn. Lestat didn't deserve his fate man
Quería que Louis fuera un vampiro como él sin protestas, por eso nos le decía nada, hasta que Louis conoció a Armand, él le dijo absolutamente todo lo que debía de saber, y por eso Louis se había enamorado de Armand, y se había olvidado del vampiro que le salvó en varias ocasiones, Lestat
Or Lestat is lying. Or it’s the delusions that a narcissist tells himself.
Yes. Lestat and Nicky were "friends." Friends who spoke passionately of the love they had for each other and slept in the same bed together with no clothes. Just two straight guys being buddies. 😂
They were roommates.
@@tabby5228they were coffinmates. 😳
@democratslie8113 The writer and creator of the characters, Anne Rice was a heterosexual catholic woman but she had a son who's gay.
@@Akkatlahand a daughter who died, very young. In the end she reverted back to Catholicism ... And I've grown up two blocks of her old mansion. I also grew up in Catholic school with devout Catholic grandparents. Anne's most interesting era (for me) is when she sheds her early religiosity and goes on a quest to understand the human need for Dieties. It is achingly beautiful and heartbreakingly tragic...at the same time it is a completely adrenaline fueled sense of Liberation. She remains an enigma...but her body of work is timeless ❤
Also, Lestat turned Gabrielle (ya, his mom 😂) ... And SHE is, by far, my fav character. "The Savage Garden" monologue is my absolute vote for "best speech" in the Chronicles❤
" There's still life in her yet, Louis!" * Dances with a corpse*
lol
I've laughed at that scene ever since 1992
@@DreamGyrl360 for sure!
Same
Right. Legendary actor 😂
I don’t care for Tom cruise’s movies. But he did really kill it, in his role as Lestat.
You literally took the words right out my mouth... 100% agree
It would be a compliment to say he SUCKED. AMMIRIGHT?! ...
I'll see myself out...
When the movie originally came out I was anti Tom as Lestat. I am not a TC fan. Then the first words spoken by Louie in the movie were contrary to the book, I was annoyed and did not care for the movie. Coming back to it all these years later I realized Tom was a perfect Lestat due to his arrogance.
Well the story is told from Louis perspective and not really how Lestat is in all the rest of the books.
Tbh the new series makes him and especially Brad Pitt look so corny.
Tom killed it as Lestat. He must have read the books. He even had lestats mannerisms down. I wish he had been in queen of the damned too
When I first read "Interview with the Vampire" many, many moons ago, I found myself to be fascinated by Lestat more than any other character.
But if course! That's how Anne Rice intended it
Except....his mother 😂❤
Sry, Gabrielle is even more intriguing. Imagine being a mother but also non binary ... Gabrielle is a STAR ✨⭐✨
Cruise was creepy af and compelling as Lestat. Townsend was a pretty boy and was stagnant to watch. Reid is menacing and seductive.
Townsend was a bad Lestat, but I think that's on the writing. They really leaned into the brat part of The Brat Prince.
Townsend's lestat was also when Lestat was at the height of his immortal depression, and he welcomes his inevitable death. A passionate portrayal would have been wrong
I always loved how Lestat made weak male vampires and uber strong female vampires.
I wish you would have mentioned how Armand tortured Nicky. He went mad due to his time being held captive and this effected why he was turned into a vampire and why he was a terrible vampire. Armand is the worst
Nicholas was damaged goods way before being turned into a vampire by Lestat.
@@Akkatlah not true. He was not broken until Armand and the coven tortured him. Lestat and Nikky were happy living their best poor struggling artist life in Paris
@@rachreid8746 it was revealed by Nicky himself That he escaped to París with Lestat in hopes to see him fail miserably. But to his surprise Lestat overcame every obstacle and thrived. Lestat's mom knew it from the start and that's the reason she didn't want him to turn Nicky. Gabrielle should have being more Open with Lestat about what she saw in his mind. Back in Auvergne Nicky already gave signs of a dark troubled character
@@Akkatlah Being dark and a bit emo/depressed does not even come close to the Nicky that was driven to insanity due to the weeks of torture by Armand and the coven. Your words can even apply to Lestat when he was an emo kid being abused by his dad and only have his dogs for tenderness in his life.
@@rachreid8746 Lestat's father never abused him. Lestat as the younger one was neglected by the family with maybe the exception of his mother whom he was closer to. Lestat was a lot stronger than Nicky not only physically but also emotionally. I'm not saying Nicky was a bad person. Just that he wasn't srong enough to handle the vampire life. Hell, he couldn't even handle the normal people life. He went to Paris as part of a self destruction process unlike Lestat who went chasing a dream. The way I remember it Nicky spent only a couple of nights with Armand and his coven not weeks. Not that 2 nights of torture are any better.
Memnoch the devil is my all time fav book ever. Lover Anne rice. She answered my email once. Best moment ever
my favorite also
Awesomeew
Once a time Russel Edinghton (True Blood, Denis O'Hare) liked one of my commentary on Instagram XD
She answered mine as well, ages ago! So cool.
“It’s your coffin my love, enjoy it…. Most of us never get to know what it feels like!” - he is such a charismatic, twisted and funny character. I have always loved Lestat ❤️ I had a massive crush on him at high school after first seeing this movie 🤣
Tom Cruise really did a magnificent portrayal of Lestat de Lioncourt. Why hasn't he received an Oscar yet?
Because he’s too creepy for Hollywood. Somehow…
Tom Cruise is Lestat, he was playing as himself 🤣
Because now all he does is play the same character over and over again. He gave up on real acting long ago
I have to admit, ater TopGun, Days of Thunder, Born on the fourth of July, TC. jumping in fully to a supernatural charecter was very suprising, he was very good. It would have been interesting to see River Phonixe as the interviewer, aa it was him originally cast.
I've had to listen to that for centuries.
does anyone else think Damon Salvatore is very inspired by Lestat ?
I could see that their similar in a way
Klaus from The originals too.
OMG is what I thought when I saw him😭❤️
No
Anne Rice's chronicles are absolutely my favorite vampire lore.
The year was 1985 and I got off work late. I was a teenager with a lot of energy and I wasn’t ready to go home and go to bed. I went for a drive and saw that Albertsons was still open. I went to the makeup department first, picked up some Vanilla Fields and red lip gloss. Not ready to go home I wandered over to the books. There it was, my first Anne Rice book 📕 The Vampire Lestat ❤️. I was ready to go home! I curled up and read it from cover to cover.
Lestat is a legend and I really though Tom not reprising the role was fatal to Queen of the Damned
It would've been doomed either way. The writers really lost the plot. They leaned way too hard on the brat aspect. They also left the more compelling parts out. There's just too much story in Queen of the Damned for one movie. It should've been at least 2. One to focus on the origins of the vamps and one on when Akasha woke up.
@@_S.D._ Well, maybe if the actor playing the role of movie's name hadn't passed away. ..
My favorite thing about lestat by far is that in the very start of the second book, while he's retorting lewis' interpretation of him. It's like reading interview you really feel for lewis and hate lestat. then in like the first page or so of the vampire lestat, lestat straight roasts lewis harder than sunlight would. He pretty much says "I was never a bad guy, lewis' is just the whiniest,most self absorbed drama queen and you can give him, everything he ever asked for. an escape from his miserable life, ultimate power, immortality, love, family and he's just so miserable he can't help but to literally burn everything down around him." (totally paraphrasing that) and just like that you go from hating lestats guts to thinking "those are all really valid points. this dude's hilarious and cool" and then agreeing with his side. I mean the concept of vampire rockstar is so fanfictiony that it was gonna be a hard sell for me. but anne rice truly did nail it.
The Brat Prince is the greatest vampire in fiction! Plus he's a great source of inspiration for people!
absolute great job with these uploads. I have always been a big fan of the Lestat series. would love to see some on the later half of the series.
Great job. I've read these books and you summarized well. Thanks for the great video. Looking forward to the next.
I hope it gets over 100K views--- keep up the great work!
Thank you for the rundown. I read the books so long ago and forgot many of the details.
Finished watching the IWTV series on AMC+, n Sam Reid brought it hard in the role.
Tom Cruise owned it.
Watched again! Thank you for the awesome videos 🤍
This is so interesting. I just finished watching the tv show and I had questions about Lestat so thanks for answering them 😊
great video and great channel, very glad I found it!❤❤❤
7:26 1 gorsz coins in the background while you talk about great riches made my day, hahaha.
I love Lestat since my pre- teenager time, now I am going to listen his biography.
Tom Cruz looks so handsome as a Lestar ❤
I'd never heard this part of the story. I've always thought he was evil and remorseless. But after hearing this, he's just so misunderstood. He's someone who wanted to be kind hearted. And sometimes he was. He wasn't born evil, he was made so.
Ah my favorite literature based YTer returns with a video on my favorite toxic, red flag sprouting vampire. Today is a good day!
Edit: I've only just realized, you're using MTG art. Lestat I presume to be an Edgar Markov Photoshop as well lol Well done
Blood? It's a vampire video....what did they think was going to be in it?
Right?!
This is my new obsession channel.
Thanks mate. Great content
Great job..need more..thank you
Oops sorry Dean I didn't know about this channel until the other day. Got a lot of videos to watch I guess lol
I see that you love vampire movies. Bram Stoker's Dracula with Keanu Reeves & Anthony Hopkins was my favorite, although The Lost Boys is a close second.
WHAT A MINIUTE!!!! Lestat was born on November 7th?!?!?!. NOOOOOOO.... That is my birthday!!! Now I know why I have a fascination with character. ❤❤❤❤ I aways felt like I knew Lestat in a weird way.
Definitely love this...
Yes!!! I want the part 2!!!
Magnus did give Lestat a choice he offered him all of his gold if he would agree to sell his soul to the devil.
The Lestat refused and he offered to give him all of his gold and to make immortal if he agreed to sell his soul to the devil.
Again Lestat refused and attacked him. He was easily thrown off as if he was a small child. If had he accepted and agreed he would have ended up in the cage with all the others and that would have been the end of his story.
Magnus wasn't looking for heir to his fortune or a prodigy he was looking for revenge he knew that the others that worship the devil would find him and he knew that Lastat would destroy them that's why he turned the Wolf killer.
Because Magnus knew that Lastat would do what he could not.
Not because Magnus wasn't strong enough too but because they were his family.
Subscribed massive Lestat chronicles fan
have some really long detailed chronicles vids coming up
My favorite fictional character of all time. His adventures are better than any comic book superhero.
I really like Lestat in the Interview with a Vampire. I love to read it ever could of years. I agree the movie is excellent.❤❤❤❤
What we do in the shadows has a hilarious scene talking about how tom cruise , Rob Patterson,and somebody else didn't want to come back as vampires and put it behind them .they then ask if they were able to get anyone and Wesley snipes comes on a video call Skype 😂 and his wifi is bad so he's late to reply to everything there talking about it's so funny . They also have the vampire from blade one the white guy who's arm always gets cut off 😂
Hope you have some Vampire Hunter D stuff coming!
Can someone tell me why some people when turned into vampires become younger versions of themselves (like Gabriella) and others are really old, like Magnus? If you remain the way you are, it doesn't explain Lestats' mother or Magnus(I doubt someone turned an old old man into a vampire)...most others seem to remain the same after turning. My theory is that you turn into the last healthy version of yourself. Still can't think of why Magnus would look so old, but the 6000yo vampires from later in the series looked younger.
Ps: don't get me wrong, it's still my favorite book series of all time regardless of genre.
Magnus was an old, old man when he turned. The coven leader of the vampires in France at the time refused to give Magnus the gift, so the cooky old alchemist dug up a sleeping vampire and essentially stole his blood.
Other than his increased age, Magnus was also kind or crazy and lived in squalor by the time Lestat met him, so I think that also affected his appearance. 🤷♀️ guess even vampires have to take care or themselves.
@@jessjess23brooks89he wasn't just old. He was also a hungeback. That's the reason Roshamandes?? Refused to give him the dark gift for he only turned beautiful people.
Those vampiresa who look younger have the habit of exposing themselves to sun light. They are strong enough to survive the sun light and it Burns away the parts of them That makes them look less human. Lestat's mother was a very beautiful and relatively young woman when Lestat turned her so when the dark gift worked its mystical alchemy she became the beautiful strong willed woman she was all along.
@@Akkatlah😊
Thank you for this video of the story of Lestat di lioncourt, Lestat is my favorite vampire from the Anne Rice vampire chronicles saga, I have been deeply in love with the character of Lestat since I was 4 I was years old when I saw an interview with the vampire and when I grew up I bought the books of this saga to learn more about Lestat, thanks for this video,I would like to know what you think of the new version they did of the interview with the vampire on the AMC+ channel,me encantó como interpretaron a Lestat pero siento que hay cosas que al cambiarlas cambiaron un poco la esencia de la historia original y eso me molesta un poco,me encantaría saber tu opinión,desde ya muchas gracias
I do wonder when part three is coming
Be cool to see LeStat and Aro interact.
Lol, I bet war would clash between them.
Question have you read the blackwood farm's books they are a awesome extension of the other books
I would love to see a chronological time line for Lestat and Louis.
your description of magnus is way off. he was an old man and alchemist when he captured and stole the blood from another old vampire.
other than that WELL DONE.
Agreed! It’s important to get Magnus correct because it adds to why Lestat is so powerful even as a fledgling.
Yes but even in the books -don’t recall which one or who says it-but sometimes it’s the person you infect. Sometimes they become a titan and sometimes they can’t feed or do anything and need to be killed
But yes Lestat was a wolf killer and the blood of Magnus magnified his natural gifts. .IMO.
@@Frances643 Good point! The vampire that Magus trapped was one of Akasha’s direct fledgling’s, and he’d never made a fledgling. So, Magnus got all that vampire’s power on top of whatever gifts he gained himself as a vampire, and I’m sure him being a old powerful alchemist helped amplify those gifts too. Now, here’s our Wolf Killer receiving all that power from Magnus. Lestat probably didn’t even realize how powerful he was as a fledgling. He had to learn things on his own the hard way through trail & error.
@@glittermethis
Been awhile since my last reading. Forgot Magnus was made from an old one.
Need to go back and reread-
Some of this is not chronological and is missing info but understandable because the books are really long…still a great recap overall. ❤❤❤❤
Found what I was looking for and didn’t know it
great origin story of lestat
Tom Cruise gave life to Lestat in such a way, that every other actor to attempts the role, pales in comparison.
Is vampiric life was no better than his human life. But his story does teach us that you have to do with your life what you will in order to survive. It is a supernatural tale of finding yourself.
Leave it alone. This was a Beautiful Way of Seeing Vampires and Parts of There Ways...Sadness, Compaionship, Loss of One's Self. ❤ A Movie In History!! Tom and Brad! And, o Claudia.! Poor Lestat! Yeah! Younger Times...
Yes please!
I may be mistaking, but, as I remember the Vampire Chronicles, Lestat did not even know Akasha, until , long after meeting Louis and Claudia. Therefore, it was impossible for him to survive their attack because of any benefit from Akasha's blood he consumed. That did not happen until The Queen of the Dammed. Respectfully. Otherwise, I enjoyed your summary
Lestat drank from Akasha before meeting Louis.
@@duspuljah I guess my senior moments are increasing or is this a Mandela effect
@@mauriceortiz8817 the book "interview" was written and released first.... But in "the vampire Lestat" you get his origin story and everything that happened to him BEFORE going to new Orleans.
He met and fought with Armand. He met Marius. And he drank from Akasha, all before ever going to new Orleans
@@duspuljah ok here is my last stab at my lucidity. My recollection is that Louis was one of the vampires to show up to back up Lestat against Akasha and in Queen of the Dammed Lestat had a rock band. Rock music was invented long after Lestat met Louis. Am I wrong or should I go live in an assisted living facility. Say it ain't so!!!
@@mauriceortiz8817 that was Lestat's second encounter with her. So you are correct, it just wasn't the first time he met her.
He met Marius and Akasha right before coming to New Orleans. They left him because he upset Enkil, and Marius couldn't get him to rest until Lestat was gone.
Love the update! 💎 Also!!!! Let’s make this clear! I’m the prince of brats! 🥂 ❤️ 🔥
Thinking about I feel bad for lestat because he didn't get to choice whether he wanted to be a vampire or not
He basically said yes retroactively by killing those wolves all by himself 😂
Caught up on all your vids and subbed a couple weeks ago. Love your channel! BUT... Not a Tom Cruise fan. I really liked Stuart Townsend as Lestat WAY BETTER!!! Look forward to your future content and good luck not running out! 😉☺
To the crazy person that made a claim against this video because it had blood in it it's a video about a vampire!!!!!!
Why a brown eyed brunette for this version? It was specifically mentioned that “ blue eyed blond” was required by Magnus
so, Lestat's vampire life before Louis was 10 years? wow so much happened
I was so looking forward to the new show then was disappointed
To be the one bright spot was the actor that played Lestat. He looked the part and played it well
A little more brutal than Id have liked but intriguing
Louis is such an unreliable narrator. He says Lestat was just using him for his money and Lestat was rich af the entire time
Cool video. Are the guy that did the Harry Potter channel?
I sure am :)
Popular opinion: I love Lestat ❤
Love himor hate him. Tom Cruise was really good at playing lestat
Um.. i can't with the "friends" comment. The denial 😂
What do you think about Sam Reid's Lestat?
I think he's the best yet! He pulls off that Lestat arrogance like no other!
Well made Video.... but l saw Queen of the dammed when Lestat was made Vampire by Marius and now its was 8nly revived...........the year was 1788.... and later after seing Lestat again i the 20 century Marius tells Lestat l ve made you l ve always known where you were......and now its Armand....? I really liked Stuart Townsend as Lestat
I know all these word for word
Did Tom cruise do his own stunts in this one too 😁
What about Buffy and the vampires?
all of the books are on youtube in english. I sarted listening to the bampire lestat.
Wouldn’t some of Alaska’s blood be in Louis and Claudia since Lestat gave them his blood?
Ok , so it’s time to make one on David Talbot
Would love another movie where Interview With the Vampire left off.
How come u had to re upload this Dean?
R u gonna reload or update the pt. 2 of Lestat as a rock musician?
it was flagged for having blood in it
@@VampireFolkloreVideos So no
Make a video about Narnia
how can you be immortal when so many things kill you? Light, fire, not stakes but that is cold comfort for someone who will die if they get caught in the morning light
Just wondering in queen of dam marus did not make him but in film he did
The studio decided to put the vampire lestat and queen of the damned into one film that's why
“Why won’t you diiieeeee” 😂
Will you be covering vampires from anime and cartoons? Cause some I think you would fine interesting.
Vampire hunter D!!
He really tried and success to be a good man before his father and brother ruined his life...
We need a The Vampire LeStat movie. And no some cut to 90 minute monstrousity like queen of the damned.
I heard the tv series interview with the vampire will be doing the vampire lestat in the third season
@@angelaholmes8888 where is that on? I'm sorry but for my money outside of Pandora (which had no lestat) The vampire lestat was the best of the books. IT was also the closest to an orgin story and I love those.
@@mattm402 season 3 won't air till next year it just got renewed the show airs on amc but in a few months be on Netflix
@@angelaholmes8888 hmmm I think I can get a amc add on with my hulu.
Long live the brat prince!!!!
Isn't Armand Louis in the new show?
i find it INSANE to see all the comments saying Sam's Lestat is better than Cruise's. must be a bunch of zoomers who prefer anything that's newer/modern, bc i cannot otherwise fathom how anyone could even think they were in the same ballpark.
Sam captured his charming yet manipulative/toxic personality perfectly
Plus his bisexuality was maintained in the show
@@memoryisamonster again, Tom did it first and did it far better, i don't see how you could disagree unless you haven't watched the movie.
secondly, what is it with this new generation and being unable to detect nuanced romance/tension. it was beyond obvious in the movie. its like yall don't think characters can be romantically involved unless the film/show beats you over the head with explicit sex scenes to make sure you get it.
both are great? sam’s lestat is so refined and emotionally complex. i’m sure tom would’ve done an equally superb job if he was the one cast in the new show because the writing and cinematography contribute a lot. you’re the one sounding like a boomer lol. sam’s lestat is amazing and I cannot imagine anyone else playing the role, even though i love cruise’s too!!
I love Tom's Cruise Lestat, the new version is alright
@@memoryisamonsterThe film is certainly far superior to the series, Tom Cruz's performance is great but personally I prefer Sam's. I think he really got the essence of the Vampire Lestat.
Not labelling Nicki as “his friend” lol they’re lovers
No proof of that. Just insinuation. There is a clue when Lestat hears Magnus at the window pane and Nicholas puts his arm out to Lestat and says “come to bed’
Can be innocent as I’m tired and it’s late or an intimate gesture- open to interpretation.
Prefer to believe friendship. Hate that same sex friendship has to always be sexual.
If nicki didn’t go mad I think they would have explored further into a lover relationship. Yes they had a friendship, but I think there was more there that mortality and the time was stopping them from furthering a romantic relationship
What do you think of the second season of the show?
Claudia was really 5???!!!!!
Yes
She was based off Anne race's daughter (who her and her husband nicknamed claudia). Her daughter died of leukemia at 5 or right before her 5th birthday.
I haven't read the books but I've seen interview with a vampire many times and queen of the damned. In queen of the damned they imply Marius created lestat. Is that not correct? Marius sees lestat wandering around at the shipyard and turns him. Brings him back to the island and tells him to drink or he will die.
That is incorrect. In the books, which I highly recommend, Lestat was kidnapped by an old renegade vampire named Magnus. He told nothing about how to proceed in the world as a new vampire, and as a consequence Lestat just ended up doing what felt right to himself. And since he was strong, physical and mentally, nobody could ever corral him. Hence the nickname "Brat Prince".
If you don't like reading the audio books are unabridged and very well done.
Thank you for clarifying. No I love reading I just had never read the books. That’s so interesting to have kept that out of the movie.
@@candiecoatedsims2947 yeah, it really surprised my friend and me in the theater when it came out! We just looked at each other with confounded expressions. The music was great, though, and I liked Stuart Townsend as Lestat. The Queen of the Damned movie did not have enough time to portray the information in the book. It's a pretty long book and has a ton of stuff in there that explains a lot.
I've been into this chronicle since my 20s. I have the paper books and audiobooks of all the original vampire stuff Anne Rice wrote. I've listened to the series over and over because it's so good and there's so much information to learn.
I totally sound like a geek! lol
Do read the books. They really are well written .The origin story in Queen is so smart and in Interview -the book Loius loses his brother but in the movie it’s his wife.the relationship between Loius and his brother is so interesting. The movies are good but the books are better.