Louis de Pointe du Lac

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Louis de Pointe du Lac is the introspective, guilt-ridden vampire narrator of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, whose transformation and moral struggles define much of the series’ tone and themes.

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Louis de Pointe du Lac canonical 15

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
vampire
adaptedIn 1994 film Interview with the Vampire
2022 television series Interview with the Vampire
adoptiveFatherOf Claudia
appearsIn Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat
Interview with the Vampire
Memnoch the Devil
Prince Lestat
linked to: Lestat de Lioncourt

Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
The Queen of the Damned
linked to: Queen of the Damned

The Tale of the Body Thief
The Vampire Chronicles
The Vampire Lestat
associatedWith Armand
Claudia
The Théâtre des Vampires
The Vampire Lestat
birthCentury 18th century
birthPlace New Orleans
characterTrait guilt-ridden
introspective
melancholic
moralistic
closeRelationshipWith Claudia
Lestat de Lioncourt
creator Anne Rice
familyBackground wealthy plantation family
feedingPreference often feeds on animals instead of humans
firstAppearance Interview with the Vampire
fullName Louis de Pointe du Lac
gender male
moralConflict struggles with the morality of killing humans
narratorOf Interview with the Vampire
nationality French Creole
occupation plantation owner
vampire
placeOfOrigin Louisiana
New Orleans
portrayedBy Brad Pitt
Jacob Anderson
roleInSeries primary narrator of early Vampire Chronicles novels
sire Lestat de Lioncourt
species vampire
status undead
themeEmbodies existential guilt
moral ambiguity of vampirism
search for redemption
turnedIntoVampireBy Lestat de Lioncourt

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Interview with the Vampire mainCharacter Louis de Pointe du Lac
Lestat (musical) hasCharacter Louis de Pointe du Lac
The Vampire Chronicles mainCharacter Louis de Pointe du Lac
The Vampire Chronicles notableCharacter Louis de Pointe du Lac
Lestat de Lioncourt loveInterest Louis de Pointe du Lac
Lestat de Lioncourt associatedWith Louis de Pointe du Lac
Louis de Pointe du Lac fullName Louis de Pointe du Lac
Daniel Molloy recordsStoryOf Louis de Pointe du Lac
Daniel Molloy associatedWith Louis de Pointe du Lac
Brad Pitt as Louis de Pointe du Lac characterName Louis de Pointe du Lac
Christian Slater as Daniel Molloy recordsStoryOf Louis de Pointe du Lac
Christian Slater as Daniel Molloy interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac
Make Me As You Are associatedWithCharacter Louis de Pointe du Lac
The Crimson Kiss (Reprise) associatedCharacter Louis de Pointe du Lac