Didn't it used to be Interview With "A" Vampire? A instead of THE?
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mariobros_91 — 9 years ago(September 11, 2016 09:53 AM)
When you look at the title in other languages, most of them seem to translate to "Interview with A vampire", not "The".
In France and Germany, both the novel and film were translated as "Interview with a Vampire".
French: Entretien avec un Vampire ("un" in French means "a").
German: Interview mit einem Vampir ("einem" on German means "a"). -
concrete_door — 10 years ago(August 04, 2015 08:35 PM)
It's because there is more the one vampire, the implies the only one around while "a" implies one of them gives the interview cause there is more then one vampire is why I think the misconception plus everyone who describes the movie uses "A" so it sticks
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Talamasca2 — 10 years ago(August 11, 2015 09:55 PM)
I think your explanation hits it on the nose. Though many claim they vaguely remember it being marketed as different, no one can produce any official book or movie merchandise for the Unites States that does so.
The original 1976 hardback:
http://www.amazon.com/Anne-Rice-Interview-Vampire-13/dp/B00HTKAOKA/ref=sr_1_20?ie=UTF8&qid=1439353775&sr=8-20&keywords=Interview+with+a+vampire
The original 1977 paperback:
http://www.amazon.com/Interview-Vampire-1st-Printing-Paperback/dp/B003UQCPVI/ref=sr_1_26?ie=UTF8&qid=1439353775&sr=8-26&keywords=Interview+with+a+vampire
I bought the movie poster when the film was out in theaters, and this is it:
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4209940992/tt0110148?ref_=ttmd_md_pv
With "The Vampire Chronicles" written under the title.
The book and the movie were always "Interview with THE Vampire".
The movie cover and poster, in most languages included "The Vampire Chronicles" because the director's original plan was to make the first three books into a sequential movie series. That didn't happen.
Being as there are many vampires, "A" vampire would be more grammatically correct. But it has never been the title. Daniel described Louis as "The Vampire" and that's the way it will always be. -
mariobros_91 — 9 years ago(November 05, 2016 08:47 AM)
The movie cover and poster, in most languages included "The Vampire Chronicles" because the director's original plan was to make the first three books into a sequential movie series. That didn't happen.
If they made Queen of the Damned and The Vampire Lestat into separate films instead of merging those two novels in the QOTD film adaptation, I think they would have included the "The Vampire Chronicles" subtitle from the IWTV film adaptation in a similar manner to the sequels of the Twilight films such as "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" and "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse", naming them "The Vampire Lestat: The Vampire Chronicles" and "Queen of the Damned: The Vampire Chronicles". -
Drenyelle — 10 years ago(September 03, 2015 12:01 AM)
I was absolutely hardcore obsessed with this book as a twelve yr old back in '94. The cover to this book is about to fall off, I've read it so many times in my life. I used to stare at the artwork on it, the title, every little detail. I am absolutely certain that my book said "Interview with
A
Vampire." Now, if I pull that book out right now and look at it, it says "The." It is beyond mind-boggling. This is called the Mandela Effect, btw. Look that up and really trip your mind out. -
JRodFilms — 10 years ago(September 14, 2015 05:19 PM)
ugh this is so annoying how interview with the vampire has been selected for this internet mandela effect nonsense. now everytime this movie comes up the debate of 'the' vs. 'a' is going to be grossly exaggerated - take it from the people who actually saw it in the theater when it came outit was and always will be 'the'
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allpeaceyo — 10 years ago(September 15, 2015 11:22 AM)
Take it from the author her self calling it A VAMPIRE at 4:40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0VX_U20wLk&feature=youtu.be
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SomeCreepinaVan — 10 years ago(December 29, 2015 04:04 PM)
I clearly remember it as Interview with a Vampire. I even rated it here on IMDB. I don't remember seeing the vampire chronicles either. The just looks wrong.
I looked up a video of Kristen Dunst, and she says Interview with the Vampire. -
moosefeathers — 10 years ago(March 08, 2016 06:43 PM)
It has always been
the
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And as far as the Vampire Chronicles, her books have had many editions printed and after writing Interview with the Vampire was re-published and is the first book in the vampire chronicles.
Edit:
Well, I'm wrong, The Vampire Lestat is the first book in The Vampire Chronicles, according to Rice in her public letter praising the movie.
Swing away, Merrill.Merrill, swing away
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