Interview with the Vampire (1994) filming locations

Paris 1er, France

The scene : The Palais-Royal is among the Parisian settings of the film; sources cite it without specifying which scene takes place there.

Paris 1er, France

The scene : This square, facing the Palais-Royal, appears in the list of Parisian filming locations, though no source describes what is shown there.

Paris, France

The scene : The riverside quays serve as the setting for a sequence in the final part of the film.

Paris 1er, France

A long thoroughfare in the center of Paris running alongside the Louvre and the Tuileries.

The scene : The Parisian thoroughfare appears in the list of filming locations, with no specific scene attached to it.

Palais Garnier

Paris 9e, France

Inaugurated in 1875, the Palais Garnier, home of the Paris National Opera, was mocked at its opening as an "overloaded buffet" before being recognised as a masterpiece. It is also the opera house haunted by the Phantom in Gaston Leroux's novel.

The scene : Arriving in Paris, Louis and Claudia cross the lobby of a palace hotel: the grand staircase and the sumptuous foyer of the Opéra stand in for it.

San Francisco, United States

Built in 1898 on the waterfront, the building marks the starting point of Market Street, the thoroughfare that runs in a straight line across the city to the Castro district.

The scene : The film opens in San Francisco: the Ferry Building appears in these first images, before Louis enters the scene.

1020 Market Street (San Francisco)

San Francisco, United States

Triangular 'flatiron' building at the point formed by Market Street, Golden Gate Avenue and Taylor Street, in downtown San Francisco.

The scene : This pointed-tower building serves as the 'St Martin', an imaginary hotel where Louis recounts to journalist Daniel Malloy his two centuries of existence. Rebuffed by his host's anger, the journalist then returns to his car and drives away, replaying the interview on cassette.

San Francisco, United States

Iconic suspension bridge connecting San Francisco to Marin County, opened in 1937.

The scene : In the finale, Malloy drives across the bridge when Lestat appears on the back seat, attacks him and revives with his blood, then offers him the chance to become a vampire before taking the wheel laughing.

Oak Alley Plantation

Vacherie, United States

Plantation house built in 1839 between Baton Rouge and La Nouvelle-Orléans, it takes its name from the alley of twenty-eight oak trees leading to it. The restored estate is open to visitors almost every day.

The scene : Louis's estate: he is seen arriving there, and Lestat forces him to watch the plantation overseer die. It is this house that Louis ultimately sets ablaze after telling the enslaved people that their master is the devil.

Destrehan Plantation

Destréhan, United States

Dating from 1787, west of New Orleans, it is considered the oldest documented plantation on the lower Mississippi River.

The scene : The interiors of Louis's plantation were shot in this mansion, which complements Oak Alley to form the estate.

New Orleans, United States

Opened in 1833 in the Garden District, the cemetery takes its name from the former town of Lafayette, absorbed by New Orleans in 1852. Burials still take place there.

The scene : À l'écran, c'est là que repose la famille de Louis, dont la disparition le plonge dans le désespoir qui précède sa rencontre avec Lestat.

1233 Coliseum Street (New Orleans)

La Nouvelle-Orléans, United States

À l'angle de Thalia Street s'élevait le Coliseum Theatre, ouvert en 1915 et remanié dans le style Art déco en 1946. Gravement endommagé par l'ouragan Katrina en 2005, il a brûlé en 2006 alors que sa restauration avait commencé, et d'autres constructions occupent aujourd'hui l'emplacement.

The scene : Le Coliseum figurait le cinéma où Louis, privé de jour depuis deux siècles, contemple enfin un lever de soleil projeté sur l'écran ; l'intérieur de la salle a été tourné à Londres.

Thibodaux, United States

Former village of a sugar plantation near Thibodaux, which retains its school, slave cabins and the ruins of its sugar mill.

The scene : The village's rustic buildings, from the schoolhouse to the slave cabins and including the ruins of the sugar mill, were used for filming.

New Orleans, United States

The scene : The crew shot in the streets of the Vieux Carré to recreate New Orleans of the late 18th and early 19th century.

New Orleans, United States

The scene : A dockside set was built on the riverbank to represent the waterfront of old New Orleans; no source specifies the exact location.

Shreveport, United States

The scene : The town is among the Louisiana communities where the film was shot, though no source places a scene there.

Phoenix Cinema (East Finchley)

Londres, United Kingdom

Construit en 1910 sous le nom d'East Finchley Picturedrome et remanié dans les années 1930, c'est l'un des plus anciens cinémas du Royaume-Uni encore en activité dans ses murs d'origine. Classé monument de Grade II, sauvé de la démolition par une campagne locale, cette salle d'art et d'essai appartient aujourd'hui à une fondation.

The scene : La salle prête son intérieur à la séance où Louis, pour la première fois en deux cents ans, regarde le soleil se lever, sur l'écran.

St Paul's Church (Deptford)

Londres, United Kingdom

The scene : L'intérieur de l'église figurait un sanctuaire de La Nouvelle-Orléans où Louis s'en prend à un prêtre ; la scène a été tournée, puis écartée du montage final.

Twickenham, United Kingdom

The scene : The park is one of the London filming locations for the film; no source specifies which scene was shot there.

Iver Heath, United Kingdom

Large British film studio founded in 1936 in Iver Heath, birthplace of the James Bond saga.

The scene : Dante Ferretti had the major interior sets built: Louis and Claudia's house in New Orleans, their hotel suite in Paris, and the catacombs of the Parisian vampires.

007 Stage (Pinewood)

Iver Heath, United Kingdom

The largest soundstage in Europe, at Pinewood Studios, built in 1976 for the James Bond saga and reconstructed after a fire (1984, 2006).

The scene : Le plus vaste plateau du studio abrite le Théâtre des Vampires, la salle où la troupe d'Armand donne ses spectacles d'épouvante devant un public qui ignore tout.