Le fantôme de l'Opéra

Original title: Il fantasma dell'opera

1998
12
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

4.3/10

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Asia Argento and Julian Sands in Le fantôme de l'Opéra (1998)

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Gory remake of the Gaston Leroux classic story, only this time, the phantom is not disfigured, but a man who was raised by rats deep under the Paris Opera House.Gory remake of the Gaston Leroux classic story, only this time, the phantom is not disfigured, but a man who was raised by rats deep under the Paris Opera House.Gory remake of the Gaston Leroux classic story, only this time, the phantom is not disfigured, but a man who was raised by rats deep under the Paris Opera House.

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IMDb RATING

4.3/10

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Storyline

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Trivia
Rumour has it that Dario Argento's original cut of the film ran almost an hour longer and that the version which was finally released, has been heavily re-cut and changed by the producers to assure the film's appeal to wider audiences.

Quotes
The Phantom: [Caressing Christine's neck from behind] Your perfume! Your feminine smell flows through my veins like the melody of the rolling ocean.

Alternate versions
The DVD release is the unrated director's cut while the VHS version is the R-rated cut.

Connections
Featured in The Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Scenes (1998)

Soundtracks
Faust: Overture
Music by Charles Gounod

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Featured review

Guilty Pleasure

It is not the best movie ever made but it is watchable, mainly due to Morricone's Music and the opera selections. Asia Argento plays the main heroine, young talented opera singer Christine. I don't think she was bad and her face is unbelievably beautiful - she reminds Olivia Hussey of "Romeo and Juliet" (1968) and Uma Thurman if Uma ever decides to dye her hair dark. Production values, costumes, special effects, decorations, and the singing voices are very good. I noticed that I laughed a lot during the film - perhaps Argento made a dark comedy of the familiar story?

I did not like Julien Sands as a non-masked Phantom. He looks a lot like the creatures that raised him.

The film has an orgy scene that is so funny it could've came directly from "Caligula"

Overall - I had a lot of fun, and and can call it one of my guilty pleasures.