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We encounter new owners Richard Firmin (Ciaran Hinds) and Gilles Andre (Simon Callow) along with the opera’s new patron: Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny (Patrick Wilson). When we see the hoisting of a restored chandelier, its illumination strips away the years and we go back to the same site in 1870.Īt that time the building housed the Opera Populaire, and we meet many folks associated with it. We hear some allusions to a ghost who haunted the joint and caused some problems, all of which culminated in the destruction of a grand chandelier. The film opens in Paris circa 1919, where we see an auction of relics from a decrepit opera house. 2002’s Chicago showed that audiences are willing to go to movie musicals, but Phantom did nothing to continue the genre’s return to prominence. The $60 million production grossed an awfully mediocre $50 million. Despite a fair amount of hype, Joel Schumacher’s take on the musical failed to find much of an audience on the big screen. Theoretically, this meant that the 2004 screen adaptation of Phantom would prove to be a smash, right? The musical continues to sell tickets without much difficulty and earn the adoration of the masses. Reviewed by Colin Jacobson (June 3, 2005)ġ9 years after its debut, The Phantom of the Opera remains one of the world’s most popular stage productions. Sony 36" WEGA KV-36FS12 Monitor Sony DA333ES Processor/Receiver Panasonic CV-50 DVD Player using component outputs Michael Green Revolution Cinema 6i Speakers (all five) Sony SA-WM40 Subwoofer.

“The Making of The Phantom of the Opera”.

“Behind the Mask: The Story of The Phantom of the Opera”.

When he falls fatally in love with the lovely Christine (Emmy Rossum), the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera, exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents. The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a disfigured musical genius (Gerard Butler) who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. Musical drama based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated musical phenomenon. The classic musical comes to the big screen for the first time.

Gaston Leroux (novel, "Le Fantôme de L'Opéra"), Andrew Lloyd Webber (stage musical), Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joel Schumacher

Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow Review Archive: # | A-C | D-F | G-I | J-L | M-O | P-R | S-U | V-Z | Viewer Ratings | Main The Phantom Of The Opera: Special Edition (2004)