Dario Argento's Phantom of the Opera [1998](x264 SD - AAC Stereo)

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Dario Argento's ...


Phantom of the Opera (1998)
["Il fantasma dell'opera">


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The Phantom of the Opera is a 1998 Italian
horror film directed by Dario Argento,
adapted from the novel Le Fantôme de
l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux. However, there
are many differences between the book and
the film (the biggest being that the Phantom
is not disfigured and he's raised by rats!)

Critical response to the film was negative.
Variety called it "a gothic kitschfest that
leaves no excess unexplored", writing "none
of your sanitized Andrew Lloyd Webber
treatment here, but plenty of bodice-ripping,
lush romanticism, gore and gross antics with
rats, all of which should tickle the
director's stalwart devotees. But the
script's clumsy plotting, its often
unintentionally hilarious dialogue and some
howlingly bad acting make the already widely
sold pic likely to function best as a campy
video entry for irreverent genre fans." Slant
Magazine called it "a hapless failure that
could pass for a second-rate B movie that
went straight-to-video. After the unfulfilled
promises of Trauma and The Stendhal Syndrome,
The Phantom of the Opera seemingly signaled
the demise of a great auteur."


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STORY:

Standard story of the Phantom does
have one major variation - The
phantom is not a disfigured
individual, but rather is an
unwashed orphan abandoned in the
sewers under the Paris Opera &
raised by rats. The Phantom invokes
death upon anyone who dares harm
his beloved rats. In fact, The
Phantom's nemesis is the chief
exterminator who develops a
rat-catching machine.


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CAST:

Julian Sands as The Phantom of the Opera
Asia Argento as Christine Daaé
Andrea Di Stefano as Raoul, Baron de Chagny
Nadia Rinaldi as Carlotta Altieri
Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni as Honorine
István Bubik as The Rat Catcher
Lucia Guzzardi as Madame Giry
Aldo Massasso as Pourdieu
Zoltan Barabas as Poligny
Gianni Franco as Montluc
David D'Ingeo as Alfred
Kitty Kéri as Paulette
John Pedeferri as Dr. Princard
Leonardo Treviglio as Jerome De Chagny
Massimo Sarchielli as Joseph Buquet


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IMDB Rating: 4.2 (8/10/15) [0119889]

Rating and parental guide info for this film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119889/parentalguide


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Video: 688x384 -- H.264 (x264)
Audio: Dolby Pro Logic II -- 160kbps (Stereo)
Subtitle(s): None


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Writing App: JEMIII Media XCode 1.84.212


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