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Leo 2022-07-05 20:51:19
[Film Review] Phantom of the Opera (1943) 7.0/10
Far more a romantic musical than a grisly horror, Universal's 1943 Technicolor remake of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA shares the same set of Rupert Julian's 1925 silent predecessor (starring Lon Chaney as the Phantom), directed by contract director Arthur Lubin, it is a costly production that brings all...
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Ahmad 2022-07-05 19:35:59
Phantom of the Opera in1943
There are so many versions of The Phantom of the Opera, from movies to musicals, and film adaptations. It has to be said that each has its own merits.
From the current point of view, the 1943 version must have some distance from the current aesthetic in terms of horror.
The structure, rhythm,...
Fritz Feld
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[Christine has left Raoul and Anatole in her dressing room while she greets a crowd of admirers]
Raoul D'Aubert: Would you join me for a bit of supper at the Cafe de l'Opera?
Anatole Garron: With pleasure, monsieur.
Raoul D'Aubert: Think we can get through this crowd?
Anatole Garron: Certainly. After all, who'd pay any attention to a baritone and a detective?
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Amiot: [Upon hearing about a thief in the opera house] Call the police at once! This must be stopped!
Vereheres: Monsieur, I'm afraid the police can't stop that. It's he.
Amiot: Who?
[VEREHERES begins to make gestures at his nose and chin]
Amiot: Oh, please. Don't start that nonsense again, Vercheres. At your age, you ought to know that there aren't any ghosts.
Vereheres: Monsieur, you are skeptical, but I don't like ghosts. I'm a busy man.
Lecours: What's that?
Amiot: Oh, our brilliant stage manager insists there's a malicious ghost prowling about the Opera. If anything goes wrong, he thinks this ghost did it!
Vereheres: Oh, monsieur...
[to LECOURS, again making gestures to his nose and chin]
Vereheres: He has a long nose, and a big red beard!
Lecours: You make me nervous!
