The Phantom of the Opera (1990 miniseries)

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The Phantom Of The Opera is a 1990 television miniseries based loosely on Gaston Leroux's novel and directed by Tony Richardson.

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[edit] Story

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Philippe the Comte de Chagny had discovered his childhood friend Christine Daee singing at a market place, and sent her off to the Paris Opera House to learn under his friend Gerard Carriere, the director of the opera house. Upon her arrival she finds out the Opera House has a new manager and he refuses to let a woman of lowly birth sing in the opera house, so he assigns Christine the job of being his wife Carlotta's garderobiere. Carriere also has a one-sided battle of wits with the Phantom — one-sided because the Phantom has more wits. The mysterious man who lives below the opera house (also the son of Carriere) was granted certain privileges. So now the Phantom must defend himself from trespassers and help Christine rise to the top by any means.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Differences from other adaptations

  • The Phantom in this adaptation is kinder and gentler than in the book and other adaptations, in which he is usually portrayed as evil and malicious.
  • In this version, Christine looked a lot like the Phantom's mother, who died giving him life and who loved him. In all other versions of the story, the Phantom's mother loathes him.
  • The miniseries is based on the stage play by Arthur L Kopit.
  • It is the only Phantom of the Opera movie to actually film on location in Paris.
  • Raoul's character has been changed to that of his older brother, who dies in the book.
  • This is the first film in which the Phantom's face is never seen without his mask (of which he has several).

[edit] Reviews

The miniseries met with mixed reviews.

[edit] External links

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