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Those who thought that smoke machines and cobwebbed candelabras were the stuff of Halloween parties and dance clubs need to think again. In Joel Schumacher's film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway musical THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, these moody set devices--and countless others--make every scene an atmospheric vision of souped-up 19th-century Gothic bliss. Christine Daee (a luminescent Emmy Rossum) is a tortured young star who is haunted by the voice of the phantom (Gerard Butler--who also played the lead in DRACULA 2000), a musician who hides in the shadows to hide a facial disfigurement, yet sings to her obsessively. Dwelling in the dark, damp chambers beneath the Paris opera house, the phantom lords over the cast and management with artistic autocracy--he writes the shows, casts them, and threatens all who disobey his plans with dramatically violent outbursts. But when his young student Christine falls for the rich and dapper Raoul (Patrick Wilson), the phantom descends into madness. Webber's memorable songs are performed with aplomb by Rossum, whose background includes singing with the Metropolitan Opera, and Wilson and Butler provide ample accompaniment. One of the treats of the proceedings is Minnie Driver's deeply exaggerated portrayal of the jealous diva, giving this PHANTOM a very appropriate dose of comic relief.Product Identifiers
UPC0012569702950
eBay Product ID (ePID)109410472
Product Key Features
ActorEmmy Rossum, Minnie Driver, Gerard Butler
EditionCanadian
Movie/TV TitleAndrew Lloyd Webber's the Phantom of the Opera
DirectorJoel Schumacher
FormatDVD
GenreMusical & Performing Arts
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Display FormatCanadian
Leading RoleEmmy Rossum, Minnie Driver, Gerard Butler