Genre: Romance, Horror, Suspense, Love, Gore, Haunted House, Campy, Revenge, Murder
Plot: Gaston Leroux's celebrated Gothic tale of bloody revenge and unrequited love is given a stylish and bloody re-working by Dario Argento, the Italian maestro of horror and suspense. Abandoned as a baby and raised by the rats that dwell in the winding sewers beneath the bustling Paris streets, the shadowy figure of The Phantom (Julian Sands) stays hidden from view. Taking the lives of those who threaten the peaceful existence of his adopted subterranean family, The Phantom haunts the Paris Opera House, leaving a bloody trail of bodies in the cavernous depths beneath the majestic building. However, when he glimpses a beautiful young woman (Asia Argento) who dreams of becoming a great opera singer, The Phantom is infatuated. Intent on luring her into his underground lair, he sets out to seduce her. But will his unusual existence and the legacy of brutal killings scare her away? Italian horror maestro Dario Argento tackles Gaston Leroux's tale of love and revenge set in a Paris Opera House, which comes complete with its very own phantom (Julian Sands)--a tortured man who was abandoned as a child and raised by the house's resident rodents. With his usual visual flair, moody atmosphere, and penchant for blood and gore, the director presents a very different twist on this timeless
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 Aside from a few gore scenes and a high sex quotient, the slickly produced movie doesn't have much in it worth watching, other than gorgeous Asia Argento... Maybe Argento has finally lost his touch. Of all his films, this is surely his worst.-- (eSplatter.com)
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Gaston Leroux
The Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera, Mystère de la chambre jaune, Le | Gérard Brach
The Name of the Rose, Frantic, Jean de Florette |
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Ennio Morricone
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Untouchables, Once Upon a Time in America |
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