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Actors: Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Phantom of the Opera (1925) |
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This is the original 1925 silent film that made Lon Chaney a star. Two new managers take over the Paris Opera House and soon find themselves flooded by letters from someone claiming to be the legendary Phantom of the Opera. They dismiss it until the lead singer disapears and her only replacement is a chorus girl named Christine Daae (Mary Philbin). When her old flame Raoul (Norman Kerry) attempts to see her, he finds her dressing room empty.
Christine has instead been taken by Erik, The Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney). Christine learns he is a disfigured composer who is not only in love with her, but determined to stop Raoul from seeing her. But Raoul and Christine fall in love and the Phantom takes matters into his own hands. He crashes the Opera Houses chandelier and forces Raoul to descend into his lair for a final showdown.
--Matthew W. Kresal , Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Phantom of the Opera (1925) |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- spurned lover goes for revenge
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- actor
Lover is...
- physically ill or deformed
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- mailman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- Paris
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 5-10
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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