The Phantom of the Opera (Universal Monsters)

The Phantom of the Opera

USA 1925 | Rupert Julian | EN intertitles | 93’ | digital | Cast : Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry | D'après : le roman de Gaston Leroux | > with live piano accompaniment by Hughes Maréchal

A mysterious masked figure lives beneath the Paris Opera House and becomes obsessed with a beautiful young singer. Manipulating events to make her a star, his increasingly dangerous behavior forces her and those around her to confront his enigmatic and menacing presence.

"One of the classics of fantasy cinema. The luxury of the productionis matched by Lon Chaney's fascinating performance. Nicknamed the "Man of a Thousand Faces", Lon Chaney, an expert in physical and mental deformities, was the king of the 20s horror film. His skeletal face accentuated the mystery and allowed him to achieve pure, poetic horror. It's impossible to forget him, reaching out from the bottom of a sewer to grab his victim..." (Le Guide cinéma, Ed. Télérama)