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The Phantom of the Opera (1998)

The Phantom of the Opera poster
Original title
Il fantasma dell'Opera
Directed by
Dario Argento
Genre
drama film, horror film, slasher film, romance film, thriller film, romantic horror film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
R
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 197 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A disfigured composer who lives beneath the Paris Opera House falls in love with a young soprano. He becomes obsessed with her, using his secret influence to make her a star while threatening anyone who gets in his way.

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What happens

The Phantom of the Opera (Italian: Il fantasma dell'opera) is a 1998 English-language Italian romance horror film directed by Dario Argento, adapted from the 1910 novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux. It is not to be confused with the 1987 film Opera (or Terror at the Opera), also directed by Dario Argento. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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