Her voice became his passion. Her love became his obsession. Her refusal became his rage...

Starring: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ - near perfect

"Pitiful creature of darkness, what kind of life have you known? God, give me courage to show you you are not alone!" - Christine

Why watch this? It wowed Broadway audiences for years. This film version is exceptional.

Plot Summary: Christine Daaé is a talented chorus girl at the Paris Opéra, who is secretly coached by a mysterious tutor she calls her "Angel of Music". This unseen mentor, a disfigured musical genius known as the Phantom, becomes obsessed with Christine and terrorizes the opera house to ensure her success. Complications arise when Christine's childhood sweetheart, Raoul, re-enters her life, sparking a dangerous love triangle and escalating the Phantom's jealousy and manipulation.

Dad's Preview: I enjoy musicals, but this one, as it has for many people, touched me very deeply. This film is so passionate, beautiful, haunting and tragic. The phantom, who epitomizes sullen loneliness, carefully plots revenge on those who have betrayed him. Then, unexpectedly, he sees the lovely Christine, a vision of Venus with the voice of an angel. Can she can restore his lost faith in humanity and heal his twisted heart? Every song is so powerful.

Joel Schumacher Prod., Odyssey Ent., Really Useful Films, Scion Films;
Entertainment Film Dist.