This beautiful film is a remake of the infamous 1930's Chinese reimaging of "The Phantom of the Opera", with echoes of "Romeo and Juliet".
The direction by Ronny Yu is great and the photography is just jaw-dropping. The acting is fairly good as well and the soundtrack is just beautiful to listen. This haunting love story tells the story of a disfigured opera singer living on the shadows of the opera house he once performed, waiting for the return of his long lost love, who went insane after his supposed death. When a new opera troupe arrives at the theater, the Phantom chooses a young singer who seems very much like him, and coaches him all the way to fame, but the singer just doesn't know the Phantom's real intentions.
Unfortunately, The Phantom Lover is a very little known film and easily one of the few great remakes out there. It should be seen by everyone who enjoys quality cinema and is looking for something new. 10/10
The direction by Ronny Yu is great and the photography is just jaw-dropping. The acting is fairly good as well and the soundtrack is just beautiful to listen. This haunting love story tells the story of a disfigured opera singer living on the shadows of the opera house he once performed, waiting for the return of his long lost love, who went insane after his supposed death. When a new opera troupe arrives at the theater, the Phantom chooses a young singer who seems very much like him, and coaches him all the way to fame, but the singer just doesn't know the Phantom's real intentions.
Unfortunately, The Phantom Lover is a very little known film and easily one of the few great remakes out there. It should be seen by everyone who enjoys quality cinema and is looking for something new. 10/10