Phantom of the Paradise
Phantom of the Paradise
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Brian De PalmaDrehbuch:
Brian De PalmaKamera:
Larry PizerMusik:
Paul WilliamsBesetzung:
William Finley, Paul Williams, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham, George Memmoli, Janit Baldwin, Keith Allison, Robin Mattson, Janus Blythe, Archie Hahn (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Um endlich zu Erfolg zu gelangen, verkauft der junge Musiker Winslow seine Seele dem Teufel – in Gestalt des Plattenproduzenten Swan. Als er aber erkennt, dass er ihn nur ausnutzt, kommt es zur Konfrontation, bei der Winslow schwer verletzt wird. Aber der Totgeglaubte lebt – sein entstelltes Gesicht unter einer Maske verborgen – und plant seine Rache. Die große Show, die Swan plant, soll zum grausigen Blutbad werden. (Verleiher-Text)
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Brian De Palma left the waters of Hitchcock variations to try to make a musical. True, this film version has little in common with Gaston Leroux's classic book "The Phantom of the Opera," but it's all the more typically De Palma-esque, with its plethora of bizarre directorial ideas, overacting actors, and awful 1970s pop. Yet it ultimately makes for an utterly unique viewing experience, which the director drives mainly from the haunting musical numbers, a few successful murders, and one aptly black-humored reference to the famous shower murder from Psycho that knocked me off my feet. Bravo, Brian. I wonder how high you must have gotten during this sweet period!
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While I consider Rocky Horror Picture Show to be a decadent, crazy, and undoubtedly controversial film that nonetheless has atmosphere, energy, an interesting cast, and a few catchy melodies, I didn't find anything similar here. Of course, a fan of 70s music can find the "spirit of the time" and songs that meant something in their time, but it doesn't make an impression on me, and neither does the famous and respected director. I rather consider Phantom of the Paradise to be, in plain words, nonsense and a mess. Overall impression: 5% for the costumes.
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Der bisher witzigste Film von Brian De Palma (und es ist sehr wahrscheinlich, dass es auch so bleiben wird). Wenn man sich dieses bizarre und verrückte Musical-Spielchen anschaut, eine Kombination aus "Das Phantom der Oper", "Faust", spannenden Hitchcock-Morden und dem Glam Rock der 70er Jahre, in dem nur wenige Regeln gelten, denkt man: Wow, De Palma musste richtig dicht sein, als er diesen Film geschrieben und gedreht hat. Dreieinhalb Sterne runde ich auf.
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I'm not saying I watched the movie with my mouth open and my chin on my chest, but I was surprised that such a relatively bizarre work doesn't have a more cult status among films, because it definitely deserves it. Brian De Palma once again showed his sense for directing and for individual scenes, and he manages to captivate the audience with meticulously crafted details, but especially with absolutely great musical pieces. Yes, they are not visually exaggerated, but this time the music speaks for itself. It's just a shame that there is really not much horror in it.
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