The Phantom Of The Opera Vraag
How many versions of POTO currently exist? I want to know so I can watch/read them all :)
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The Phantom Of The Opera Antwoorden
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wanderingchild7 said:
1925. Lon Chaney version (An amazing silent film and one of my favourite adaptations. <3)
1943. Claude Rains version (This one has a different backstory, but has a lot of gorgeous opera scenes.)
1962. Herbert Lom version (It's also quite different from the original, but still good.)
1974. "The Phantom of the Paradise" (A rock musical that takes place in the 20th century. The plot is a mix of POTO and Faust. This film is pretty crazy (and a bit low budget) but I like it and the muziek is very good.)
1983. Maximilian Schell version (This takes place in Budapest (my hometown<3) instead of Paris and the plot has almost nothing to do with the original.)
1989. Robert Englund version (This is a slasher horror with some time travelling elements. I personally like Robert Englund's portrayal of Erik.)
1990. Charles Dance version (This is another quite different story and also has a stage musical adaptation (Yeston/Kopit) and also one of my favourite adaptations.)
1998. Julian Sands version (This one is awful. If u watch it, remember I warned you! :P)
2004. Gerard Butler version (A film adaptation of the ALW musical. It has some good things, but not my favourite.)
As for books, there is the original Gaston Leroux, so if u haven't read it already I advise u to start right now!!!! It's amazing! It's meer of a gothic horror/mystery novel so if u expect full romance like the ALW musical, then probably u will be a bit disappointed, but believe me: it deserves reading!!! :)
The other boeken are fanfictions (like Phantom door Susan Kay of The Phantom of Manhattanby Frederick Forsyth). If u like the genre then there is a chance u will like these, (personally I don't like them), but I advise u to do some research before u choose to read one if u don't want to be surprised with random alternate endings, shippings and weed-smoking Eriks. :P
These are the stuffs that came to my mind now, but there are countless of other adaptations from awful horrors to Sherlock-Phantom crossovers and all-female musicals! (For me the Phantomreviews youtube channel helped a lot with finding new verisons.) I hope I could help you! :) Enjoy watching/reading these! <3
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