Phantom Of the Paradise (1974) - 50th Anniversary Screening
Schedule
Sat Sep 21 2024 at 08:30 pm to 10:10 pm
UTC+12:00Location
Academy Cinemas | Auckland, AU
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A special 50th anniversary screening of this rock opera cult classic from filmmaking legend Brian De Palma (BLOW OUT, DRESSED TO K*ll, CARRIE)!Directed by Brian De Palma
Starring Jessica Harper, Paul Williams, Gerrit Graham, George Memmoli, William Finley, Archie Hahn, Jeffrey Comanor, Harold Oblong
Rated M Violence
92 minutes
Brian De Palma's inspired rock 'n' roll fusion of Faust, The Phantom of the Opera and The Picture of Dorian Gray boasts an Oscar-nominated score by Paul Williams, who also stars as an evil record producer who not only steals the work of composer/performer Winslow Leach (William Finley) but gets him locked up in Sing Sing - and that's not the worst that happens to him along the way.
Few revenge scenarios have ever been so amply justified, but the film is also constantly aware of the satirical possibilities offered by the 1970s music industry, exemplified by Gerrit Graham's hilariously camp glam-rock star. Jessica Harper (SUSPIRIA) appears in her first major role as the naïve but ambitious singer, on whom Winslow secretly dotes.
Prodigiously inventive both musically and visually, this is one of De Palm's most entertaining romps, not least because it was so clearly a labour of love.
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Where is it happening?
Academy Cinemas, 44 Lorne St, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand,Auckland, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
