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Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 American rock musical comedy horror film written and directed by Brian De Palma and scored by and starring Paul Williams. A naïve young singer-songwriter, Winslow Leach (William Finley) is tricked by legendary but unscrupulous music producer Swan (Williams) into sacrificing his life's work.
Nov 1, 1974 · Phantom of the Paradise: Directed by Brian De Palma. With William Finley, Paul Williams, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham. A disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music.
Mar 25, 2013 · "Phantom of the Paradise" is basically a satirical glam rock update of "Phantom of The Opera" with a bit of "Faust" and "Dorian Gray" mixed in. Kind of the same way that "Rocky" is a glam rock spoof of Frankenstein, haunted house, and alien movies.
On a live television camera, the Phantom observes an assassin assembling a rifle and realizes Swan is planning to have Phoenix assassinated during the ceremony. The Phantom destroys most of the recordings by setting them on fire and heads off to the wedding between Swan and Phoenix.
Brian De Palma's subversive streak is on full display in Phantom of the Paradise, an ebullient rock opera that rhapsodizes creativity when it isn't seething with disdain for the music industry.
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Phantom Of The Paradise. A gifted rock composer plots revenge after a devious record producer steals both his music and his girl. 2,397 IMDb 7.3 1 h 31 min 1974. PG. Horror · Comedy · Cerebral · Sensual. Available to rent or buy. Rent movie. HD $4.29 $3.99. Buy.
Phantom of the Paradise is a muiscal comedy-fantasy film written and directed by Brian De Palma and released in 1974. The film follows a songwriter named Winslow who is betrayed by a duplicitous music producer named Swan, who steals his work in order to open his new venue, The Paradise. Winslow dons the guise of a phantom that haunts the concert hall as revenge, but his plans are derailed ...
Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 American rock musical comedy horror film written and directed by Brian De Palma and scored by and starring Paul Williams.
Phantom of the Paradise. After hearing Winslow Leach (William Finley) perform a song from his Faust rock opera, Phil Spector-ish impresario Swan (Paul Williams) decides that Winslow's opera would be the perfect debut attraction for his new rock palace, the Paradise.
