Phantom Of The Opera Concert

The first film adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel, Rupert Julian’s Phantom of the Opera (1925) is a touchstone of silent horror, made particularly famous by Lon Chaney’s depiction of the deformed phantom, and the shock of early audiences when his especially gruesome self-applied makeup was revealed. The famous story follows the tragic events ensuing from the title character’s attempts to make the object of his desire into a star.

The first film adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel, Rupert Julian’s Phantom of the Opera (1925) is a touchstone of silent horror, made particularly famous by Lon Chaney’s depiction of the deformed phantom, and the shock of early audiences when his especially gruesome self-applied makeup was revealed. The famous story follows the tragic events ensuing from the title character’s attempts to make the object of his desire into a star.

As part of EYE’s extended programme for their current Cinema Remake exhibition, you can catch this extensively re-made classic with live accompaniment after checking out the exhibition itself, free for members during the day of the event.

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