Fans celebrate a half-century of cult hit Phantom of the Paradise with screenings, special guests and more
When Winnipegger Gloria Dignazio saw Phantom of the Paradise on a first date as a pre-teen in the 1970s, she came away from the movie theatre with profound love — just not for the boy in the seat next to her.
"All I remembered was that as soon as [Phantom] started, I went into another dimension," says Dignazio, a self-professed superfan.
Comedy-horror rock opera Phantom of the Paradise was a daring and flamboyant remix of classic tales like The Phantom of the Opera and Goethe's Faust. Director Brian De Palma, who would go on to make hits like Carrie and Scarface, blended the glam rock sensibilities fashionable at the time with criticism of the music industry.
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