Clark + Images Cinema Film Series: New Hollywood Auteurs: Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

The Clark partners with Images Cinema to present a film series that captures the explosion of creativity, critical acclaim, and box office success that Hollywood directors found after the fall of the studio system. All films are free and screened in the Manton Research Center auditorium on select Thursdays at 6 pm. Each film is introduced by a staff member of The Clark or Images.

The series continues with Phantom of the Paradise (1974). Brian De Palma’s rock opera Phantom of the Paradise remains a connoisseur’s cult classic, fifty years after its release. Disfigured composer Winslow Leach (William Finley) seeks revenge on Swan (Paul Williams), the heartless producer who stole his music, which Leach wrote for Phoenix (Jessica Harper), the woman he loves from afar. Williams’ wicked rock music powers Brian De Palma’s outré musical, which combines elements of Gaston Leroux’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” Oscar Wilde's “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” and Goethe’s “Faust.” A cult classic among cult classics. (Run time: 1 hour, 32 minutes)

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Other film in the New Hollywood Auteurs Series:

January 30^th    Young Frankenstein (1974)
February 6^th    Jaws (1975)
February 13^th  Rocky (1976)
February 20^th  Girlfriends (1978)
February 27^th Raging Bull (1980)