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Argento made the same film twice?

posted 12 years ago by Falconeer
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The film called "Opera" in 1987..is it the same story as this?
"IMdB; where 14 year olds can act like jaded 40 year old critics...'

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[–] Falconeer 11 years ago

Yes, I finally was able to see "Opera." For years I saw it at the video store and I assumed it was an alternate title for Argento's "Phantom of the Opera," a film i didn't care for. I'm glad I figured it out because "Opera" turned out to be a great film, and classic Argento stuff.

"IMdB; where 14 year olds can act like jaded 40 year old critics...'

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[–] Falconeer 11 years ago

The confusion just came from 2 different films by the same director having the word "Opera" in them. But yes, the two films could not be more different from eachother..

"IMdB; where 14 year olds can act like jaded 40 year old critics...'

[–] keith66-1 11 years ago

I guess I'm one of the very few people that enjoys the ending of Opera. It's wacky, weird and oddly beautiful.

[–] CasseroleWorshipper 10 years ago

I heard that the ending of OPERA was supposed to be a parody of THE SOUND OF MUSIC.
I don't mean to impose, but I am the Ocean.

[–] Doctor_Mabuse1 11 years ago

Argento's OPERA is very much a post-modern reworking of themes from The Phantom of the Opera.

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