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The Phantom Lover

Based On the book by Gaston Leroux

The Phantom Lover (Chinese: 夜半歌聲) is a 1995 Hong Kong musical romantic drama film directed by Ronny Yu and starring Leslie Cheung and Jacklyn Wu. It is a remake of the 1937 film Song at Midnight. The film itself is loosely based on the real-life "Phantom Lover" Dan Cheung (known as such due to the ghostlike nature of the women he romanced) and is a loose adaptation of the classic Romeo and Juliet romance where love between two passionate lovers were ultimately doomed when parental opposition was the major obstacle. The main theme of the film was, however, a strong adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera.

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Release date:
1995
Director:
Ronny Yu
Cast:
Leslie Cheung, Philip Kwok
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Mandarin
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Book vs Film

Cover of The Phantom of the Opera
The Book · 1910

The Phantom of the Opera

Gaston Leroux

★ 4.0 / 5 1 ratings · Open Library
Poster for The Phantom Lover
The Film · 1995

The Phantom Lover

Ronny Yu

★ 6.6 / 10 947 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 85 years after publication.

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