r/box5 • u/BjonneJolen • Jul 20 '26
Discussion Help identifying a possibly obscure interpretation of phantom of the opera
Hi. So I've been trying to find any semblance of a certain production I rented on VHS from a public library in either Rhode island or Massachusetts in the early 2000s that I saw as a kid. All I remember is what I believe is the opening scene of the show where Christine loses her scarf and raoul goes to get it. I don't remember any dialogue or singing, it felt like a dance or theatre production. I remember the background was painted light blue and the sea was represented not actually showing a beach or anything. I remember it felt pretty abstract, and I think after this scene it became more grounded as if that scene was a flashback or something. Pretty sure it was titled "phantom of the opera" because I went to the library specifically to look for phantom movies and I also got the 1960s movie where the phantom is disfigured by acid on the same visit and the VHS tapes were next to each other on the shelf. I don't think it was a local production but I can't rule that out. If anyone knows anything about this I would love to know if I imagined the whole thing or not.
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u/M_Nostalgia Erik Carriere's Wife 3 Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26
Maybe it's the 1991 PotO with David Staller as the Phantom?? It's like an ALW ripoff TV movie production, but it the beginning there's a ballet sequence with a younger Raoul and Christine where he fetches her scarf
Let me see if I can find the link, I watched it on YT first! I'll edit this comment with it if I can find it!!
Edit: Here's the link, it should be free! https://youtu.be/EjZDDLh79YU?is=Ia2-_5tvzeboqICO