Phantom Of The Paradise by Bjarne Rostaing

After a breakdown, he escapes prison in a delivery box and breaks into the Death Records building. Six months later, Winslow hears that the Juicy Fruits have made an anticipated hit record of his music with Swan's backing. Winslow is given a life sentence in Sing Sing prison and his teeth are extracted and replaced with metal ones as part of an experimental prisoner program to decrease infection amongst inmates, funded by the Swan Foundation. Swan has Winslow beaten and framed for drug dealing. In response, he disguises himself as a woman to sneak in and try to speak to Swan. Winslow realizes Swan's plan to open the Paradise with his music after he is thrown out again. One is Phoenix, an aspiring singer whom Winslow deems perfect for his music. He sneaks into Swan's private mansion and observes several women rehearsing his music for an audition. One month later, Winslow goes to Swan's Death Records to follow up about his music but is thrown out.

Swan believes Winslow's music perfect to open The Paradise - Swan's highly anticipated new concert hall - and has his right-hand man Arnold Philbin steal it, under the guise of producing Winslow. Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach is heard by acclaimed record producer Swan as Winslow plays an original composition following a set run through by the 1950s-style nostalgia band the Juicy Fruits, which Swan produces. However, over the years, the film has received much more positive reviews and has become a cult film. The film was a box office failure and received negative reviews contemporaneously, while earning praise for its music and receiving Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. The plot loosely adapts several classic works: the 16th century Faust legend, the 1890 Oscar Wilde novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the 1910 Gaston Leroux novel The Phantom of the Opera. In revenge, the composer dons a menacing new persona and proceeds to terrorize Swan's new concert hall, insisting his music be performed by his most adored singer, Phoenix ( Jessica Harper).

Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 American rock musical comedy horror film written and directed by Brian De Palma and scored by and starring Paul Williams.Ī naïve young singer-songwriter ( William Finley) is tricked by legendary but unscrupulous music producer Swan (Williams) into sacrificing his life's work.

Phantom Of The Paradise by Bjarne Rostaing