#1925 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA MASK MOVIE#

Eww.īut then, friends, there’s the 1974 de Palma/Finley masterpiece Phantom of the Paradise, which delivers one of the most ridiculous and excellent masks ever:

#1925 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA MASK MOVIE#

I think the design team for this movie wanted a more horror-esque look for the mask, and so we end up with something that looks like a cross between burlap and human flesh. The 1962 Phantom is a dude who has had one of the most difficult and traumatic recent life in his movie, and he’s not exactly meant to be a debonair swashbuckler - he’s an old, injured man who has lost an eye and lives in a sewer, and it shows in the mask. The 1944 Waggner/Karloff movie has no mask, so we can merrily skip it to head off to the 1962 Fisher/Lom movie from Hammer Horror studios: We saw him steal the mask during the movie from the costume department, so this is most likely a generic opera performance mask that he coopted to hide his injuries. I like the blue color, since Phantom masks often go very monochromatic black/white, and the curved lines at the mouth and eyes, which gives it an artsy look even though it’s very simple. Then we’ve got the 1943 Lubin/Rains film, which went much more simplistic: (Check out rjdaae’s post because they are the bearer of these interesting tidings!) He also has a pretty fantastic Red Death mask, which is literally just a grinning skull (and the excellent cane to match!). It’s also the only film mask I know of that is the barbe du masque, a particular style of mask, that is directly referenced in Leroux’s novel, so once again the 1925 movie may be the most accurate when compared to the original book. Well, first there’s the 1925 Julian/Chaney film’s mask, which is probably among the creepiest of all of them:Īmazing bonus points for the creepiness of the painted face, and the almost sad, wistful expression it wears. Oh, man, I’ve been meaning to do a mask retrospective for a while, and you just gave me the perfect excuse to avoid the rest of the work I’m supposed to be doing! D8) What is your favorite mask out of all the Phantom adaptations? ' 'Hullo! Secret Santa again! (Sorry for all the questions.

1925 phantom of the opera mask