favorite movie by year:

Phantom of the Paradise (1974) dir. Brian De Palma

some examples of how the phantom of the paradise (1974) plays with and layers perception through the use of mirrors, clever staging, and split screen techniques, as well as the continued motif of recording and watching film

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_{“There really is a phantom. He was just in my shower. He threatened my life. He said his music was just for Phoenix. Only she can sing it. Anyone else who tries, dies.”}

 Phantom of the Paradise (Brian De Palma, 1974)

Music of Phantom of the Paradise

Music and Lyrics by Paul Williams

Phantom of the Paradise (1974) dir. Brian De Palma

To work it out, I let them in. All the good guys and the bad guys that I’ve been. All the devils that disturb me, and the angels that defeated them somehow. Come together in me now. 

Phantom of the Paradise (1974) dir. Brian de Palma

Phantom of the Paradise, 1974