The answer, of course,is PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, but I'm not sure playing movie trivia is the best use of SCREEN-L. Others probably feel this way and didn't want to reply. I waited, but am possessed to answer. DD >On Tue, 25 Jul 1995, Greg Evans wrote: > >> Regarding the recent query about movies set in Paris that >> treat the subject of sexual obsession (Last Tango, Monsieur >> Hire etc), one obvious -- or not so obvious? -- example comes >> to mind. Unarguably the most popular story of sexual obsession >> in Paris ever filmed. Can you guess? >> >> Based on a popular novel, it's been remade at least five >> times, the first (silent) version dating from 1925; there have >> been at least a couple of offbeat movie versions that tranpose >> the story to other settings; it is also a highly successful >> stage musical. >> >> -- >> Greg Evans >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Gregory Evans >> 46 Greenham Road phone and fax: +44 (0)181 883 2085 >> London e-mail: [log in to unmask] >> N10 1LP >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> ---- >> To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L >> in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] >> > >---- >To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L >in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] _____________________________________ David Desser,UIUC Cinema Studies 2109 FLB/707 S. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801 217/244-2705 ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]