Though history does not confirm that a body was found, the recordings were indeed interred. The preface, in which the detective narrator and the author merge into one voice, reveals that the Phantom’s body was found during the burial of recordings belonging to the Opéra. Many were injured and one died.” Les Urnes de l’Opéra Anyone interested in knowing what happened can read the newspapers of the time. Leroux wrote: “I no longer want to revisit a historic moment. The connection to reality is clear in the novel. Leroux made this the climax of the story, in which Erik avenges himself by causing the chandelier to fall before abducting Christine in the ensuing tumult. This underground basin, which resembles an artificial lake, is used nowadays by firefighters who are trained to swim in darkness.Īnother fact that found its way into the novel was a tragic incident in 1896: a counterweight holding up the Palais Garnier’s huge chandelier fell, killing a woman during a production. Since the water could not be contained, a tank system was installed. Digging beneath the structure, workers struck a branch of the Seine. As in the novel, the Palais Garnier was built over a lake. This is how the Phantom acquired his first name. Frank Berry’s (Michael Inside, I Used to Live Here) beautifully observed and acted drama is immensely moving, a delicate and intimate character study, and a quietly powerful critique on bureaucratic systems which exacerbate the trauma of those seeking refuge.Leroux heard a rumour that a certain Erik, one of the Palais architects, asked to live amid the foundations of the building and was never seen again. Aisha and Conor’s burgeoning friendship soon looks in jeopardy as Aisha’s future in Ireland comes under threat. Caught in limbo for y in the Direct Provision system, Aisha develops an unlikely friendship with kind Conor Healy (Josh O’Connor), a former prisoner now employed in her accommodation centre. PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK TO NAVIGATE TO THE FILM FESTIVAL PAGE TO PURCHASE TICKETSĪisha charts the experiences of a young Nigerian woman (outstanding performance by Letitia Wright) as she seeks asylum in Ireland.
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