Rosiers Sauvages

On a Sunday afternoon, years ago, they we're showing the film The Phantom of the Opera  and I was immediately taken away by it: its music, its decor and the mask. Just like any gothic heroine I was curious to see the face behind the mask; the man behind the monster. I had fallen in love with this film and added it to my favorite movie list in my introduction on Stardoll along with Red Dragon , The Silence of the Lambs , Bugsy Malone  and  Titanic . Years passed and I had pushed the memory of that movie to the back of my mind. It wasn't until I met my husband that it came back into the forefront. It's what made us connect: his love for musical theatre and my love for musical film (not that obvious in my Stardoll  introduction). Before I knew it, I was sitting in His Majesty's Theatre in London enjoying a live performance of The Phantom of the Opera . I was even more mesmerized by it than I was by the film. I will never forget how I got a bit scared by the chandelier f...