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We knew each other when we came to
the set, as if we spent the night together,
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as if we had lived together
in the same house.
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There was one family tie
that retained a slight kink.
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The relationship between
Christine DuBois and Erique Claudin.
:31:18
This Phantom is a tragic violinist,
:31:21
crippled by arthritis
and dismissed from the orchestra.
:31:24
It's no use, Maestro. Something has
happened to the fingers of my left hand.
:31:29
He lives in poverty, pouring all his savings
into providing lessons for a young singer,
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who knows nothing of her benefactor.
Why does he do this?
:31:39
Isn't it obvious?
:31:40
Claudin probably fell in love with her.
:31:43
It wasn't obvious in the shooting script.
Claudin was her father,
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a poor violinist who had abandoned
his wife and child in pursuit of his muse.
:31:52
Mama Claudin died of grief, and the
infant Christine was reared by her aunt.
:31:57
The theme originates in the book with
Christine's affection for her dead father.
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She believes that Erique's voice
is the angel of music,
:32:05
which her father had promised
to send from heaven.
:32:09
Unaware of their bond,
:32:10
Christine is polite but puzzled
by this oddly solicitous older man.
:32:15
Uh, Christine!
:32:20
I'm sorry.
:32:22
The front office at Universal
thought they smelt a whiff of incest
:32:26
and severed the family ties.
:32:28
They were in conflict about
whether she was the daughter,
:32:32
or whether he was in love with her.
:32:34
Out went Aunt Madeleine's
telling of the family secret,
:32:37
which Raoul has sworn never to reveal.
:32:41
To secure money for Christine's lessons,
:32:43
Claudin takes
his concerto for publication.
:32:46
Pleyel will publish this, I promise.
:32:49
A tragic misunderstanding occurs.
:32:53
That's my music.
:32:59
I thought I told you to get out.