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foxley
Since: Jan, 2001
2021-04-28 16:23:01
I'm pretty sure that is the 2000 BBC miniseries adaptation of Gormenghast. The character in the mask is Steerpike, who is badly burnt in a fire (that he set) early in the story.
Shirokurou
Since: Nov, 2010

So, saw this on Russian TV at some point. The movie was clearly heavily inspired by Phantom of the Opera, but I could not find it anywhere by looking at Phantom adaptation lists. Overall picture quality, I say puts it in early to mid 2000s. I tuned in somewhere in the middle of the movie. Fantasy setting, in a Venice-like city on water. And it's raining heavily, so it's flooding. Medieval/renaissance style.
Scenes I recall: The main villain is a disfigured young man in a half mask, the Phantom, as I'll call him from here on out. He invites a princess/noblewoman (possibly his sister?) to his house and shows her his pet monkey (Fez and all that, tiny monke). He also then shows her his disfigured face and reveals to her that her royal family did this. Maybe he's her discarded brother/true heir to the throne or something. She is shocked by the revelation. Main hero is the prince (actor similar to Jason London in my memory, but looking through his filmography I could not find it). He talks to the princess about this Phantom guy, but ultimately the princess is super depressed. A scene I recall fairly well is her sitting on the window and saying "When it's raining no one can see that I am crying." and then jumps off to her death. The prince later brings her body to the king and/or queen (the more I think about it, it may as well be ONLY the queen, as she is for sure a character).
The city keeps flooding with heavy rain
Climactic battle is the Phantom barricaded in some house, and the royal guards are trying to knock the door down, while the Phantom is taking them out... WITH A REGULAR SLINGSHOT from the top window of the house. And cackling like the joker while he does it. The guards get hit and fall into the canal.
The prince grabs a knife/sword or something and slides down some rain drains and stabs the Phantom. The Phantom's final words are something like "THIS. ISN'T. FUNNY." as he was cackling earlier.
Final scene is after the rain has stopped and city unflooded, the Prince says to the queen that he plans to go travel the world and asks her permission or just notifies her expecting her to be mad. And the queen replies with "You are a man now and may do as you please." showing that there was character development? He then rides out of the town on a horse.
Any help is appreciated.
Edited by Shirokurou