or, how i tried to accept the chaos

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Too much of my time has been wasted in a fruitless and deleterious effort to impose (too much) control over the chaos of my process: need to accept it, let it come, let it do its thing... trust it (within certain bounds – bounds, not shackles and a plastic bag over its head). Feel like I started my journey there this morning: once I resigned myself to its embrace (instead of attempting suffocation), MainFictionThing finally – thanks to an assist from Oblique Strategies: "What wouldn't you do?" – inched forward. Recording this here as much as a record of the morning's events as a reminder to myself. Will start a new "Note to Self" tag for these kind of posts. (Turns out I already did.)

Speaking of Oblique Strategies: someone needs to make an Obsidian community plugin for these. I use an app and then copy and paste into my working Canvas, but it'd be great to be able to create an OS card for the boards...

DAS PHANTOM DER OPER (1916)

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The 1912 Jekyll and Hyde made me want to resurface this post on the lost 1916 version of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which is, for me - much as I want to see LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT - the ultimate lost film.

This thread at The Classic Horror Board features some great information and discussion - especially this one, which includes the poster’s translation of a synopsis of the film (which seems to be quite faithful to Leroux's original) as well as the following translation of a review; image above from linked post.

"Fantastic drama  with Aud Egede Nissen. During the construction of an opera house, its designer had installed various mechanical and technological contrivances that ensured he could secretly access the rooms in the cellar. One day, illness prevents the diva from appearing as Gretchen [in Faust], and the designer - in the guise of an old regular visitor to the opera known by the name 'Phantom' - recommends an ingénue to the director to take her place; a recommendation the director accepts. The ingénue's appearance proves a success, only for her to then find herself held captive in the underground rooms by the ugly Phantom, who is in love with her. She is rescued by her fiancé and a Persian, while the master builder meets with his death. The subject matter is good, and the photography, acting and sets very good."

Will update accordingly if I find any new info.