Prima Donna

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Eighteenth in a series of clips from the 2004 film version of The Phantom of the Opera. Performed by Ciarán Hinds as Firmin and Simon Callow as Andre, with Minnie Driver as Carlotta and Miranda Richardson as Madame Giry.
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[@SavannahGodfrey]

I cant believe this is the same woman who voiced Jane in Tarzan.

[@Skibum19461]

In the movie, her character is made to look like an off-key opera singer. She is actually a talented beautiful singer.

[@FantasmaLuna]

Say what you want about this movie, Minnie Driver is HILARIOUS as Carlotta! She's just such a diva!

[@KatoVanackere]

I like how Carlotta's voice is way more rough around the edges, compared to Christine's refined voice. It stresses their personalities even more! :D

[@DunkelheitPrinzessin]

I love Carlotta's vibrato!! But Christine's voice is so clear...

[@suzeldiegoguerra2943]

If you pause the video at 32 seconds, you will see that the portrait is of Carlotta holding Andrew Lloyd Webber's head on a platter

[@92SophieLou]

"would u rather have your precious little ingenue!" lol i love that line

[@gummybearRevalation]

call me crazy but after watching this a few times I now find this film more funny than serious but I grew up loving musicals and still do. it's just they have such classic moments you can't help but laugh at. I guess their getting better at capturing our imagination with the old favorites in new ways of course.

[@freewolf317]

My knowledge of this tradition is limited but I can provide you with a basic answer. The lead is on stage for excessive amounts of time and leads to sweating, which as pretty much anyone can tell you stinks. So to cut back on the stench wine is poured into the shoes to act as a perfume. They drank the wine so A. As not to waste it and B. it was a sort of good luck ritual of sorts. There may be a bit more to the history but I am not aware of it. Hope this helps more than than ClassV's did.

[@ronnymickle3457]

Okay so i looked up the lyrics and in some of the things Firmin and Andre said... they think Christine wasn't with the phantom but sleeping with Raoul....

[@guidetoanything]

I'd LOVE to play Carlotta! The actress is probably the sweetest woman you could meet, but if she's anything like me, she loves playing mean girl parts! They're so fun!

[@alamoaggie]

if you listen to "Notes" right before this, they don't even believe in the phantom (or at least they don't want to believe in him)

[@TopazGyrl1125]

They try so hard to keep her to spite the phantom. They don't want someone else bossing them around and running their opera house so they're doing the opposite of everything he tells them to do.

[@acesofspades772]

Minnie Driver DOES have a beautiful voice, though there was another person singing to make it sound 'bad.' Minner Driver sings "Learn to be Lonely" at the end of the film.

[@gamzeemarkara4689]

I frakkin love the phantom of the opera

[@Caleb.flute96]

I'm still shocked that Minnie Driver didn't actually sing in the movie.

[@TheRealSparkplugTheFox]

........ wow they really knew how to kiss up back then

[@Tailor00baybee]

Love this scene!

[@BrockMak]

"Learn to be Lonely" proves that her vocal range is way too low compared to her double.

[@gummybearRevalation]

that gets me everytime too. I laugh every time I watch that part I'm like *DEEP BREATH* BREATH BREATHE CLEAR!!!!! SING!!!! whew its over....lol.

[@crookshanks151]

freewolf may be correct but I also read that it was a sign of respect and tribute to whomever the shoes belonged to, in this case Carlotta.

[@JojobaNutOil]

ahahahahah i like the part where they all took a deep breathe :D:D

[@bublay3]

It's actually a theatre luck thing. I don't remember the origin, but there are a lot of odd traditions running around in theatre :P

[@DolGrenn]

Why did he drink wine out of her shoe?

[@ernawoodward9824]

Who is singing for Minnie Driver. I can't believe that she has a beautiful voice like this.

[@SaraBaggins]

The first time I saw this, I didn't like her, but the second time I liked Carlotta a lot better than Christine...

[@jasmento]

SO IT IS TO BE WAR BETWEEN US

[@Fidelesya]

É a canção mais bonita do filme!

[@RafikiGurl123]

Has the pitch of this been raised? Ilove it, I just noticed ;)

[@_wvo]

The expression on Firmin's face @ 1:44! lol

[@szamocay]

LOL Minnie's face at 1:41 :)))))

[@surferdude3451]

Lol does he really have to drink from her shoe?

[@anwe2105]

Its cool

[@rebeccanutt1481]

so true!

[@KagamineVanaIce]

It's a way to appease her, I think: to get her to perform again.

[@32rammie]

IKR??!!

[@richardvelazquezsalvador9211]

chida rola me gusta mucho,de hecho todas las de la pelicula .

[@hunterdude113]

a handwarmer

[@gino7lord]

why does firmin drink from her shoe?

[@jacobmeagher7828]

Its apart of the scene to make it funny

[@ClassValedictorian]

That's just the French for you. They also eat snails.

[@3333218]

yeah but this version is cool too....

[@Gilotheking95]

@somegalfromcan like in the 25th anniversary concert :P

[@Tlgdrummer]

what is given to Carlotta at 0:57? o.O

[@szamocay]

Oh, I Can't imagine. >.< She is too childish for this. Minnie plays it amazingly....

[@piano123player2]

don't judge me that I haven't noticed it before.. but i finally got the pun!!

[@sheilamoura6699]

no tengo palablas

[@Givyj13]

Uh.. Okay. I can't share the same sentiments :P

[@courtneyhodges2803]

Simon cowell!!

[@CosplayCore]

At the same time I wanna scream after reading that comment, I want to hug you, too. :/ I love Carlotta because it looks like fun to get to play her, but I also hate her because of the way she is. lol

[@justindaurand]

There are 14 insane people that watched this video.

[@somegalfromcan]

I always pictured Carlotta as being much chubbier than Minnie Driver.

[@laal67]

too much pink!!! xD