
A straight film of the stage show which as far as I know was only shown once. Young American writer goes to Berlin at a time Nazis were emerging. Meets Sally Bowles at the Kit Kat club... songs get sung, lessons learned and hearts broken. Moving portrayal of decadence and ignorance in a hedonistic world. Moving and far closer to the original musical than the Liza Minelli Film - the production went to Broadway and was a huge success.... (Full plot summary below)
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A straight film of the stage show which as far as I know was only shown once. Young American writer goes to Berlin at a time Nazis were emerging. Meets Sally Bowles at the Kit Kat club... songs get sung, lessons learned and hearts broken. Moving portrayal of decadence and ignorance in a hedonistic world. Moving and far closer to the original musical than the Liza Minelli Film - the production went to Broadway and was a huge success.
Leave your thoughts about Cabaret.
| TIME MagazineJay CocksBy the time Scenarist Allen and Director Fosse have wrung them out, what's left - with one exception - is mostly slack and sour. |
| BBC.comJamie RussellAll are guaranteed to leave Sally Bowles' words ringing in your ears as the credits roll: 'Divine decadence, darling!' |
| GuardianPeter BradshawThis viscerally powerful, deliriously inspired musical stands the test of time, and then some. |
| Common Sense MediaSierra FilucciInfluential '70s musical features sex and mature themes. |
| Cinema-stacheRob Vaux"The Nazi musical," as star Liza Minnelli glibly put it, has felt pertinent for a long time. |
| The New York Review of BooksWilfrid SheedThe Bowles cycle is a gruesomely instructive guide to our worst show biz conventions. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. NesbitBob Fosse captures the atmosphere incredibly with a multi-layered musical that continues to hold up over the years |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanCabaret is in some respects a typical feel-good musical, yet it's also so much deeper than that. |
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasThe classic musical..much better than Chicago |
| JWRS. James WeggLet's just say it: the best thing going in director Bob Fosse's tour de force is Joel Grey. As the Master of Ceremonies at the infamous Berlin Kit-Kat club, Grey steals every scene he's in and makes us hope for more. |