Cabaret

it is a real testament to the quality of this film that despite the fact that i really dislike the fundamental story and dont really like any of the characters, it was a compelling and engrossing watch. joel grey was mesmerizing as the emcee and every one of his scenes were so strange, yet incredibly intriguing. the main story was something i didnt care about at all, but the b-plot observing the rise of the nazi party in germany was fantastic. it wouldnt have worked as the focus, but as something operating in the background, it was very effective. as we approached the final shot, i had read more

Cabaret Roger Ebert January 01, 1972 Powered by JustWatch "Cabaret" explores some of the same kinky territory celebrated in Visconti's "The Damned." Both movies share the general idea that the rise of the Nazi party in Germany was accompanied by a rise in bisexuality, homosexuality, sadomasochism, and assorted other activities. Taken as a generalization about a national movement, this is certainly extreme oversimplification. But taken as one approach to the darker recesses of Nazism, it may come pretty close to the mark. The Nazi gimmicks like boots and leather and muscles and racial... read more