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Cabaret, 1972

Starring: Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey

Directed by: Bob Fosse

Written by: Jay Presson Allen

Language: English, German, Hebrew

Country: USA

Runtime: 124 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.8

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The mood of Cabaret is stylized, captivating, and biting. The plot centers around transvestism, nightlife, and social decay. It features satire. Cabaret is a drama, period, and musical movie. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, at a nightclub. Cabaret happens in the 1930s. The movie is known for being groundbreaking, a classic, and an Oscar winner. Note that it includes mild violent content.

Summary of Cabaret

The final shot of the hit film CABARET is a Nazi meeting reflected in a mirror, providing the chilling historical subtext for this groundbreaking musical movie, set in prewar Berlin. Not since GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) had Hollywood produced a more successful film. CABARET was a convention-shattering story that dealt with themes like bisexuality that were still under the radar in the US. Additionally, CABARET made the enormously talented Liza Minnelli an American icon.

Minnelli plays Sally Bowles, an aspiring singer and dancer. The main plot revolves around her relationship with two different men and her life as a singer at the Kit Kat Klub. The film utilizes the traditional conventions of American musical theater while adding in the fiendishly painted Master of Ceremonies (Joel Grey) who comments on the proceedings through song and dance. Director Bob Fosse showcases the range of his vision as a director of stage and screen, serving as both choreographer and musical director.

Based on the Kander-Ebb musical from John van Druten's play I AM A CAMERA (which, in turn, was derived from Christopher Isherwood's novel GOODBYE
TO BERLIN), CABARET was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won eight,
making it one of the most acclaimed films in movie history.

Details

Language:	English, German, Hebrew
Country:	USA
Release date:	13 February 1972
Runtime:	124 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

Awards

Liza Minnelli for Best Actress at the 1972 Academy Awards

Ralph Burns for Best Adapted or Musical Song/Score at the 1972 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Art Direction at the 1972 Academy Awards

Geoffrey Unsworth for Best Cinematography at the 1972 Academy Awards

Bob Fosse for Best Director at the 1972 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Film Editing at the 1972 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Sound at the 1972 Academy Awards

Joel Grey for Best Supporting Actor at the 1972 Academy Awards

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Liza Minnelli

as Sally Bowles

Joel Grey

as Master of Ceremonies

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TV Guide

Chilling Fosse vision of Weimar Berlin, stylishly directed and choreographed, featuring a show-stopping musical performance by Minnelli, Grey's unforgettable emcee and thoughtful acting from Michael York. Full Review

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Variety

It is literate, bawdy, sophisticated, sensual, cynical, heart-warming, and disturbingly thought-provoking. Full Review

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A true masterpiece.

This is a truely fantastic film. the music is great, the costums and choreography superb, and the story both complex and compelling. Above all stands the spectacular Joel Grey, who won a very justified oscar for this role. His mimics are simply... Read and rate it

21.March.2010
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by: may.graff
may.graff rated this movie10/10Must See

very good

This movie nicely reflects the stylish manners of the period (1940s). The musical elements do not interfere with the plot. Read and rate it

27.August.2008
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by: mishehu
mishehu rated this movie8/10Great

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