Review of Cabaret (1981) by Jack W — 15 Dec 2009
Every now and then you get to see something that is just amazing and this film is an example of that. Provocative, powerful, incisive, decadent, fun and moving. Those just start to describe how great this film is.
The film is crafted beautifully and the performances by Mannelli and Joel Grey are out of this world. What really resonates though is the way the film touches on so many topics both prescient to Thirties Berlin and even through to today.
From the rise of Nazi Germany as a response to a decadent and defeated Weimar Republic, to the pervasive sexuality of the Twenties and the underlying tension given to hidden homosexuality the film tackles all these subjects and deals with them brilliantly.
It helps to know the history of the era but even so, this is one of the better films ever made. Amazingly it won 8 Oscars yet not Best Picture. (Something called The Godfather did).
This review of Cabaret (1981) was written by Jack W on 15 Dec 2009.
Cabaret has generally received very positive reviews.
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