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Springtime for Hitler and Germany
Let?s be blunt here ? I absolutely detest musicals, all that spontaneous singing and prancing around is enough to turn my stomach. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Cabaret confines its musical numbers to the club scenes and that they actually play an integral part of the plot. Fosse sets the film against the rise of Nazi Germany and skilfully mirrors the political turbulence in the country with the emotional struggles of the main characters.
The performances given are solid, with Minelli perfectly capturing the playful but na?ve cabaret artiste and York is superb as the sexually ambiguous English tutor. Combine this with a strong script, some fantastic set pieces (the infamous scene of the singing Hitler Youth member springs to mind) and toe-tapping routines and you?ve got yourself a slice of Musical gold. Of course there is unfortunate matter of Liza Minelli?s singing but then you can?t have everything?. Overall this is a surprisingly good film and should be palatable even to the most ardent of Musical haters. Its success is due mainly to some fantastic cinematography and direction from Fosse, a feat that he achieves again in his other 70s classic, ?Lenny?. 4 out of 5 |
