Live At The YMCA 27 Oct 1979 - Cabaret Voltaire

Voltaire - very candid in Candide

Advantages: Satire as an art form!
Disadvantages: Translations not always great, targets of some satire not recognisable.

of worlds, how does one go about explaining the devastating effects of the Lisbon earthquake, where approximately 20,000 lives were lost. The second satirical target is the established church, a symbol of both power and authority over the people. In particular, for Voltaire this meant the Roman Catholic church. His vitriol is directed not at religion in general, but carefully pointed at established Christianity, in its institutionalised forms. Throughout the book, every religious figure with the possible exception of those in Eldorado is seen as being far too worldly for the priesthood. While the Inquisition has long been viewed as a barbaric thing, Voltaire exposes other crimes against the Church, as performed by its own religious figures. We're made aware of monks forced into a cloistered life by greedy parents and/or siblings, who ...

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Review of Candide - Voltaire

CABARET

Advantages: A star - studded cast, value for money format.
Disadvantages: ?

***INTRO*** My copy of the DVD came free as part of the presentation of the Times Film Festival. The film released in 1972 by the ABC Pictures Corp has been deemed fit for viewing by the Censors Office for persons aged 15 years or over. A hit musical film of decadent, pre - war Berlin based on the Kander - Ebb musical from John van Druten's play "I am camera", and book by Joe Masteroff. The major players of the cast are: LIZA MINNELLI as Sally Bowles. MICHAEL YORK as Brian Roberts. HELMUT GRIEM as Maximilian von Heume. JOEL GREY as Master of Ceremonies. FRITZ WEPPER as Fritz Wendel. The film won 8 Oscars. Dances and musical numbers by Bob Fosse, screenplay by Jay Presson Allen. Produced by Cy Fever, directed by Bob Fosse. ***THE STORY*** Cabaret brings 1931 Berlin (The Weimer Republic era) to life inside and outside ...

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