Microphonies - Cabaret Voltaire

Voltaire - very candid in Candide

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

Gosh, this review has been a while in the making! I hope you enjoy reading it, and that it inspires you to go and read Candide, whether in the original or in translation. Candide, by French author Voltaire, was written in the aftermath of the Lisbon earthquake that happened in 1755 (yes, it's an old book!), and during the seven years war between France and Prussia, backed by England and taking place in the US. It's part of the "Enlightenment" works, a period when science and philosophy came to the fore and human reason was believed to be able to combat ignorance and superstition. The context that the book was written in is more important than usual, so I include these details (of which more later!). It's difficult to give a plot summary in this review, as plot is far less important in this work than you might suppose, especially ...

xalala 01.07.2004 · Read full review
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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 ...

JeffreyB 31.12.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Cabaret (DVD)

Come to the Cabaret!

Advantages: Well shot; dark; great songs; great performance by Liza Minelli; great special features
Disadvantages: Doesn't come cheap

Ladies and Gentlemen, wilkommen… bienvenue… welcome to the Kit Kat Klub, a world of decadence, delight and depravity- a world where your innermost fantasies and darkest thoughts can be played out in the world of cabaret. If you thought all musicals were light and fluffy stuff, think again! Cabaret the film is the result of a long evolutionary process, being loosely based on two short stories written in the 1930s by Christopher Isherwood, ‘Sally Bowles’ and ‘Goodbye to Berlin’. It then became a stage musical, with songs written by John Kander and Fred Ebb (who also wrote Chicago), and finally it made it onto the silver screen in 1972, courtesy of director Bob Fosse. However, compared to the glitzy dream song and dance sequences of Chicago, Cabaret has a far darker, more sinister, sleazy tone ...

bubblegum_princess 01.02.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Cabaret - 30th Anniversary Special Edition (DVD)