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A 9 page overview of the 1972 cinematic production. The author traces the history of the film back to a play and a movie entitled “I Am a Camera” which were based, in turn, on the book “Berlin Stories” (also referred to as “Goodbye to Berlin”) by Christopher Isherwood. Set in 1931 in pre-war Berlin, these productions detail the events and circumstances surrounding a popular Berlin nightclub as to how they relate to the turmoil raging under the surface in Germany as a whole. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Germany in 1933 was a very different country than it
is today. This was a time of great political and ideological uproar, it was a time when Adolf Hitler would take the helm of the country. With his
leadership World War II and the forty million deaths which it would entail would soon follow (Geary, 1998). Many have speculated as to how such abhorrent totalitarian leadership could
so quickly overcome such a culturally advanced country. It can be theorized that Nazism achieved its political success by gaining and maintaining the trust of the German people, an
accomplishment which is attributable almost solely to the personal charisma of Adolf Hitler, a charisma effectively utilized as leverage during the troubled economic times of the day. This process
has captivated historians and sociologists alike. Reams of academic material have been devoted to portraying the social and historic processes which unfolded during this era. This era has
been depicted equally as vividly, however, by the arts. While much of this work concentrates on the charisma of Hitler himself, however, other provides insight into the minds of
the typical German citizen and the manner in which they interacted with others of the world. The popular 2000 VHS movie "Cabaret" is one of these depictions.
"Cabaret" first made its appearance in film in 1972. Directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York, and Joel Grey, its success
was practically insured. Ultimately, in fact, the movie claimed eight Academy Awards. The movie, however, was not an original inception. Instead it was inspired by a play
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