CABARET

presented by
Calgary Queer Arts Society

CABARET (1972)

An American Cabaret singer gets caught in a love triangle with two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.

In Berlin in 1931, American cabaret singer Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) meets British academic Brian Roberts (Michael York), who is finishing his university studies. Despite Brian’s confusion over his sexuality, the pair become lovers, but the arrival of the wealthy and decadent playboy Maximilian von Heune (Helmut Griem) complicates matters for them both. This love triangle plays out against the rise of the Nazi party and the collapse of the Weimar Republic.

Winner of 8 Academy Awards, CABARET has cemented itself as a queer classic.

Press for CABARET:
“Liza Minnelli gives a towering performance in a loose adaptation of the stage musical that broaches tough subject matter with deft ease.” – The Guardian

Director: Bob Fosse

Writers: Christopher Isherwood, John Van Druten

Producer: Cy Feuer

Key Cast: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Joel Grey, Helmut Griem

Editor: David Bretherton

Cinematographer: Geoffrey Unsworth

Music: Ralph Burns