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For the second week of Musical May, Ross and Ryan discuss 1972's "Cabaret". They discuss the fragility of interwar Germany and the rise of fascism, the artistic influences on the film, and why this film is painfully relevant still.

FURTHER READING:

Weitz, Eric. Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy.

Swett, Pamela. Neighbors and Enemies: The Culture of Radicalism in Berlin, 1929-1933.

Isherwood, Christopher. Goodbye to Berlin.

FURTHER WATCHING:

"Cabaret" (1972)

"Don't Be a Sucker" (1946)

"Paths of Glory" (1957)

"Metropolis" (1927)

"The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1920)


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