Cabaret

Cabaret (1972) starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey. Minnelli gives Oscar-winning performance as Sally Bowles, young American woman caught up in phony glitter of Berlin in 1931, just as the Nazis were beginning their rise to power. The movie is nicely paced, with romance between Minnelli and York being interspersed with cabaret numbers, concluding with Minnelli's spirited rendition of "Life is a Cabaret." The film won eight Oscars in all, and is very entertaining while at the same time being ominous (those dang Nazis again). (Subtitles in English are available for the hearing-impaired.) Grade: B+