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Yes, it's sad how little attention that period of German history gets especially abroad. Babylon Berlin is a fantastic German TV production that captures the cu
by Barrin92 3y ago
Yes, it's sad how little attention that period of German history gets especially abroad. Babylon Berlin is a fantastic German TV production that captures the cultural side of the late Weimar period very well.
- ghaff 3y agoOf course, the musical Cabaret as well. Based on Christopher Isherwood's writings. Unsurprisingly, the film sanitizes things a little bit and makes it into a Liza Minnelli star vehicle--which actually improves on some book problems with the stage version but sort of makes it less interesting overall. Still worth a watch though. The stage version is still playing in London. The play uses the idea of being able to phone another table as well.
- amanaplanacanal 3y agoI just watched this for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Enjoyable film, though I actually cried at the end, knowing what was about to happen there.
- Archelaos 3y agoTo get an insight into the time, I can highly recommend reading the diaries of Harry Graf Kessler.[1] Extensive excerpts are available in English translation under the title: "Berlin in Lights". [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Graf_Kessler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Graf_Kessler
- treprinum 3y agoI guess its end by hyperinflation followed by nazis is not something people would be proud of.
- boondoggle16 3y agodon't forget the civil war!
- pgreenwood 3y agoThe silent film; Berlin, Symphony of a Great City (1927) by Walter Ruttman always made a big impression me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdFasmBJYFg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdFasmBJYFg https://archive.org/details/BerlinSymphonyofaGreatCity https://archive.org/details/BerlinSymphonyofaGreatCity