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CABARET
October 29, 2013  | By David Bianculli

TCM, 9:45 p.m. ET

 

Another great entry in TCM’s salute the Seventies. This 1972 movie version of the Broadway musical, directed by Bob Fosse, is completely opened up and re-imagined for the movies, while staying true to the original story and music. And Joel Grey and Liza Minnelli, as the prewar Berlin master of ceremonies and his star attraction, are astoundingly good, with both of them winning Oscars for their efforts. John Kander and Fred Ebb provide the songs, which include lyrics that, at times, are as catchy as they are depressing: “Start by admitting from cradle to tomb / Isn’t that long a stay / Life is a cabaret, old chum…”

 
 
 
 
 
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