From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!cw Newsgroups: net.movies Title: A Reprise of "Caberet" Article-I.D.: eagle.841 Posted: Tue Mar 22 23:41:15 1983 Received: Wed Mar 23 20:52:29 1983 "Caberet" was shown locally tonight and I caught just the tail end of it. Once again I am brought to the conclusion that this is not just a very successful movie version of a musical, but a very successful movie without the need for a genre qualification. In particular, the performances of Liza Minelli (an actress whose personal and professional style otherwise rather grates on me) and Joel Gray (sp?--does he use Grey?) are superb. Gray's persona is one of the most memorable in all the movies I have ever seen; it has made me a fan of his even though I know of no other work by him. I do like Michael York generally; this, though, is not his best movie. When one considers the big budget movies from Hollywood that sink without a trace ("Bluebird"--or whatever it was--and "Annie") and others that are at best momentarily enjoyable ("Raiders of the Lost Ark"), it is amazing how well "Caberet" stands up. If you have a chance, see it or see it again; try to do so in a theater with a good sound system. Charles