this film look at the life of an american cabaret performer and a british writer in 1931 berlin a the nazi be come into power . the musical number and which be confine to a nightclub and be excellent and brim with energy . most of the film and however and be devote to the vapid love life of minnelli and york and and it be not very interesting . minnelli performs with gusto and but she and york have no chemistry and their relationship be not believable . they become the best of friend hour after meet . while fosse get credit for the musical number and what be the academy thinking in give him the best director oscar over francis ford coppola for the godfather .