this globally acclaim and masterful film be definitely one of the most risky and dared project in cinema history and thus it also easily could have be one of the big failure ever . a cheerful musical about . nazi . especially during an era when film begin to be very spectacular and explicit ( the french connection and deliverance and the godfather ) and a love story set amidst the rise nasism seem like a very bad idea . and yet cabaret be still stand a one of the most crucial film of the 70 and although it have to be say that the actual love story be secondary to the immortal song and especially the portrayal of frustrated germany during the year prior to wwii . bob fosse stylishly and appropriately alternate footage from inside the moody bar with scene from the romantic life of variety star sally rowles ( liza minelli ) . sally be involve in a slightly peculiar triangular relationship with german industrialist maximilian and english language teacher brian . meanwhile and all around them and supporter of the nazi idea become more and more numerous and their presence soon begin to have a direct impact on the life of everyone . the acting performance be fabulous and especially minelli and joel grey who play the sleazy master of ceremony who pretty much indirectly narrate the whole story . the song be downright magnificent and masterfully choreograph and with great costume and make up and sound effect . the sequence in which brian and maximillian be in a public park where the majority of german citizen there seem to permanently turn to hitler idea in intensely disturb and powerfully highlight trough an ambiguous song . a lot of film fan and especially around this website and will surely disagree and but bob fosse cabaret righteously steal some important oscar from the godfather . maybe not even enough .