divine decadence and darling and be what be serve up abundantly in cabaret . i be in junior high school when liza win best actress for her tour de force a sally bowles i be furious because i felt that diana ross get rob . i know and with my consummate adolescent insight and that liza be merely play herself in cabaret and but that diana be act her little heart out in lady sings the blue . time have tell a different tale and however and with lady sings the blue be resign to ignominy and cabaret remain a a sparkling achievement in movie making . win 8 academy award in a very tight race against such blockbuster a the godfather and deliverance and and sound and it be liza minelli tour de force and a role of a lifetime . even her mother and judy garland and never have a role like this and so exquisitely tailored to her talent and that even liza herself have a tough time top this performance . in fact and she never do and star in some truly dismal choice such a lucky lady and new york and new york . in cabaret and minelli play sally bowles and a plucky little trollop who sing at the kit kat club in berlin and during the time of the weimar republic . sally try very hard to be an international woman of mystery and but live in a dream world in which her non existent worldly and dash father will soon swoop down and rescue her . she fall in love with brian ( york ) and a charming and bi sexual scholar earn his living a a translator . they be both romance by a wealthy and handsome suitor ( griem ) and who after stir their dream and passion and leave them flat . the subplots of brian student and their fellow boarder at the rooming house and and sally various scheme provide an opportunity for wonderful music and staging . most of the number happen onstage at the kit kat club . we have address the issue of performance within performance before and the usual question be who would pay money to see this . but in cabaret and the staged musical number be spectacular and you would definitely pay good money to see a nightclub performance like those . money and mien herr be incredible and and bob fosse outre choreography be stun . the costuming and makeup add to the heighten surrealism and and the nazi threat add an element of danger and desperation to a movie that would be hard to classify a a musical and drama and comedy and satire or war movie . the nazi violence and with a few exception and be show by implication and suggestion . the tomorrow belong to me number be roundly describe a stunning and chilling and and after almost 30 year and remain so . the concept of the story itself be endure and engender 90 broadway revival direct by american beauty sam mendez .