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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent as only the BBC can make it - a Triumph,
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This review is from: Christopher and His Kind (DVD)
This work is a Triumph in so many fields. The story is true and intriguing, the script is strong, the cinematography and attention to detail is quite stunning, the cast is stellar and the acting is strong by all. It was the story of one man through a particular time frame in his life, but also a very interesting window into the ascent of the Nazis is Germany as well, as seen through his eyes. Luckily for us the main character was an author of considerable achievement. I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Matt Smith is stunning in the title role; I'd forgotten about Dr Who very shortly into the work and he was this character. Quite the achievement from my point of view.An excellent film, well written, well filmed, historically accurate with strong cast and performances throughout. You won't be disappointed!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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My Kind Too,
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'Christopher and His Kind' is a rare thing - a truely great film about a gay man. I loved Christopher Isherwood's writing which I discovered soon after 'coming out'. His work and his words helped me in ways it's difficult to explain. This story does him justice by portraying the man as he was in the life he lived. Great performances enhance a terrific script.
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3.9 out of 5 stars (15 customer reviews) 67 of 68 people found the following review helpful
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Inspired adaptation of Isherwood memoir.,
By I. Sondel "I. Sondel - lover of the arts" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Christopher and His Kind (DVD)
BBCVideo offers this truly inspired and (more importantly) faithful adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's memoir of the events that inspired his Berlin Stories. Matt Smith (the current Doctor Who) stars as Isherwood, off to Berlin to join W. H. Auden in pursuit of....not culture, or education, but boys! Most of Isherwood's fiction was thinly veiled autobiography and thus Christopher and His Kind could be interpreted as the unexpurgated Cabaret, for basically the stories are the same without the music. [Of course this made for television film doesn't really compare with the Fosse/Minnelli classic].Matt Smith plays Isherwood wonderfully well, capturing his initial sexual and political naïveté and burgeoning enlightenment. Indeed, what is most impressive in the performance is that we witness the character develop - not just sexually (yes, the film is explicit), but more importantly, politically, and as a keen observer and able chronicler of personal and world events. As the flamboyant chanteuse Jean Ross - the inspiration for Sally Bowles, Isherwood's most indelible literary creation - Imogen Poots is breathtakingly world-weary and heart-sore, vulnerable and sincere; it's a special performance worthy of special recognition. The underrated Toby Jones scores again as the unforgettable Gerald Hamilton (read: Mr. Norris from Mr. Norris Changes Trains), fortune's fool and victim of time (he's an aging, balding queen) and his own ill-begotten schemes. Lindsay Duncan as Isherwood's deliciously manipulative mother is a treat, while Perry Millwood is wantonly earnest as his all but forgotten brother Richard. The script by Kevin Elyot and direction by Geoffrey Sax deserve praise for capturing the essence of Isherwood as well as the atmosphere of pre-war Berlin; in fact all the production elements are top drawer. Over all this is a glorious production and deserves a wide audience. 26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Capturing the "feel" of pre-war Germany,
By GEORGE RANNIE "GWRJWMCL" - Published on Amazon.com
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In my youth, I became obsessed with the writings of Christopher Isherwood and always considered the movie "Cabaret" with Minnelli and Grey to be one of my very favorite films ever. The aforesaid emotions of my youth persist to this day. Therefore, when this British TV film "Christopher and his Kind" became available in this country, I readily purchased it and I am so very glad that I did because it is splendidly directed and acted capturing the "feel" of Isherwood's pre World War II Berlin wonderfully.For years after the marvelous film of "Cabaret" was released, Christopher Isherwood lamented that the film was not a true portrayal of what his life was really like in Berlin during the time being shown especially his supposed "love affair" with Sally Bowles. This film of "Christopher and his kind" as in the book by the same name certainly goes a very long way in showing what it was really like for Christopher and his friends in Berlin before Hitler and his thugs took over. The acting by all in this BBC film is simply great. Matt Smith as Christopher in his youth is fantastic. He acts Isherwood all "wide-eyed" with wonder at the sexual freedom, Berlin offered at the time. Jean Ross is also great as the character that was to become Sally Bowles--vulnerable,"world weary" and a little "wild". (I adored the way the film emphasizes that she and Christopher were really good friends.) In fact, all of the acting in this film is very good. Be advised that although in "Christopher and his Kind", the viewing audience gets a good look at the decadence and the "gay life" that was in early 1930's Berlin, we are never allowed to forget that the horrors of the Nazis were just around the corner. I really enjoyed this film. 40 of 43 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Magnificent Achievement,
By Steve Cruz "music addict" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Christopher and His Kind (DVD)
Matt Smith turns in a fearless portrayal of author Christopher Isherwood. This film is splendid and beautiful as writer Kevin Elyot and director Geoffrey Sax bring to life Isherwood's vision of Berlin, its boys, the cabarets and the downfall under Hitler's Nazi regime. Not since Merchant/Ivory has so beautiful a 20th Century period piece been created, with brashness and privacy.
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