Many happy returns, Mr Joel Grey (born Joel David Katz, 11th April 1932)
CAMP: "A cornucopia of frivolity, incongruity, theatricality, and humour." "A deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavored, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love." "The lie that tells the truth." "Ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual; pertaining to or characteristic of homosexuals."
He was amazing in that film
ReplyDeleteA well-deserved Oscar. Jx
Deletedon't hate me, but I have never watched "cabaret".
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DeleteHow could you have missed it..? Jx
One of the creepiest, most wonderful performances ever. Surprised there isn't a whole horror genre dedicated to this character. Bob Fosse was a genius when it came to serving up the perverse. You can feel the worms moving in the dirt...
ReplyDelete"Serving up the perverse" is just what we want from any artform - and yes, Mr Fosse was a master at it. The more times you watch Cabaret, the more you notice the detail - such as the lady in the Kit Kat Club who is the living embodiment of that famous painting by Otto Dix, or the contrast between the audience reflected in the warped mirror at the beginning of the film, and that at the end (with all those swastikas)...
DeleteIt is, without doubt, still my all-time favourite film. Jx
Ja, das Leben ist schoen. Joel Grey war grandois und man muss sich den Film mehrmals ansehen, um alle Details zu sehen.....austriche
ReplyDeleteI, needless to say, have watched it hundreds of times! Jx
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