Film Style: Cabaret

You remember that feeling when The Wire was underappreciated? I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t, but there was a time when you had to spend ages telling folks about this great show on FX, using all kinds of re-up, product and ‘come at the king, you best not miss’ talk – only to receive a blank face staring back at you. A close of friend of mine, who I won’t name to save embarrassment, once told me he didn’t have time to watch The Wire because he was so engrossed by the plot lines in Heroes. Effing Heroes. The reason for that meandering intro is that I’m starting to feel the same way about the film style in ‘Cabaret’. Yes, the ‘Cabaret’ with Liza Minnelli.

I’d previously ignored Cabaret because, well, it was Cabaret, why would I watch it? But having caught it on late night TV, the film does have some very fine English style in it – something I’m particularly interested in right now due to my contrarian nature. Fair isle, Cable knits, 1/2 arm jumpers (might be giving these a go this summer) shawl collar bathrobes, club collars and boater hats all feature in the mix. But enough yapping from me, take a look for yourselves.