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Re:People in 1920s Berlin Nightclubs Flirted via Pneumatic T... by Barrin92 on Monday July 24, 2023 @07:03PM (#36855456)
Yes, it's sad how little attention that period of German history gets especially abroad. Babylon Berlin is a fantastic German TV production that captures the cultural side of the late Weimar period very well.
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Re:People in 1920s Berlin Nightclubs Flirted via Pneumatic T... by ghaff on Monday July 24, 2023 @07:23PM (#36855601)
Of course, the musical Cabaret as well. Based on Christopher Isherwood's writings.

Unsurprisingly, the film sanitizes things a little bit and makes it into a Liza Minnelli star vehicle--which actually improves on some book problems with the stage version but sort of makes it less interesting overall. Still worth a watch though. Still playing in London.

The play uses the idea of being able to phone another table as well.

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Re:People in 1920s Berlin Nightclubs Flirted via Pneumatic T... by amanaplanacanal on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @09:44AM (#36862095)
I just watched this for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Enjoyable film, though I actually cried at the end, knowing what was about to happen there.
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Re:People in 1920s Berlin Nightclubs Flirted via Pneumatic T... by Archelaos on Monday July 24, 2023 @07:53PM (#36855856)
To get an insight into the time, I can highly recommend reading the diaries of Harry Graf Kessler.[1] Extensive excerpts are available in English translation under the title: "Berlin in Lights".

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Graf_Kessler

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Re:People in 1920s Berlin Nightclubs Flirted via Pneumatic T... by treprinum on Monday July 24, 2023 @08:20PM (#36856081)
I guess its end by hyperinflation followed by nazis is not something people would be proud of.
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Re:People in 1920s Berlin Nightclubs Flirted via Pneumatic T... by boondoggle16 on Monday July 24, 2023 @09:29PM (#36856687)
don't forget the civil war!
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Re:People in 1920s Berlin Nightclubs Flirted via Pneumatic T... by pgreenwood on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @12:28AM (#36857906)
The silent film; Berlin, Symphony of a Great City (1927) by Walter Ruttman always made a big impression me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdFasmBJYFg https://archive.org/details/BerlinSymphonyofaGreatCity

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