In 1931, budding author Christopher Isherwood goes to Berlin at the invitation of his friend W. H. Auden for the gay sex that abounds in the city. He falls for street sweeper Heinz, paying medical bills for the boy's sickly mother, to the disapproval of her other son, Nazi Gerhardt.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and prestige.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Matt SmithChristopher Isherwood
- Imogen PootsJean Ross
- Lindsay DuncanKathleen Isherwood
- Perry MillwardRichard Isherwood
- Toby JonesGerald Hamilton
- Pip CarterW. H. Auden
- Alexander DreymonCaspar
- Faolan MorganPieps
- Issy van RandwyckFrl. Thurau
- Clare Louise ConnollyFrl. Schmidt
Crew
- Geoffrey SaxDirector
- Kevin ElyotWriter
- Christopher IsherwoodNovel
- Kieran McGuiganDirector of Photography
- Dominik ScherrerOriginal Music Composer
- Paul KnightEditor
- Celia DuvalProducer
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