Cabaret film

I had never seen the film Cabaret until I started the unit, however I really enjoyed it.  Instead of just watching the film, I try to analyse characters to get a full understanding of their personality.  Since starting the course, I have learnt that looking into hair and make up of a character can really help understand their persona.



I love the image above of Liza Minnelli as Sally, especially as it is black and white, I feel she looks a strong independent woman.  She is performing, standing tall and proud.

It is good to think about why the designer has created the hair and make up look in that way for example from Cabaret - Sally's green nails.
Sally states "If anyone should ask me why, I'd say 'I think its pretty'." As she has green nails, the make up artist has also tied in a green/blue eyeshadow, which was in fashion around the 1920's.



I didn't know much about the Weimer Berlin era until I started researching, I feel watching Cabaret helped me to get a good overview of what Berlin was like in the 1920's/30's.  I like to watch films to see a visual reference to what people looked like and the fashion in those eras.


I chose to include the picture above because it is taken from the real Weimer Berlin Era, it shows women really did put on shows like the ones in Cabaret and the fashion was very similar.