I Am a Camera (1955) ( I'm a Camera )

I Am a Camera (1955) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: I'm a Camera
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1955 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Henry Cornelius

Written By:
Christopher Isherwood
John Van Druten

Actors:
Julie Harris ..... Sally Bowles
Laurence Harvey ..... Christopher Isherwood
Shelley Winters ..... Natalia Landauer
Ron Randell ..... Clive
Lea Seidl ..... Fräulein Schneider
Anton Diffring ..... Fritz Wendel
Ina De La Haye ..... Herr Landauer
Jean Gargoet ..... Pierre
Stanley Maxted ..... Editor
Alexis Bobrinskoy ..... Proprietor (Troika)
André Mikhelson ..... Head Waiter (Troika)
Frederick Valk ..... Doctor
Tutte Lemkow ..... Electro-Therapist
Patrick McGoohan ..... Swedish Water Therapist
Julia Arnall ..... Model

Synopsis:

Julie Harris repeats her stage portrayal of the irrepressible Sally Bowles in John Van Druten's I Am a Camera. Set in pre-Hitler Berlin, the film details the curious, chaste relationship between Sally, an entertainer at a bawdy nightclub, and fledgling writer Christopher Isherwood (Lawrence Harvey). Shelley Winters co-stars as Natalia Landauer, whose impending marriage to a wealthy young Jewish man is imperiled by the anti-Semitism which envelops Berlin as the Nazis gain political power. If all this sounds familiar to you, it is because I Am a Camera is the non-musical precursor to the Broadway musical hit Cabaret. Both properties were based on Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories. Those familiar with the film version of Cabaret will notice that certain plot elements have been watered down in Camera. Examples: Isherwood's homosexuality is left unmentioned, save for Lawrence Harvey's opaque opening comment that he is 'a confirmed bachelor;' and Sally Bowles' third-act abortion is changed into a false-alarm pregnancy. Also, Julie Harris' dynamic but rather overbaked interpretation of Sally is not nearly as memorable as Liza Minelli's Oscar-winning interpretation of the character in Cabaret. Still, I Am a Camera is well directed and deftly adapted for the screen (by John Collier); and even taking into consideration Ms. Harris' hamminess, she remains one of the most fascinating stage personalities of the mid-20th century.

In the early thirties, aspiring writer Christopher Isherwood, living in Berlin, meets the vivacious, penniless singer Sally Bowles. They develop a platonic relationship while Sally has a wild time spending other peoples money.

I Am a Camera is a British comedy-drama film released in 1955. Based on The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood and the play I Am a Camera by John Van Druten, the film is a fictionalized account of Isherwood's time living in Berlin between the World Wars

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 21 February, 2019.

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