Overview

The film tells the cultural story of Berlin during the Weimar Republic through interviews with a number of persons who were involved in literature, film, art, and music during the period. It includes interviews with Christopher Isherwood, Louise Brooks, Lotte Eisner, Elisabeth Bergner, Francis Lederer, Carl Zuckmayer, Gregor Piatigorsky, Claudio Arrau, Rudolf Kolisch, Mischa Spoliansky, Herbert Bayer, Mrs. Walter Gropius, and Arthur Koestler.

Genres

Cast

Christopher Isherwood

Self - Interviewee

Claudio Arrau

Self - Interviewee

Louise Brooks

Self - Interviewee

Lotte Eisner

Self - Interviewee

Elisabeth Bergner

Self - Interviewee

Johannes Heesters

Self - Interviewee

Leni Riefenstahl

Self - Interviewee

Francis Lederer

Self - Interviewee

Zarah Leander

Self - Interviewee

Arthur Koestler

Self - Interviewee