It’s hard to believe it’s half a century since Cabaret first sashayed into cinemas: in look, sound and sensibility, it still feels fresh and daring, expanding the possibilities of what musicals can do and say at every turn.

It repeatedly castigates political complacency and boasts one of the most chilling camera movements in cinema history...

The music is great, yes, but it is the themes at the center of Isherwoods remembrances that hold the most power.

As nightclub singer Sally Bowles, Minnelli flashes every dimension you could ask for: grandeur, vulnerability, sass, longing, ugly hope and beautiful selfishness.