The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
96 audience votes
Key crew
- Kevin ElyotWriter
- Geoffrey SaxDirector
- Dominik ScherrerOriginal Music Composer
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
- Maggie HayesFrl. Mayr
- Iddo GoldbergWilfrid Landauer
Stills
Themes
germanyworld war iibased on true storymisfitbased on memoir or autobiographylgbtpost world war iigay theme