Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture

Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture

71 mins | Documentary | Oct. 7, 1976

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.

Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture

71 mins | Documentary | Oct. 7, 1976

Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
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.
Producers
Original title Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
Directors Gary Conklin
Writers Gary Conklin

Cast

Claudio Arrau

as Self - Interviewee

Elisabeth Bergner

as Self - Interviewee

Louise Brooks

as Self - Interviewee

Gary Conklin

as Narrator and interviewer

Lotte Eisner

as Self - Interviewee

Johannes Heesters

as Self - Interviewee

Christopher Isherwood

as Self - Interviewee

Carl Zuckmayer

as Self - Interviewee

Mischa Spoliansky

as Self - Interviewee

Leni Riefenstahl

as Self - Interviewee

Gregor Piatigorsky

as Self - Interviewee

Francis Lederer

as Self - Interviewee

Zarah Leander

as Self - Interviewee

Arthur Koestler

as Self - Interviewee