Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture

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.

Cast

Christopher Isherwood

Self - Interviewee

Claudio Arrau

Self - Interviewee

Louise Brooks

Self - Interviewee

Lotte Eisner

Self - Interviewee

Elisabeth Bergner

Self - Interviewee

N/A

Gary Conklin

Narrator and interviewer

Johannes Heesters

Self - Interviewee

N/A

Carl Zuckmayer

Self - Interviewee

N/A

Mischa Spoliansky

Self - Interviewee

Leni Riefenstahl

Self - Interviewee

N/A

Gregor Piatigorsky

Self - Interviewee

Francis Lederer

Self - Interviewee