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Cabaret 2013, entrevista com Marisa Berenson e Michael York

At this point co-stars Marisa Berenson and Michael York joined Minnelli and Grey on stage. Osborne asked them about their experience filming, and how they came to get their roles.


Marisa Berenson: I learned so much from Bob Fosse, who was a great actor's director. He brought the best out in one - he challenged you constantly. He played tricks on me - he used to whisper erotic things in my ear before a scene so that I would kind of blush and feel strange, which I did. All of that to get a good performance, and so I learned a lot, and it was really wonderful.


JG: He called me Mr. Porno.


Michael York: I was in London, and the telegram came out that Bob Fosse was in London casting for his film version of Cabaret. And for the main role they were looking for a "Michael York type." So with some consternation I called my agent and I said, "Do you think I could ever pass as a Michael York type?" And he said, "Well, you can try?"


Bob and his wonderful producer Cy Feuer were in London. I went straight to the Dorchester Hotel and auditioned for Bob and Cy - Cy playing Sally Bowles, byt the way, which was something remarkable - and I was the lucky one to get the part. And I repeat that, lucky. It was a wonderful experience.


RO: Tell us about the Oscars.


LM: Well I was sitting with my dad, who was the quietest man, and he helped me so much with the look of Sally. I had thought that Sally should look like Marlene Dietrich. I thought, that's what the '30s was! But my dad said "No, no" and he showed me pictures of Louise Brooks, Louise Glaum, Theda Bara - so I got interested in it. And I designed the makeup before I went over there.


MB: This wasn't a big budget movie, so you had to use a lot of your own clothes.


LM: Remember? The apple jacket that Sally wore. The lady who was designing the clothes - everything had big shoulders. Which is '40s! and I kept saying to her, "Isn't this the wrong era? Isn't this after the war?" And she literally looked at me and said, [in a thick German accent] "Vat var?"


"Oh, nothing!"


RO: But tell us about your father on Oscar night, because it really is very funny.


LM: He was so sweet. And I really thought Diana was going to win - Diana Ross. And I had adjusted to that. And they said my name, and my father screamed so loudly - screamed in my ear - that I still have tinnitus. I do! I'll never forget that as long as I live.


JG: I didn't think that I was gonna win either - I was sure that Al Pacino was gonna win. And so uh... [pauses] Did he?


RO: No.


JG: My next-door neighbor was the late, great Larry Hagman. We spent the day together before I went to the awards ceremony, and he said, "Don't worry about anything, don't think about it - just have a good time." And so I came home that night, and on my doorstep was this enormous statue. And it was engraved: "To the best f*cking neighbor I ever had." He was afraid I would come home empty-handed - you gotta love a guy like that.


After that, the film rolled and the audience was treated to Bob Fosse's audacious, biting and brilliant musical - which still packs the same punch today as it did in 1972. We hope you have a chance to revisit this Cabaret again soon - because like its wonderfully warm stars, it's still a kick.

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