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Christopher Isherwood

Christopher Isherwood

 

Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood (26 August 1904 – 4 January 1986) was an English-American novelist.

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Movies Made By Christopher Isherwood (14)

Christopher and His Kind (2011)

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 he ...

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A Single Man (2009)

Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, is the story of a British college professor who dwells on the past and cannot see his future. We follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters ultimately lead ...

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Cabaret (1993)

Filmed live during the 1993 revival, Sam Mendes' directorial debut takes place at the Donmar Warehouse in London's West End. Jane Horrocks stars as Sally Bowles, Adam Godley as Cliff, and Alan Cumming as the eccentric Emcee. Inside the Kit Kat Club in 1931 ...

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Frankenstein: The True Story (1974)

Victor Frankenstein witnesses his creation turn uncontrollable after he's duped by his associate, Dr. Polidori. ...

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Cabaret (1972)

Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force. ...

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The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)

Alan, after quarreling with his girlfriend Sheila, becomes intrigued by Anna, a mysterious widow who's searching for a sailor she had known many years before. Alan and Anna begin the search on board a yacht bound for Greece, but they don't find the sailor. ...

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The Loved One (1965)

Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee Thanatogenos. But he ...

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Diane (1956)

Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's mistress in 1500s France. ...

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I Am a Camera (1955)

Just before the Nazis ascend to power in Berlin, Chris, an aspiring novelist from England, meets flamboyant cabaret entertainer Sally Bowles and an unusual friendship is born. As Sally feeds her extravagant tastes, Chris goes along for the ride, until thei ...

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The Great Sinner (1949)

A young man succumbs to gambling fever. ...

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Adventure in Baltimore (1949)

Dinah Sheldon is a student at an exclusive girl's school who starts campaigning for women's rights. Her minister father and her boyfriend Tom Wade do not approve. ...

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Forever and a Day (1943)

In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, tries to dissuade him from selling by telling him the 140-year history of the place and the connections be ...

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Rage in Heaven (1941)

A jealous man frames his wife's suspected lover for murder. ...

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Little Friend (1934)

A girl becomes an unwilling witness in her parents' scandalous divorce case. ...

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Movies Starring Christopher Isherwood (8)

E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey (2019)

A film about the life of A Passage to India author E M Forster, following his huge growth as a writer and the twists and turns of his personal life. ...

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Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker (1992)

The life and work of the woman described as "The Rosa Parks of Gay Rights". During the repressive 1950's, Dr. Evelyn Hooker undertook ground breaking research that led to a radical discovery: homosexuals were not, by definition, "sick." Dr. Hooker's findin ...

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Rich and Famous (1981)

Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich. ...

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Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture (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, Lo ...

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Over There on a Visit (1976)

Christopher Isherwood, who captured the spirit of Berlin in the 1920s while "over there on a visit" is interviewed fifty years later at his home in Los Angeles. He discusses his literature, his involvement with Eastern religion, and his long relationship w ...

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E.M. Forster 1879-1970 (1970)

Writers, actors, directors discuss E.M. Forster and his literary works. ...

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Christopher Isherwood: A Born Foreigner (1969)

Documentary about author Christopher Isherwood, in which he is interviewed about his life and work and which features extracts from films of his novels and stories. ...

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A Stravinsky Portrait (1967)

This documentary follows composer and conductor Igor Stavinsky at his home in California, in London, and in Hamburg where he conducts an orchestra rehearsal. Includes conversations with a variety of friends and musical collaborators. Includes footage of St ...

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