A glittery nightclub in 1920s Berlin becomes a haven for the queer community in this documentary exploring the freedoms lost amid Hitler’s rise to power.
Direction
Cantu weaves archival footage with devastating precision
Production
Reconstructed club atmosphere feels dangerously alive
Director
Benjamin Cantu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eldorado wasn't just a bar — Marlene Dietrich performed there, and Magnus Hirschfeld's Institute of Sexology was nearby, making this block the queerest in Weimar Berlin.
Director Benjamin Cantu discovered Walter Arlen living in LA at 94; Arlen had composed film scores under a pseudonym after fleeing, his true identity hidden even from Hollywood colleagues.
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