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Christopher and His Kind

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2011 | 90 min | Drama, Romance, TV Movie

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics. If you loved The Way We Were, start here.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 30 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

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 her other son, Nazi Gerhardt.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 24K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Geoffrey Sax

  • Matt SmithChristopher Isherwood
  • Imogen PootsJean Ross
  • Lindsay DuncanKathleen Isherwood
  • Perry MillwardRichard Isherwood
  • Toby JonesGerald Hamilton
  • Pip CarterW. H. Auden
  • Alexander DreymonCaspar
  • Faolan MorganPieps
  • Issy van RandwyckFrl. Thurau
  • Clare Louise ConnollyFrl. Schmidt