Christopher and His Kind

Directed by Geoffrey Sax

Christopher Isherwood and his German lover, Heinz, navigate their burgeoning relationship amidst the backdrop of 1930s Europe and the looming specter of Nazism.
Based on the memoir Christopher and His Kind by Christopher Isherwood. Buy the book on Amazon.
Christopher and His Kind is a handsome, engaging BBC drama about Christopher Isherwood’s years in 1930s Berlin. Matt Smith brings wit and youthful selfishness to the role, and the film balances sexual freedom, romance and the gathering threat of Nazism with considerable style.

Christopher and His Kind

Directed by Geoffrey Sax

Christopher Isherwood and his German lover, Heinz, navigate their burgeoning relationship amidst the backdrop of 1930s Europe and the looming specter of Nazism.
Based on the memoir Christopher and His Kind by Christopher Isherwood. Buy the book on Amazon.

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Christopher and His Kind is a handsome, engaging BBC drama about Christopher Isherwood’s years in 1930s Berlin. Matt Smith brings wit and youthful selfishness to the role, and the film balances sexual freedom, romance and the gathering threat of Nazism with considerable style.