Liza Minnelli Reaction Mein Herr from Cabaret 1972 (WHOA! LISA WITH THE CHAIR?!?) | Empress Reacts

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[@mikecaetano]

Marlene Dietrich did the thing with the chair while singing "Falling in Love Again" in 1930 film The Blue Angel. Cabaret is a 1972 film set in Berlin during the final year of the Weimar Republic before the Nazis took over Germany in 1932. The film is based on a Broadway musical from 1966, which is based on a book of recollections about those times and the impending sense of doom many of the people in those stories felt. The rise of fascism is an ever-present undercurrent throughout the film making it resonate with aspects of the present situation in the United States. Remember this the next time you hear someone bad talk "woke" --- "A Reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards." --Franklin D. Roosevelt, October 26, 1939

[@EmpressReacts]

okay, shoutout to dietrich for being the 1st!

[@davidhigginbotham2387]

To be clear, in the film The Blue Angel, Dietrich straddled a chair while singing "Falling in Love Again," but she did not dance during that song. The "Mein Herr" choreography in Cabaret was definitely a nod to Dietrich and that earlier film. There are other homages in Cabaret, including one to the original film version of The Threepenny Opera, but the trend of dancing on and around a chair was actually put into motion by Fosse and Minnelli, in Cabaret.

[@Matuteilcapo]

Actually the idea of the chair came from Bob Fosse, the amazing choreographer.

[@frankiebowie6174]

Marlene Dietrich had worked the chair, but I don’t think they used any tricks to nail it down etc. I might be wrong. I do know that the nailed chair and the nailed shoe heels on stage (Michael Jackson) have been around since vaudeville, mostly for novelty/comic numbers. Here it wasn’t done for an exaggerated or superhuman effect, it was done to anchor the dance routine.

[@davidhigginbotham2387]

@@frankiebowie6174 Dietrich straddled the chair while singing in The Blue Angel. She did not dance on or around it. Fosse included several homages in his Cabaret choreography and direction.

[@jeffbassin630]

LIza is simply amazing - what a talent. She well deserved the Oscar she won for this role.

[@ukuleleeddie1953]

Cabaret is an amazing film. It’s so relevant to today and Liza is incredible in this role.

[@MichaelYoder1961]

This is one of my fave movies. Bob Fosse's choreography is brilliant.

[@frankiebowie6174]

I’ve watched this a million times, but I find myself focusing on her expressive arms. They’re so fluid and when the camera is away from her eloquent facial expressions, it’s her arms that keep my attention - very unusual when you’re watching a dancer. I’m huge Diana Ross fan, but Liza deserved it that year.

[@EmpressReacts]

I gotta see the movie

[@arbitraryvegetarian9881]

@@EmpressReacts I'd love to watch it with you!

[@arbitraryvegetarian9881]

And her hands, Frankie! Her hands in the numbers and in the drama scenes are so expressive and beautiful!

[@frankiebowie6174]

@@arbitraryvegetarian9881 Divinely decadent, or positively a nun’s hands. Depends on how Sally felt that day.

[@tracyannpardue1530]

Liza was Amazing

[@EmpressReacts]

💯

[@jayelgy383]

Actually it was Marlene Dietrich who began the chair thing while singing in the early thirties starting with "The Blue Angel".

[@EmpressReacts]

i see...

[@davidhigginbotham2387]

Dietrich straddled the chair while singing in The Blue Angel. She did not dance on or around it.

[@DanCrowleyNYC]

Loved watching this again with you! It's an incredible film - Bob Fosse's direction, camera angles and choreography are so unique and wonderful. Liza is brilliant, as is Joel Gray (won Supporting Actor Oscar) as the Emcee. Such a killer number. Ms. Ross is equally amazing in Lady Sings The Blues, so I would have been happy with either of them winning that year.

[@darnell49]

Liza was a real "showgirl". That talent was passed down. This heavily influenced the Keep It Together routine from The Blonde Ambition tour.

[@EmpressReacts]

right!

[@kentinatl]

imo she gives a top 10 performance by an actress all time...what a geneology she has as well

[@robertasirgutz8800]

It's in the genes. Bob Fosse's choreography.

[@daniellaplume3840]

My favorite role of hers is in Arthur

[@peterlbaldwin511]

I recall seeing LIZA perform on stage in London some years ago.. To be honest , I always had the idea that she seemed somewhat "sweaty"..! To be honest having seen her live I can confirm this, I have Never seen anyone perform with such "gusto" and energy, except maybe "Meatloaf"..!! "Cabaret " has always been a firm favourite of mine, in part because it was the first mainstream musical to break the "Hollywood" mould of the squeaky clean and sickly sweet, "Happy Ever " genre, which had been "Tinsel Towns" norm. One of the most powerful songs I think and certainly the most disturbing by inference, was not sung by the redoubtable and deserved Oscar Winning Ms. Minelli. I am referring to the song, "Tomorrow Belongs to Me", sung innocently enough at the start by a German "Wunderkind" in the garden of a country Gasthof. As the song progresses one sickingly sees the reaction of those present in the garden. A very potent illustration of the powerful, but sinister, appeal of the fledgling Nazi Party in the early days of the 1930's..!!

[@EmpressReacts]

Wow! Thanks for sharing your experience 😊

[@bufordt.justice6741]

Director Bob Fosse came up with the chair and choreography. Lizas great and Fosse was a Genius.

[@edwardhannah]

Great number and Liza won the Oscar so you should definitely react to the movie ❤ Oh and Happy New Year Empress 🎉

[@lmagdangal4842]

❤️ love. Also there’s an interview with Madonna on Howard Stern when she did Rebel Heart you should listen to 🤙🏽

[@michaelasay8587]

Empress, watch the movie sometime!

[@bookwoman53]

Another great song from this musical is “Maybe This Time”.

[@daniellaplume3840]

Liza revolutionized the chair, she was a muse for Bob Fosse and he a Svengali

[@TheMike_I]

This movie won most of the major Oscar categories that year. I love Diana Ross more than I do Liza, but the award was well deserved. It’s a great movie 👍

[@EmpressReacts]

i gotta see it

[@metrogoldwyn]

It's also a movie which holds up much better today 50+ yrs later than does" Lady Sings the Blues"

[@alancooper6443]

This movie still resonates in today's charged political climate. Chilling. Bob Fosse's choreography and directing are also the star of this movie. Liza won an Oscar for her performance.

[@EmpressReacts]

I have to see it

[@Mr17051963]

Great number from a great movie!!!! ❤

[@todddepue681]

FYI "mein herr" is German for "sir" and "mein lieber herr" is "my dear sir" 🙂 This is a great number...although personally I've always preferred the title song from Cabaret.

[@EmpressReacts]

Thanks!

[@lisannebaumholz5028]

This movie is one of the best musical theatre adaptations on film. Directed by Broadway choreographer Bob Fosse, it also stars Joel Grey (father of Jennifer Grey from "Dirty Dancing") as the cabaret emcee. Aside from the wonderful music, singing and dancing, it is also an insightful portrait of Berlin as Nazism was taking hold. Trailer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5evYn1qhrubia8si=EEiQUbnQJmH_2IMj The stage musical "Cabaret" has also been revived numerous times on Broadway and in London's West End.

[@seabelltd8843]

It is true Liza performed this routine, but it was the brain child of the great Bob Fosse.

[@spacefanatic]

Cabaret is a fantastic movie and Liza Minnelli is perfect for the role. She is saucy and at times vunerable. Liza Minnelli is the daughter of Judy Garland.

[@donatord]

Hopefully you watch the rest of the movie. It still holds the records as the movie that won the most Oscars without winning. Best picture. Of course, best picture of that year was the godfather so that’s no surprise there. Any other year it probably would’ve won best picture. Also, I don’t think Hollywood was ready for bisexuality in 1972. Not to mention abortion and Nazis in a musical.

[@EmpressReacts]

Interesting! I def need to see it

[@ealanmontgomery2304]

Growing up. I never really got the hype over Liza. I thought she was kinda odd. And then I saw Cabaret and ive been a fan ever since. Liza is so cool. She did a great song with the Pet Shop Boys "Losing my Mind". There's another cool number from Cabaret. "Money" is a song she performs with the creepy emcee.

[@EmpressReacts]

I reacted to losing my mind kzbin.info/www/bejne/farcn4RsjNqLoZo

[@davidhigginbotham2387]

Check out her concert film "Liza with a Z," which can be found on streaming platforms. It was directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, right after Cabaret. They both won Emmys for it.

[@amb6899]

She's,a fabulous singer dancer but this wasnt for me. Much much enjoyed her doing New York, New York.

[@Marc-zi5cq]

Come through with the German, Liza! She looks so much like Gaga here.

[@butchbrewer4923]

This is a updated version of the Blue Angel performance by Dietrich, copied first and done many times over by Madonna. Liza is talented, but I think this film suffers a little bit from overactive acting that was popular at the time

[@EmpressReacts]

yaaaas! come thru education😂it was grande dame dietrich to do it first!

[@davidhigginbotham2387]

Dietrich straddled the chair while singing in The Blue Angel. She did not dance on or around it.

[@butchbrewer4923]

@@davidhigginbotham2387 yes. Liza's version was Dietrich on steroids.

[@RBS_]

***LIZA (w/ a Z) MINNELLI TRIVIA TIME!!*** ....was sie sagen, mein herr! (2:11) ....although I'm a "Ross-aholic" like Empress, I disagree about the Oscar win....and you will TOO, after I tell you WHY this piece is VERY Important in Pop Culture....Liza as we know, is Judy Garland's Daughter...but, Liza, as the Kids say, '...created her own lane...', and it spread through 70's culture like WILDFIRE.... - ...This flick changed the WORLD, in terms of Dance, Fashion, Performance, & acting.... *LIZA* opened so many doors, to a new style....here's some of them.. - popularized 'Butterfly' eyelashes - popularized green mascara - popularized the 'choker' - popularized Women wearing fitted blazers / pantsuits w/o shirts - popularized the 'pixie cut' - popularized Bob Fosse's choreography (along w/ the 'Chair' Dance) - popularized the 'Derby' Top Hat (for Women) in performances - popularized undergarments / stockings as 'performance' wear - bought back "1930s / 1940s" fashion, in the early 70's .....Goldfrapp, Madonna, Babs, Halston, Lady Gaga, Miss Ross, "Clockwork Orange", Kylie, (early) Pointer Sisters, Fosse, Elton, "Fame", Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, 70's Gay Men....Liza, influenced them ALL.... (4:56)

[@EmpressReacts]

gotcha...so you're saying cabaret had a bigger culture impact than lady sings the blues

[@RBS_]

@@EmpressReacts ....YES.... don't get me wrong...Miss Ross's acting debut was BIG, for a Singer's 1st role, but Liza's 'flick' wasn't important...what she brought to it, in terms of choreography, style, Fashion, singing, & acting, WAS....

[@davidhigginbotham2387]

@RBS, U2's Bono once told Minnelli, backstage at a benefit, that she was rock's best-kept secret, because she set the bar with her live performances and connection with her audiences. He told her that numerous rock stars of that era strived to accomplish in their performances what she did in hers. In fact, Adam Ant paid tribute to her, by name, in one of his songs. Also, both Alice Cooper and David Bowie were huge fans of Cabaret, and the film had an obvious influence on the Glam Rock movement. In that sense, I'd say her "flick" was important.

[@Truthteller58-z3c]

Every artist takes from other Artist even Michael Jackson

[@davidhigginbotham2387]

Bob Fosse included several homages in his Cabaret choreography and direction.

[@tinakinzett8479]

Liza Minelli makes Madonna and Beyonce look like cheap imitations.

[@xhelan131]

how in the world do you have 20k subs? you literally did nothing this entire "reaction"...

[@EmpressReacts]

You sound like a hater 😂😩

[@xhelan131]

uh, yes, i am, obviously im not complimenting you so i am indeed a hater. @@EmpressReacts