Time stood still for me during this song, the emotion and sentiment is awesome! i only ever seen the movie once previous but this tune stood out, now a lot older i get it .
ZSA ZSA GABOR in 1952 Moulin Rouge was at the hight of her Beauty and will always own this role, She nailed it, if never had another good Role .She will always be the ionic with her Where is your heart though she wasnt singing. SHE AT THIS POINT AND TIME WAS GLAMOROUS AND BEAUTIFUL,UNFORGETTABLE. He
Words can not express the profound joy and melancholy this song produces. These original lyrics, coupled with Georges Auric's magnificent composition, are spellbinding. Over many years I've not been able to release its hold over my musical brain. Making it soar to great heights is the creative combination of director John Huston's atmospheric setup, brought to exquisite visual vibrancy under Director of Photography Oswald Morris's striking styling. Then captured by none other than supremo Camera operator Freddie Francis. Watch as the camera follows the movements of Gabor's swaying performance, keeping up with her in big close-ups. Then, consider the challenge of capturing this with a huge Three Strip I.B Technocolor Camera. So much special talent is invested in creating moments such as this; somehow, I don't think Motion Picture Art gets much better than this.
Gorgeous song and beautiful scene! Breathtaking to this pianist/composer and former retired NYC fashion illustrator! Zsa Zsa was perfect and did a great job! The lyrics are so lovely as well as the lilting melody that one can't get out of their head once you've heard this! The movie was fabulous! Thank you for posting this!♥♥
I remember seeing this Moulin Rouge for the first time several years ago...and when Zsa Zsa began to sing, she COMMANDED total attention and respect. That's when I knew that she was one of the reasons for why the original Moulin Rouge was better than that Nicole Kidman film. Rest in Peace, Zsa Zsa. I don't know if there's an afterlife, but if there is, I hope that you can sing and dance and be with your sisters again.
Une Jane Avril exceptionnelle. Les arts, la gaieté, l'amour, l'insouciance. L'esprit. Paris. La version orchestrale de Percy Faith est magnifique. Comme celle de son Summer Place. La grande classe.
It is indeed Murial Smith's voice. I am a former voice student who studied voice with her back in the 1970's while a music student at Virginia Union University.
Zsa Zsa claimed it was her voice but anyone who had heard Muriel Smith's glorious singing of Bali Ha'i in the movie South Pacific knew immediately she had 'dubbed' Zsa Zsa's singing in Moulin Rouge...and Muriel is in the supporting cast also. Muriel is one of the great singers, and possibly the only actress to play Carmen Jones (Broadway 1943) and Bizet's Carmen (Covent Garden, London, 1956).
Adelaide Hall was certainly a gem! I wonder whether she ever sang an old favorite of mine, "You Forgot Your Gloves," which is definitely an Adelaide Hall song.
TheAdelaidehall Which begs the question why did they feel the necessity to dub Juanita Hall in South Pacific? She had created the role of Bloody Mary in the Broadway production and I can pretty much assure you she did her own singing. Eight performances a week. Nothing against Muriel Smith; her voice is lovely. But Hollywood often dubs people who are perfectly capable of doing their own singing, like Rita Moreno in both The King and I and West Side Story.
Scott Amundsen I too have found that puzzling, to substitute one singer for another. Isn't Walter Huston's "September Song" a standout? No need to dub Sinatra. Isn't Jimmy Durante's "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" memorable? No need for Nat Cole. And just look at Astaire. Who in his right mind doesn't find his singing memorable, too? So, yeah, I see where you're going. Good point!
Scott Amundsen Please don't shoot the messenger, but it is on record in various books that Rodgers and Hammerstein did not feel that Juanita's voice was strong enough for the film, they felt it had 'deteriorated' since the Broadway show. Hence the use of the London (Drury Lane) Bloody Mary: Muriel Smith. However, she does sing for herself in the film version of their show Flower Drum Song (1961). For the record, Rita was partially dubbed/'ghosted' by Betty Wand for 'A Boy Like That/I Have a Love' in WSS. It's a fascinating subject, who dubbed who, and why. Someone like Marni (King & I, WSS, My Fair Lady etc) Nixon never got the credit she deserved...I think they should give her an Honorary Oscar.
Scott Amundsen I don't know you. But thank you for that walk down memory lane. I had totally forgotten "A boy like that." It had the same dramatic impact on me as Bernice Massey's "What is this about your daughter marrying my husband..." Remember? You diplomatically point out a sad truth that everything in the body ages. Glamour gal Diahann Carroll wrote that "the legs go first." Nevertheless, Scott, I'm still lying about my age. To hell with what the body says! lol!!
Costume perfect and Gabor looked beautiful. Her nose job was overdone but there's no denying that - in the 1950s - she was a beautiful and stylish woman.
if one thing Zsa Zsa, knew it was how to show the rest of Hollywood to dress like a lady, he has wonderful career on the Broadway stage & helped many find their dreams. would like to have met this lady, to just say thank you & hi. may she rest in peace with the Lord.
Me sentí tan decepcionada cuando vi esta escena (aclarando, sin saber nada de la película) y luego caí en cuenta de que ella no es la protagonista. Porque la cámara la adora y está fantástica en cada una de sus escenas. Una actriz con un encanto especial, sin duda.
Zsa Zsa is so self enamored it is hard to even focus on the song. The lyrics are different from the song we know as Where Is Your Heart which was an outstanding instrumental hit for many and done vocally by many during the time.
Beautiful Zsa Zsa....oh, so delusional even while filming this scene....'pretending' that everyone on set Believed that is WAS her singing. And the Director---ever so exasperated on the nearly 'infinite' takes, just to get what we see...WHY. because Zsa couldn't remember her entrance ques, or placements....and over, and over went the 'train wreck'....'til finally the Director said, get it right this time or I WILL get someone Else---she did....as to the Song, ''Where is Your Heart'' rumors abound that THAT version was the one many in the production want to be in place of this...but the thought that won for this one is the feeling that ''It's April Again'', was more in-tune with the French style of 'cabaret' music for that time and more in the style of what Jane Avril herself was noted for in her stage appearances..
It's a shame that when the Americans adapted the song, they cut out all the lovely evocative introductory verses (music by George Auric and changed the lovely lyric by William Engvik completely. The original title was "It's April Again." The 1953 Percy Faith/ Felicia Sanders version with the new lyrics? Meh.
The version from the film is the hauntingly beautiful one. I got so frustrated trying to find it and getting only that banal "Where Is Your Heart?" lyric.
Poor Zsa Zsa truly believed she sang this in Moulin Rouge & told everyone it is her singing. It's called being delusional. Anyone with any knowledge of great singers can tell it is the wonderful Muriel Smith (who also appears in the film as Aicha). Muriel was the first actress/singer to play Carmen Jones (on Broadway in 1943) AND Bizet's Carmen (at Covent Garden in 1956).
Zsa Zsa Gabor was perfect for this role, but in my opinion Muriel Smith was a poor choice for the vocal. Smith's voice is too stiff and formal for this song. The song required a FRENCH singer to imbue it with the tenderness and genuine emotion it deserves. Smith ruined every song she was allowed to perform for the cinema. Listen to Smith's performance of Bali Ha'i, then listen to Juanita Hall's version. Hall's performance absolutely wipes the floor with that of Smith's, yet it was Smith's version that Richard Rodgers chose to use for the film South Pacific .
That wasn't a remake. It's a totally different story set at the famous Moulin Rouge. No need to compare and be nasty and critical. Both were great productions but aren't even remotely similar other than the fact that they both take place at the Moulin Rouge around the same time period. Clearly you didn't pay enough attention to EITHER film 🙄
I CAN SEE YOUR POINT, HOWEVER THE SONG IS ADORABLE AND DONE BEAUTIFULLY. PERHAPS IT WAS THE INTENTION OF DIRECTOR JOHN HOUSTON TO HAVE SONG HAVE A DRAMATIC AIR OF ALICE AND A SOUND OF THAT PERIOD. I LOVE THE ORIGINAL LYRICS.
Time stood still for me during this song, the emotion and sentiment is awesome! i only ever seen the movie once previous but this tune stood out, now a lot older i get it .
Zsa Zsa really elevated this film. Her beauty was incomparable. She was a very very beautiful woman. Good movie
ZSA ZSA GABOR in 1952 Moulin Rouge was at the hight of her Beauty and will always own this role, She nailed it, if never had another good
Role .She will always be the ionic with her Where is your heart though she wasnt singing. SHE AT THIS POINT AND TIME WAS GLAMOROUS AND BEAUTIFUL,UNFORGETTABLE.
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The original lyrics are so lovely and the song sets the tone of the film perfectly. Haunting, magical moment.
Words can not express the profound joy and melancholy this song produces. These original lyrics, coupled with Georges Auric's magnificent composition, are spellbinding. Over many years I've not been able to release its hold over my musical brain.
Making it soar to great heights is the creative combination of director John Huston's atmospheric setup, brought to exquisite visual vibrancy under Director of Photography Oswald Morris's striking styling. Then captured by none other than supremo Camera operator Freddie Francis. Watch as the camera follows the movements of Gabor's swaying performance, keeping up with her in big close-ups. Then, consider the challenge of capturing this with a huge Three Strip I.B Technocolor Camera.
So much special talent is invested in creating moments such as this; somehow, I don't think Motion Picture Art gets much better than this.
Her movements are exquisite, and her beauty and expression are breathtaking.
Well choreographed and rehearsed - graceful, with perfect timing.
Gorgeous song and beautiful scene! Breathtaking to this pianist/composer and former retired NYC fashion illustrator! Zsa Zsa was perfect and did a great job! The lyrics are so lovely as well as the lilting melody that one can't get out of their head once you've heard this! The movie was fabulous! Thank you for posting this!♥♥
Exceptionally amazing preformance ,out of the world.
I remember seeing this as a child (my mother didn't think it so "racy"). I was entranced by Zsa Zsa Gabor and she was my only Hollywood crush.
Just close your eyes and listen to the glorious voice of Muriel Smith.
Jackie S or mute it and watch how beautiful Zsa Zsa is
And miss ZSA ZSA
¿Porque no disfrutar de ambas beldades?🌹🌿🌹🌿😉Ademas algunos opinan que una voz mas chispeante hubiera convenido mas a la cuestion.❕
I remember seeing this Moulin Rouge for the first time several years ago...and when Zsa Zsa began to sing, she COMMANDED total attention and respect. That's when I knew that she was one of the reasons for why the original Moulin Rouge was better than that Nicole Kidman film. Rest in Peace, Zsa Zsa. I don't know if there's an afterlife, but if there is, I hope that you can sing and dance and be with your sisters again.
Une Jane Avril exceptionnelle.
Les arts, la gaieté, l'amour, l'insouciance.
L'esprit.
Paris.
La version orchestrale de Percy Faith est magnifique. Comme celle de son Summer Place.
La grande classe.
For just a moment, I imagine myself young and in love alongside the Seine...
It is indeed Murial Smith's voice. I am a former voice student who studied voice with her back in the 1970's while a music student at Virginia Union University.
Zsa Zsa claimed it was her voice but anyone who had heard Muriel Smith's glorious singing of Bali Ha'i in the movie South Pacific knew immediately she had 'dubbed' Zsa Zsa's singing in Moulin Rouge...and Muriel is in the supporting cast also. Muriel is one of the great singers, and possibly the only actress to play Carmen Jones (Broadway 1943) and Bizet's Carmen (Covent Garden, London, 1956).
Adelaide Hall was certainly a gem! I wonder whether she ever sang an old favorite of mine, "You Forgot Your Gloves," which is definitely an Adelaide Hall song.
TheAdelaidehall Which begs the question why did they feel the necessity to dub Juanita Hall in South Pacific? She had created the role of Bloody Mary in the Broadway production and I can pretty much assure you she did her own singing. Eight performances a week.
Nothing against Muriel Smith; her voice is lovely. But Hollywood often dubs people who are perfectly capable of doing their own singing, like Rita Moreno in both The King and I and West Side Story.
Scott Amundsen I too have found that puzzling, to substitute one singer for another. Isn't Walter Huston's "September Song" a standout? No need to dub Sinatra. Isn't Jimmy Durante's "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" memorable? No need for Nat Cole. And just look at Astaire. Who in his right mind doesn't find his singing memorable, too? So, yeah, I see where you're going. Good point!
Scott Amundsen Please don't shoot the messenger, but it is on record in various books that Rodgers and Hammerstein did not feel that Juanita's voice was strong enough for the film, they felt it had 'deteriorated' since the Broadway show. Hence the use of the London (Drury Lane) Bloody Mary: Muriel Smith. However, she does sing for herself in the film version of their show Flower Drum Song (1961). For the record, Rita was partially dubbed/'ghosted' by Betty Wand for 'A Boy Like That/I Have a Love' in WSS. It's a fascinating subject, who dubbed who, and why. Someone like Marni (King & I, WSS, My Fair Lady etc) Nixon never got the credit she deserved...I think they should give her an Honorary Oscar.
Scott Amundsen I don't know you. But thank you for that walk down memory lane. I had totally forgotten "A boy like that." It had the same dramatic impact on me as Bernice Massey's "What is this about your daughter marrying my husband..." Remember? You diplomatically point out a sad truth that everything in the body ages. Glamour gal Diahann Carroll wrote that "the legs go first." Nevertheless, Scott, I'm still lying about my age. To hell with what the body says! lol!!
So beautifully old world Hungarian! Another brilliant beauty who played dumb!!!
Thanks!!!
Costume perfect and Gabor looked beautiful.
Her nose job was overdone but there's no denying that - in the 1950s - she was a beautiful and stylish woman.
if one thing Zsa Zsa, knew it was how to show the rest of Hollywood to dress like a lady, he has wonderful career on the Broadway stage & helped many find their dreams. would like to have met this lady, to just say thank you & hi. may she rest in peace with the Lord.
I knew it wasn’t Zsa Zsa singing...this singer pronounces her Ws perfectly whereas Zsa Zsa never could
My uncle is in this scene, at 3:22.
RIP Zsa Zsa.
Her good old age is 99.
Me sentí tan decepcionada cuando vi esta escena (aclarando, sin saber nada de la película) y luego caí en cuenta de que ella no es la protagonista. Porque la cámara la adora y está fantástica en cada una de sus escenas. Una actriz con un encanto especial, sin duda.
Sin importar cuánto hagan, la original siempre será la mejor.
Muriel Smith played Aicha the dancer in the orange dress constantly fighting with Katherine Kath who played La Goulue.
I just found out she was on Life Support for 5 years before she died at 99.
Zsa Zsa is so self enamored it is hard to even focus on the song. The lyrics are different from the song we know as Where Is Your Heart which was an outstanding instrumental hit for many and done vocally by many during the time.
Fate is often a cruel taskmaster. The news is that Gabor's only child, Francesca, has predeceased a mother who requires round the clock home nursing.
I'm a gay man and she makes me swoon here
Brava.
Beautiful Zsa Zsa....oh, so delusional even while filming this scene....'pretending' that everyone on set Believed that is WAS her singing. And the Director---ever so exasperated on the nearly 'infinite' takes, just to get what we see...WHY. because Zsa couldn't remember her entrance ques, or placements....and over, and over went the 'train wreck'....'til finally the Director said, get it right this time or I WILL get someone Else---she did....as to the Song, ''Where is Your Heart'' rumors abound that THAT version was the one many in the production want to be in place of this...but the thought that won for this one is the feeling that ''It's April Again'', was more in-tune with the French style of 'cabaret' music for that time and more in the style of what Jane Avril herself was noted for in her stage appearances..
It's a shame that when the Americans adapted the song, they cut out all the lovely evocative introductory verses (music by George Auric and changed the lovely lyric by William Engvik completely. The original title was "It's April Again." The 1953 Percy Faith/ Felicia Sanders version with the new lyrics? Meh.
@ Bill Holland. I agree 100%!
The version from the film is the hauntingly beautiful one. I got so frustrated trying to find it and getting only that banal "Where Is Your Heart?" lyric.
Poor Zsa Zsa truly believed she sang this in Moulin Rouge & told everyone it is her singing. It's called being delusional. Anyone with any knowledge of great singers can tell it is the wonderful Muriel Smith (who also appears in the film as Aicha). Muriel was the first actress/singer to play Carmen Jones (on Broadway in 1943) AND Bizet's Carmen (at Covent Garden in 1956).
THIS is France. Macron wouldn't know his own country from his trans wife.
Fine Somg
Zsa Zsa Gabor was perfect for this role, but in my opinion Muriel Smith was a poor choice for the vocal. Smith's voice is too stiff and formal for this song. The song required a FRENCH singer to imbue it with the tenderness and genuine emotion it deserves. Smith ruined every song she was allowed to perform for the cinema. Listen to Smith's performance of Bali Ha'i, then listen to Juanita Hall's version. Hall's performance absolutely wipes the floor with that of Smith's, yet it was Smith's version that Richard Rodgers chose to use for the film South Pacific .
How do we know this is Muriel? Isn't she more a true soprano?
She was a mezzo soprano.
Her singing is not what she was famous for.
this is not the lyrics to where is your heart.
has already been fixed with the correct song name.
This classic film is far better than the raucous, overdone, tacky remake.
That wasn't a remake. It's a totally different story set at the famous Moulin Rouge. No need to compare and be nasty and critical. Both were great productions but aren't even remotely similar other than the fact that they both take place at the Moulin Rouge around the same time period. Clearly you didn't pay enough attention to EITHER film 🙄
@@JordieLeBoosh I could not sit through the overdone Kidman version.
@@LaurenceDay-d2p At least Nicole Kidman actually sang and didn't need her voice dubbed. Sorry Zsa Zsa
Worst part of the movie !
Carol Diehl It's just you do not watch the movie!
Carol Diehl shut up bitch
Beautiful and Enchanting.
Carol..Only because you're tone deaf.
I CAN SEE YOUR POINT, HOWEVER THE SONG IS ADORABLE AND DONE BEAUTIFULLY. PERHAPS IT WAS THE INTENTION OF DIRECTOR JOHN HOUSTON TO HAVE SONG HAVE A DRAMATIC AIR OF ALICE AND A SOUND OF THAT PERIOD. I LOVE THE ORIGINAL LYRICS.