Liza

Synopsis: Liza Minnelli stars in a television concert directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. She performs such songs as the title number, "Liza with a 'Z'" and "Son of a Preacher Man". The concert concludes with a medley of songs from the film Cabaret (1972).
Genre: Music
Director(s): Bob Fosse
Production: Showtime Networks Inc.
  Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.6
Year:
1972
55 min
82 Views


1

LIZA:

Are you thirsty, Melampo?

Are you? Yes or no?

Melampo!

She's never happy. She sighs all day.

All she says is no!

- Stop it! Try and think straight.

- You have to think straight.

Your arguments

are spoiling our holidays!

That's enough!

You know what I think?

I can't stand you!

- Wait!

- Hey!

Liza!

Leave her, it'll wake her up.

- Liza, come back.

- Come on!

You're no longer a child!

The island's full of snakes!

Shut up, that's not true.

Liza, this is Ludwig.

Come back!

I forgive you.

Ludwig, you're wrong.

Here, Melampo. Bring it here.

Come on, get it!

Get the stick!

Come on, Melampo!

Fetch it.

Spartacus gets to the circus

with his black friends.

Spartacus and his black panthers!

No shoes! No money!

- Nowhere to go!

- Quiet, Melampo.

I'm so unlucky!

Melampo, don't get seen.

Come on!

Yes, we'll eat now.

Liza, speak if you can hear us!

- What an idiot!

- Liza!

If you don't come,

we'll leave your bags here!

Hurry up, or the boat

will leave without you!

I want my shoes!

What are you looking at?

Go away!

Don't look at me, or I'll bite you!

Hey, mister!

Excuse me, is this your dog?

He's staring at me.

Well, call him, won't you'?

Melampo, come here.

Thank goodness!

- It hurts!

- Where?

My foot.

I'm so thirsty.

- Where can I get a drink?

- There's a fountain there.

My foot hurts!

Give me a hand.

Do you live here?

- Where's the water?

- In front of you.

How can I drink it?

It's easy.

Where can I go now?

Please, I want to leave.

How can I leave?

How'? Tell me!

- Tomorrow.

- Where?

Melampo!

- Do you live inside that ball?

- Yes.

What's living alone like?

You get used to it.

Did you choose to do it?

- What's your dog's name?

- Melampo.

Melampo, Pinocchio's dog.

- Nice painting! Did you do it?

- No.

It's the island's beach.

- La Semillante.

- It shipwrecked here a long time ago.

"Three hundred sailors

are buried here." Poor souls!

Miss, it's self service.

Melampo, come here.

Thanks for the bandage.

Come here, look and learn.

This is self-sufficiency, Melampo!

Shoes!

Now, the laces.

Melampo, open your eyes!

Melampo, open your eyes!

What's wrong?

Are you tired'?

Is this old wreck yours?

Mister!

Mister what'? What's your name?

- Giorgio.

- What?

Giorgio!

That's a nice name.

- What are you doing?

- Sit down, please.

Did you make them?

I'm called Liza and I'm no idiot.

I'm Robinson Crusoe.

Now what are you doing?

You ask a lot of questions!

I'm salting the fish, you see?

That's what that smell is!

A Magnum of Champagne!

- Mr. Crusoe, if I were Friday?

- No.

What a witch!

- Didn't you see me?

- No.

Are you sure?

What's this?

I'm not interested in other

people's business.

How nice!

I'm not that ugly!

I'm not a good painter.

- Where am I sleeping?

- In the bed.

Melampo, go have a wee.

I'm closing the door.

- What's wrong?

- Nothing!

Listen, Jean Harlow.

Do the entrance again.

The artist didn't capture

the magic moment. Please.

- Are you ready?

- Yes.

It's satin, it slips off.

It's slipped off.

Why do you keep dolls heads?

The sea washes them up.

I'm not a sex maniac.

The sea washes up lots of things.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

Mornings are tough.

Good morning.

- It's nice.

- Thanks.

I covered your face,

I'm not good at faces.

But you have lots of little stars

around you instead?

It's nice, I like it.

Good. The boat's ready when you want.

To go where?

Didn't you say you wanted to leave?

Yes.

This is mine and I'm taking it.

- Can I have some coffee?

- Yes, it's ready.

My signature.

There you are.

Sorry.

Do you want me to come with you?

No, nowhere.

I'll do some shopping.

Good luck and...

Melampo, come here.

Stop it, Bernard! We've had enough!

Stop it, you've kept everyone up.

How did you get here'?

- Someone brought me here.

- Is it yours?

And now'? Get back on the boat.

You know you're wrong,

Ludwig was right.

No, he wasn't!

- This is mine!

- Don't be childish!

Come with me.

Are you coming'? The boat's leaving.

Hurry!

- What about my bags?

- We'll send a sailor.

I'll take this one.

Get it straight, Ludwig isn't right.

Next time leave me my shoes!

Giorgio!

Giorgio.

I'm cold.

Giorgio, I want to leave.

- It's nice, isn't it?

- Yes. As soon as possible.

What's wrong?

I just wanted some tenderness

and warmth.

You only think of yourself.

It's as if I didn't exist.

It's hot!

Why did you come back?

Melampo, look!

Two in one go!

It's an unbeatable Japanese system.

I've changed my mind.

I'll stay here. Too bad for you.

That's it. Good boy, Melampo!

Come on.

Higher.

Giorgio!

Where are you going?

The rock's warmer now.

Melampo, what is it?

That's it, keep going.

Melampo!

Liza!

Melampo!

Come on, don't be scared.

Listen. We have to play.

What sweet eyes you have!

Let's have a race.

Let's see who can swim

the furthest.

Come on.

Let's go.

Come here, Melampo!

Come and swim, it's great!

The water's warm!

Good boy!

He'll be happy.

Buried near a cemetery.

How moving.

Now who will I talk to?

Lift your head up.

Where are you going? Stop!

I have something to tell you.

I killed Melampo.

Go on!

Come on!

Bring it here.

Come with me.

Let's go on playing-

Fetch it.

What are you doing there?

Come on, move it.

Bring it back.

Here!

Come on! Are you tired?

Good girl.

I'm thirsty.

I have an idea for another story.

It happened in Germany

in the 18th Century.

A monk was tried

for making love to a dog.

He loved solitude.

Through mortification

he is fulfilled.

He was a religious man

and perhaps yearned for holiness.

But one day he meets

a beautiful b*tch.

He follows her but loses track of her.

He sees her again the next day

and in the following days.

The dog seems to want to attract him.

Until one day,

he follows her to a barn

and they make love.

People say the devil took

the shape of the dog

to tempt him.

The monk was tried and burnt alive.

- And the b*tch?

- Her as well.

Who's coming?

A Foreign Legion commando.

- They're looking for a deserter.

- A deserter?

It's not the first time.

If they find him, they'll kill him.

No! Leave me alone!

Leave me alone, you bastards!

Liza, come here.

- Help him!

- How?

- They're killing him!

- They always do that.

They seek refuge on this island

thinking it's safe,

then they get caught like rats!

There's nothing I can do.

Do you want a biscuit?

What will you do to that man?

Unfortunately, there are regulations.

- Come here!

- Do you need help, miss?

Liza, come here!

We've got trouble!

Rest.

Move!

Get up and walk!

You mustn't speak to anyone, okay?

Walk!

Come on!

Move! One of these days

I'll smash your head in!

Don't try running away!

Move it!

Move it, come on!

Come on!

I'll put chains on you!

You bite as well?

Leave my hand alone!

Let go or I'll kill you!

Let go!

Get up, come on!

Get in your place!

Get up! Get to your bed!

Get to your bed!

There!

So you bite, do you?

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Fred Ebb

Fred Ebb (April 8, 1928 – September 11, 2004) was an American musical theatre lyricist who had many successful collaborations with composer John Kander. The Kander and Ebb team frequently wrote for such performers as Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera. more…

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