E XCEPCIONAL Fran Jeffries....junto Miranda Martino hicieron lq mejor versión de este tema....que no es tan sencillo...es para reflexionar...deje pasar muchas oportunidades ...y eso no me pone orgulloso precisamente..Pude haber disfrutado mucho mas la vida.,...nostalgias-- lo no vivido no tiene vuelta atrás---..
ITA and EN Meglio stasera, che domani o mai Domani chi lo sa, quel che sarà Non mi dire d'aspettare Il domani che verrà E una porta che tu chiudi Fra me e te Se stasera ti decidi a rispondermi di si, I domani che verranno li dedico solo a te Meglio stasera, che domani o mai Domani chi lo sa, quel che sarà Nasce il giorno e il giorno muore, e la notte porterà L'incertezza del domani, chissà, chissà Basta un desiderio solo a non farti riposar, e una pulce sul lenzuolo che dormire non ti fa Meglio stasera, che domani o mai Domani chi lo sa, quel che sarà. Better tonight than tomorrow or never Who knows who tomorrow, what will be Don't tell me to wait The tomorrow that will come And a door that you close Between you and me If tonight you decide to answer yes to me, The tomorrows that will come I dedicate only to you Better tonight than tomorrow or never Who knows who tomorrow, what will be The day is born and the day dies, and the night will bring The uncertainty of tomorrow, who knows, who knows Just one wish is enough to keep you from resting, and a flea on the sheet that keeps you from sleeping Better tonight than tomorrow or never Who knows who tomorrow, what will be.
I think CC is the most beautiful woman in the world, but Fran Jefferies just blows her away in this scene - and Capucine, and everybody else. Nobody else, with the possible exception of Doris Day, every sang and remained so beautiful, but DD never danced at the same time she sang.
Thank you for pointing that out, somehow I had not noticed that. Someone else in the comments also mentioned that Capucine is also present. Fantastic cast & gorgeous Fran, I need to see this film in its entirety.
79Tomasso, check out Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers in “Stormy Weather” if you really want to experience an infectious musical movie production number. It is an amazing feat.
I'm 28 years old. My dad is 63. He introduced me to this movie when i was a child. The other night, I surprised him to a clean house, dinner, and this movie on the big screen downstairs. The smile on his face was worth more than a million dollars.
This was what I wanted adult life to be (like the stories in the Saint). Also wanted to ski in Cortina where the scenes are set (I love to ski). This scene has been in my mind since I saw as a kid. Rewatch the whole film every one or two years.
Back when grownups were, well, grown up. I also loved this one along with Breakfast at Tiffany's which was my other paradigm of what life would be like "when I grow up."
Me too! Watched this as a kid, and couldn't wait to grow up! Flash forward, 2023 - society is in decline, cities are burning, economy is a mess, and no one can afford to buy a house. I wish it were 1964 again.
THANK YOU!! 😀 A Shot In The Dark is good...but NOT the best of these movies as many fans insist it is. There is NOTHING - not one damn thing - about this movie that anyone could reasonably argue that Blake Edwards got wrong. Brilliant, perfect, timeless...& obviously the Library of Congress agreed.
@@henrylouisrobinson1022 ...I respectfully disagree... ...they never quite caught up to "A Shot In The Dark"... ...(now, let's not tell the other Pink Panther movies about our favorites -we would not want 35mm filmstock strangling us in a {say this with a straight face now} 😐"rit of fealous jage")...
I prefer Peter Sellers before he became very self-conscious with his jokes, very much underplayed, which I prefer personally the scene in the shower and in the Bedroom especially, the violin is classic
Sure they can. Young actors/performers are just as skilled, talented, and classy as they've ever been. It's just not what general audiences want now. It's a shame, but true. This takes nothing away from Fran Jeffries, but if she had been born to this current time, there wouldn't be a demand for all of her talents. Same is true for Mancini. They'd probably both still be working today, but their skills would appear differently because, again, this isn't what general audience are looking for now. Nostalgia is that sense that good things only exist in the past. This couldn't be further from the truth. But tastes change.
For me, not only one of the funniest films ever made, but also, one of the most beautiful. It is shot with such perfection: the women are lit like they should be; movie stars and they glow almost ethereally. Consider this scene was probably shot on a grey Tuesday morning in Shepperton, cold and drizzly, yet they managed to convey us to the glamorous Cortina resort in Italy and boy, didn't it look incredible?! Fabulous song performed by a stunning woman: what more could you want from a movie? Why aren't there films this good, made these days?
Definitely infatuated with Fran Jeffries in this performance. Her eye contact with the camera lens gives the appearance that she is looking at me. That voice! Her beauty! Wonderful clip.
You just couldn't top this, even after nearly five and half decades, you just couldn't top this masterpiece of a song and performance, RIP Fran Jeffries
"The people in this video" You mean people who have inherited their wealth and have drawn the ladder up, making social climbing for the rest close to impossible except for some very few? And who most likely have a wealth 1000x larger than the average person? Not so difficult to exhibit markers of "class" then, such as clothes and drinks and food ans choice of vacation venues. Something else you want tell us about how you despise (most likely) your own life and class (lower middle or working)?
This entire scene is shot in one continuous take with not cuts in between. The set is filled with some of the most famous, talented and beautiful actors of the time and I hardly even see them. One can scarcely help taking his eyes off of her. She is well rehearsed yet spontaneous, musical, lovely to look at, and she has a well-trained, one-of-a-kind raspy voice to top it off. Mancini's well-crafted melody reminds us of his melodic genius. Love this scene!
Also..I just love the little balding guy in the grey sweater behind her!! Its obvious by his grin and shouts of "bella" afterwards that he ADORED her performance!! And the use of her lovely hands and arms...well..her whole body..was beautiful!! Watch the movie...its hilarious!!
I wonder,,,I remember that this scene was done in One Take, and the afore mentioned 'cut' at 2:05, is the 2nd camera, that was placed, as a 'just in case'..and the Director decided while Miss Jeffries was performing, that he wanted a 'Close-Up' of her....instead of doing the 'full-shot' he was doing...it was supposedly almost not done, because in truth, the 2nd camera man had his Eyes, on the food on the table...the whole crew and extras were rehearsed and rehearsed for this ONE Take...as Miss Jeffries...though skilled, just DID NOT, want to perform, than record her voice. or do, takes....honestly, came across this in a Movie Fan Mag interview, in the 1970's, from a friend...a real Movie Maven behind-the-scenes-hound...? notice that the track of her Voice does not indicate a Cut nor does the movements of the swaying group in the back ground. show a cut...If it is spiced, than a Damn good Job of it....
@andrerivera3468 it's crazy! Out of nowhere I will find myself just humming it randomly as I do something. Me and my cousin used to sing it all the time when we were little cause we loved these movies.
Seeing this film as a kid made me want to go live in Europe. I assumed that was what life was like there...beautiful people sitting around in ske lodges being entertained by amazing women singing exotic songs about kilos.
@@redcardinalist Poor people had the same fun time, the only difference is that singers were not that good. Most restaurants had live music and people were singing along.
I was nine years old when "The Pink Panther" came out, and I thought that this scene was the last word in grown-up sophistication. I wanted nothing more than to grow up as quickly as possible, so that I too could hang out at exclusive ski resorts, having adventures with beautiful princesses, jewel thieves, and undercover policemen. Well, I'm 63 now, and I've seen my share of the high life, on both sides of the Atlantic; but I've never seen anything that topped the exquisite Miss Jeffries in these three minutes. I guess that's why they call them "fantasies".
@Thomas - We're in the same age group and I too have had my time with the high life in Europe, Asia and all of the Americas. But I would have parted with my left nut to have been in a scene like this one.
I saw "The Pink Panther" when I was 8 years old at radio City Music Hall and while I was initially intrigued by the cartoon opening credits, this scene has stayed with me and yes even though I could not voice it as an 8 year old, I also thought this was the "last word in grown-up sophistication". I'm glad to know I wasn't the only youngster who thought like this.
To DandyLion 662a: Thanks for the reply. I should be asking if you're really Bert Lahr under an assumed name -- allowing for the inconvenient fact that he's dead -- since he laid claim to your handle while singing to Judy Garland. A few facts: I've written a long novel about Superboy and Lex Luthor, which those who have read it have praised effusively (good writer's word), and am currently in rehearsal to play Colonel Pickering in a production of "My Fair Lady". Just saying...
Even when I was a young man I was always more attracted to this kind of sophistication with this kind of music. Not into the pool parties with a bunch kids trying to outdrink each other or the disco's where the volume is so high you can't hear yourself think. Always the old soul.
The Pink Panther and Shot in the Dark are 2 of my all time favourite films. Hearing this makes me smile and remember watching them with my folks as a kid. Miss you mum & dad ❤
Fran Jeffries and the little man in gray clothes had brief speaking parts at about 12 minutes into the film. It is when people were gathered outside on a terrace in the cold with mountains in background.
What makes the scene unique is that there are two dual realities. The dancer/singer is playing both to the movie theater audience as she plays directly to the camera and to context to the scene itself (the ski lodge). So those in theatre are drawn in with cast and are part of the films reality. It is surreal. This is what can be accomplished with truly talented people, a good script and a sophisticated public and audience. No special effects or gratuitous sex but rather implied which is sexier. This would probably not work today as the audiences are not as sophisticated nor is the Hollywood talent at this level.
@Chiara Brunelli....."ok boomer"....It's the new snarky comeback all the kids are using...! Perfect for those times when thinking up a real insult is just too hard...! Of course, typing two whole words on your phone takes awhile... So next time, just type this....k bmr
Like you said there was so much going on in this scene and Fran Jeffries was in total control of that room and what a performance. Her singing and dancing were great, but not vulgar and those guys dancing with her were great, it was one of the highlights of the film and Directed by a Oklahoma Boy, Thanks Mr. Blake Edwards.
What a great movie! A great classic. They dont make them like this anymore! This is a dream of mine to be able to ski and spend time in an old classic lodge. Fran Jeffries was an absolute sensation, also Capucine and Claudia Cardinale! Today's movies are nothing but filth, the f word, fighting, wars, loud noises that over power your living room....just dang awful! Thank goodness for Turner Classic Movies. Thank you Peter Sellers, for making me laugh!
I've been wanting to marry her for the past 58 years! After watching The Pink Panther (at the age of 10), As we were leaving the Theater, I still remember telling my parents "I want to marry her". My Dad just chuckled and said to my Mom "That's my boy"...... My Mom gave Dad the strangest look....... A Very Beautiful Talented Lady!
Just a staggering beauty, sexy and talented, the whole package, this is the scene which for me defines the entire movie, not the story or the comedy, but it creates a feel for a specific time and place, likely it's pure Hollywood and maybe these kinds of interludes never really happened, but that's the magic of this scene, it transports the viewer to a wonderful fantasy
Those who only know the Pink Panther movies for the antics of Clouseau are really missing out. The original film is in a class by itself. The others are fun as well but the original was by far the best.
03:19 Fran Jeffries relief is priceless after a long single take gone real fantastic... Her facial expression is like " How was it Blakey?" after Blake Edwards said "Cut! You were great darling, now have some fun everybody!"
What a masterpeice of a scene. It has nothing to do with the plot of the movie, but it's so powerful that it stands as its own showpiece, it's basically a music video within a movie.
Such a 60's move. In the middle of this movie, we're going to stop for a song for no apparent reason. Have her sing directly to the camera while the stars of the movie look at her back.
Other than the opening theme and Peter Sellers’ genius performance, this is my favorite part of the movie. Claudia is the most seductive woman in any room. Ciao Bella!
I am confused. Claudia is stunning, but she is barely visible in this scene, and most of the time she is out of focus. Fran Jeffries, is the center focus character and star of this scene. She and Claudia do resemble one another, or were you just making a general comment about Claudia in reference to the whole movie?
What an amazing scene. its been said here, but in that one long take - no cuts - you have such famous, talented and beautiful people of their generation. peter Sellers, what an amazing guy, so funny and his movies, especially all the pink panther ones he was in, i loved as a kid growing up, and now as an older man. I take pride that he was born in a house at the corner of the street i grew up on. I just love him. David Niven, all of them, just truly amazing people of their generation. I watched the movie last week, and have been humming the tune ever since, so i had to come here and watch/listen to it again. wonderful music, the placement of the cow-bells.. LOL. That movie reminds me of a simpler time in my life, being a kid and laughing at all the craziness this wonderful movie has to offer. With this pandemic still going on, and the world feeling very heavy these days, we need more of these movies to help lift us up, make us laugh, and forget our troubles even if its only for an hour or so. Thanks for uploading this clip, and much love to all those who are no longer with us today, but whose company we can still enjoy though the films they left behind.
@@mikegalvin9801During the scene where Robert Wagner's character was submerged in the hotel room bath tub, industrial strength soap was used, temporarily blinding him.
This scene with Fran Jeffries was the trigger that stirred my first pubescent awakening. As a 13-year-old, I found her fascinating, mesmerizing, for reasons I couldn't explain. Now I understand that the eye contact from a beautiful woman can command not only an entire crowded room, but also one young man in a movie theater.
This scene has it all: first, impeccable one-shot cinematography that pulls the viewer into the frame, at the invitation of the mesmerising Miss Jeffries. Second, those Beautiful People, but with just enough schlubs to let the rest of us believe that if only we could be in the right place at the right time... Third, cowbell! Fourth, spandex. I could go on. I was 14 when this came out, and took up skiing that winter- hope springs eternal. But by that time Kennedy was dead, Camelot was no more, and this movie came to represent, paradoxically, the epitome of sophistication and at the same time, a lost innocence. A masterpiece that sums up an era in three breathtaking minutes.
One of my all-time-favorite directors. Edwards had directing range beyond comedy that some people forget (Days Of Wine And Roses, for instance). The ONLY thing I could hold against him was continuing to make sequels after Sellers died...that was shameless & greedy. But that still doesn't diminish the original perfection that is The Pink Panther.
Incredible, writing, music, movie, cast...nothing but top-notch 1960's. I cannot pick my favorite...so let's stick with Mancini and Mercer, Jefferies performance I watch every era ,yes, the silent. movies to present American and Foreign
A beautiful lady and a great song with early 1960s, JFK-era class. This film was released 8 years before I was even born and, still, I’ll catch myself humming it to myself out of nowhere. 💙👍🏼💙👍🏼🌹
What an incredible performance by the gorgeous Fran Jeffries. She moves with elegant and class. She has a style which lacks so much in today’s entertainment. Brilliant hairdo as well. Can’t take your eyes away from her. Amazing ! 💕
FABUOLUS IN EVERYTHING, , AN ITALIAN COMPOSER MANCINI ITALIAN SONG , FANTASTIC SINGER DANCER,, GREAT FILM ACTORS,, FANTASTIC NOSTALGIC ATMOSPHERE ,, MAGIC , THOSE WHERE THE GLORIOUS FIL GENIUS DAY,,,SUPERB CHARM,,,, UNFORGHETABLE !!!!!
I came to find this song because my child (age 7 at the time) used to play the Pink Panther movie specifically to hear this song. Would play it over and over again, actually. Talk about some great taste in music!
My favorite scene in one of my favorite Blake Edwards movies. Perfect in every way. Every time I go back & watch The Pink Panther, I'm still on pins & needles waiting for Meglio Stasera. ❤️
Frances Makris "Fran" Jeffries * May 18 1937 + 15 December 2016 - was an American singer, dancer, actress, and model. Fran's obituary at the New York Times said: Fran Jeffries , an actress who performed a sexy samba in 'The Pink Panther'...
I just re-watched the pink panther film series again and this song just stuck in my head i kept thinking about it even after watching all 9 movies, i came back to watch this performance by Fran Jeffries again and again, i never heard of her before and i watched all the pink panther movies before but i didn't remember this scene, i will never forget it now, in this movie Fran Jeffries is one of the most beautiful women i have ever seen and yes that's up there with Claudia Cardinale who was also one of the most beautiful women in the world back then. this song is amazing and beautiful, the singer is beautiful, she doesn't miss a beat she moves her shoulders when the bells ding in the song, she is a beautiful dancer, everything about this scene is beautiful even the cozy atmosphere of the resort and all the audience just admiring her while she performs including david niven and the rest of the cast. the funny thing is when she goes over to peter sellers (Inspector Clouseau) he is deep in coversation with the guy next to him and the guy even gestures for him to shh and when she dances over to him he even has to pull peter sellers away cause he's obliviously to close to her, I wonder if this was all part of peters sellers genius, as he was still in his bumbling character that Clouseau would be to busy talking and not even paying attention to the most beautiful woman on the planet. then when she pulls him off to dance around the room he bumbles facing the guy behind him and has to turn around and run toward her, then at the end of the song he does his shoulder shrug like she was doing at the part of the bells. peter sellers was such a comic genius even in small parts or parts where he's not the main actor in the scene he is still giving comic performances.
I couldn't help but notice Clouseau (Peter Sellers) in the background chatting with Tucker (Colin Gordon). Gordon was one of only two actors who played "Number Two" in the original "Prisoner" miniseries. The other was Leo McKern. I would bet that if Fran Jeffries had been a resident of "The Village," "Number Six" would never have tried to escape. Either that, or he would've taken her with him.
This song has been in my head from the time I first saw this movie as a child. As well as the crazy car chase with the man in the monkey suit among other things!
Might have been odd for the audiences. There's a recent version with exact pronunciation, by a Danish singer: th-cam.com/video/p_Zow4wrBMo/w-d-xo.html&start_radio=1&rv=EgMILKzERe8
Magnifique Fran Jeffries chanteuse, danseuse, modèle qui nous a quittés en 2016, une bien jolie scène, à côté du hilarant Peter sellers parti trop tôt. Génialissime "pink panther", j'adore 😊
What a woman! What a song! What a dance! What a moment! What a video! What a movie! What a time! What an atmosphere!
E XCEPCIONAL Fran Jeffries....junto Miranda Martino hicieron lq mejor versión de este tema....que no es tan sencillo...es para reflexionar...deje pasar muchas oportunidades ...y eso no me pone orgulloso precisamente..Pude haber disfrutado mucho mas la vida.,...nostalgias-- lo no vivido no tiene vuelta atrás---..
The titles of her two Playboy pictorials said it all: “Frantastic!” and the second one was titled “Still Frantastic!”.
Is she italian ???
@@grazianairno5941 She's not Italian; I believe her father was Greek.
What about it? (I'm joking)
I don't understand a word.....but i'm buying what she's selling!
😂😂😂❤
ITA and EN
Meglio stasera, che domani o mai
Domani chi lo sa, quel che sarà
Non mi dire d'aspettare
Il domani che verrà
E una porta che tu chiudi
Fra me e te
Se stasera ti decidi
a rispondermi di si,
I domani che verranno
li dedico solo a te
Meglio stasera, che domani o mai
Domani chi lo sa, quel che sarà
Nasce il giorno e il giorno muore,
e la notte porterà
L'incertezza del domani,
chissà, chissà
Basta un desiderio solo
a non farti riposar,
e una pulce sul lenzuolo
che dormire non ti fa
Meglio stasera, che domani o mai
Domani chi lo sa, quel che sarà.
Better tonight than tomorrow or never
Who knows who tomorrow, what will be
Don't tell me to wait
The tomorrow that will come
And a door that you close
Between you and me
If tonight you decide
to answer yes to me,
The tomorrows that will come
I dedicate only to you
Better tonight than tomorrow or never
Who knows who tomorrow, what will be
The day is born and the day dies,
and the night will bring
The uncertainty of tomorrow,
who knows, who knows
Just one wish is enough
to keep you from resting,
and a flea on the sheet
that keeps you from sleeping
Better tonight than tomorrow or never
Who knows who tomorrow, what will be.
I love watching Claudia Cardinale's face enjoying Frans performance. This is 60 years old and its so fresh.
I think CC is the most beautiful woman in the world, but Fran Jefferies just blows her away in this scene - and Capucine, and everybody else. Nobody else, with the possible exception of Doris Day, every sang and remained so beautiful, but DD never danced at the same time she sang.
Her Italian is not that good, should have been dubbed.
@@lvGallo-qc7ql Yeah, ... didn't notice.
Thank you for pointing that out, somehow I had not noticed that. Someone else in the comments also mentioned that Capucine is also present. Fantastic cast & gorgeous Fran, I need to see this film in its entirety.
And Capucine singing along with her.
Pure class. I bloody love this scene. The cow bells, the band. Sellers' interaction, the setting. Brilliant.
And only one cut in the entire sequence. Cheers.
- they should make a modern version of this movie.
The smile, the moves, the melody, the samba shuffle, the best-placed cowbell in the history of cowbell........this scene is infectious.
Fran Jeffries blew this out of the park. GrandSlam
Love you all xxxxxx
79Tomasso, check out Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers in “Stormy Weather” if you really want to experience an infectious musical movie production number. It is an amazing feat.
Raise your hand if when you were a kid somewhere in suburbia you thought this was what grown-up life would be.
@@inkyguy Not so much
I'm 28 years old. My dad is 63. He introduced me to this movie when i was a child. The other night, I surprised him to a clean house, dinner, and this movie on the big screen downstairs.
The smile on his face was worth more than a million dollars.
You are TOO HELLA COOL‼️😺
Mad cool to do for your dad! Mine also introduced me to the Pink Panther series including A Shot in the Dark. Outstanding.
I'm 63 and my daughter's 21 and I introduced this song to my kids (son is 18), too. Every now and then, we put it on and dance... pure joy!
Lovely ... *Thank you for sharing* ..God bless you and your dad. He is lucky to have a daughter like you 💗💗....
You are a GREAT daughter and your father is the richest man alive because of you. Blessings to you both!
That little move that Peter Sellers did with his shoulders at the end of song GETS ME EVERY TIME!!! I love it!!! 🤣👍
Also the little movie in Lolita when he looks at his watch when he's dancing !
Peter Sellers dancing in Lolita. Checks his watch at :011 th-cam.com/video/MMZrVQgIR_U/w-d-xo.html
Thank you I never noticed this 😂😂😂😂😂
Attention to detail? 😄
This was what I wanted adult life to be (like the stories in the Saint). Also wanted to ski in Cortina where the scenes are set (I love to ski). This scene has been in my mind since I saw as a kid. Rewatch the whole film every one or two years.
Me too! Totally! Are you married?
We might be meant to be together! Ha ha ha! Jk.
Back when grownups were, well, grown up. I also loved this one along with Breakfast at Tiffany's which was my other paradigm of what life would be like "when I grow up."
Glad I’m not alone!
Me too! Watched this as a kid, and couldn't wait to grow up! Flash forward, 2023 - society is in decline, cities are burning, economy is a mess, and no one can afford to buy a house. I wish it were 1964 again.
Omg, yes, me too
The best panther movie without a doubt. Exotic locations, great music, effortless comedy.
THANK YOU!! 😀 A Shot In The Dark is good...but NOT the best of these movies as many fans insist it is. There is NOTHING - not one damn thing - about this movie that anyone could reasonably argue that Blake Edwards got wrong. Brilliant, perfect, timeless...& obviously the Library of Congress agreed.
@@henrylouisrobinson1022
...I respectfully disagree...
...they never quite caught up to "A Shot In The Dark"...
...(now, let's not tell the other Pink Panther movies about our favorites
-we would not want 35mm filmstock strangling us in a {say this with a straight face now} 😐"rit of fealous jage")...
Shot in the Dark was way better.
And the cast!
I prefer Peter Sellers before he became very self-conscious with his jokes, very much underplayed, which I prefer personally the scene in the shower and in the Bedroom especially, the violin is classic
Modern movies can't reproduce class like this
Sure they can. Young actors/performers are just as skilled, talented, and classy as they've ever been. It's just not what general audiences want now. It's a shame, but true.
This takes nothing away from Fran Jeffries, but if she had been born to this current time, there wouldn't be a demand for all of her talents. Same is true for Mancini. They'd probably both still be working today, but their skills would appear differently because, again, this isn't what general audience are looking for now. Nostalgia is that sense that good things only exist in the past. This couldn't be further from the truth. But tastes change.
got to have class to produce it.
@@commodoor6549 I respectfully disagree
@@commodoor6549*чушь не пиши.*
@@commodoor6549 What are you talking about? People today want this!!!
For me, not only one of the funniest films ever made, but also, one of the most beautiful. It is shot with such perfection: the women are lit like they should be; movie stars and they glow almost ethereally. Consider this scene was probably shot on a grey Tuesday morning in Shepperton, cold and drizzly, yet they managed to convey us to the glamorous Cortina resort in Italy and boy, didn't it look incredible?! Fabulous song performed by a stunning woman: what more could you want from a movie? Why aren't there films this good, made these days?
Very good
Some of this film was shot in Italy not England.
Why aren't there films this good, made these days - you genuinely(!) need to feel something...
@@olafweyer859 Bad training in life by today's youngsters. Everybody is so badly raised.
Fran Jeffries spoke of flying to Rome for extensive rehearsals.
Definitely infatuated with Fran Jeffries in this performance. Her eye contact with the camera lens gives the appearance that she is looking at me. That voice! Her beauty! Wonderful clip.
Those hips that bum. Beautiful.
Best breaking the fourth Wall music moment in a movie
Easy for us women to be jealous 😄.
I love her singing style. No flamboyant screeching (or auto tune!), just a few interesting embellishments. Love it.
You just couldn't top this, even after nearly five and half decades, you just couldn't top this masterpiece of a song and performance, RIP Fran Jeffries
Indeed. There are million-dollar music videos that only dream of being that good.
2024 August now. Doesn’t tire 💕
@@phylis3917 *mike drop* 😉
The people in this video have one thing that is sadly lacking in todays' society...class.
Along with today's movies and celebrities!! You may not agree, but Melania Trump has this quality of style Nd class.
And not plastic 😊
Yes and why? 😔
"The people in this video" You mean people who have inherited their wealth and have drawn the ladder up, making social climbing for the rest close to impossible except for some very few? And who most likely have a wealth 1000x larger than the average person? Not so difficult to exhibit markers of "class" then, such as clothes and drinks and food ans choice of vacation venues. Something else you want tell us about how you despise (most likely) your own life and class (lower middle or working)?
@@janetphillips2875 hmm but she can give such vampish look with Trump. I think he lost bcoz of her. You need a supportive wife in politics
This entire scene is shot in one continuous take with not cuts in between. The set is filled with some of the most famous, talented and beautiful actors of the time and I hardly even see them. One can scarcely help taking his eyes off of her. She is well rehearsed yet spontaneous, musical, lovely to look at, and she has a well-trained, one-of-a-kind raspy voice to top it off. Mancini's well-crafted melody reminds us of his melodic genius. Love this scene!
"Raspy"? It's your ears. Get them checked out.
Also..I just love the little balding guy in the grey sweater behind her!! Its obvious by his grin and shouts of "bella" afterwards that he ADORED her performance!! And the use of her lovely hands and arms...well..her whole body..was beautiful!! Watch the movie...its hilarious!!
It's not quite a one shot - there is a cut at 2:05. But anyway you're right - it's a wonderful scene and a really erotic lady.
I wonder,,,I remember that this scene was done in One Take, and the afore mentioned 'cut' at 2:05, is the 2nd camera, that was placed, as a 'just in case'..and the Director decided while Miss Jeffries was performing, that he wanted a 'Close-Up' of her....instead of doing the 'full-shot' he was doing...it was supposedly almost not done, because in truth, the 2nd camera man had his Eyes, on the food on the table...the whole crew and extras were rehearsed and rehearsed for this ONE Take...as Miss Jeffries...though skilled, just DID NOT, want to perform, than record her voice. or do, takes....honestly, came across this in a Movie Fan Mag interview, in the 1970's, from a friend...a real Movie Maven behind-the-scenes-hound...? notice that the track of her Voice does not indicate a Cut nor does the movements of the swaying group in the back ground. show a cut...If it is spiced, than a Damn good Job of it....
beside "filled with the most actors" ... okay, beside sellers, the singer and the lord ... who's famous there?
Back in the days when movies had a scene with no reason other than to show a gorgeous woman singing a cool song.
Great comment, you're so right! LOL
It's just so random. Love it.
and women were proud to look gorgeous...
Done with class.
I saw this first when I was a little kid. I was captivated, and this song to this day sticks in my head.
Same with me.
Same here! I was really little and soon turning 60 yet I remembered the melody my entire life!! Just an amazing scene
@andrerivera3468 it's crazy! Out of nowhere I will find myself just humming it randomly as I do something. Me and my cousin used to sing it all the time when we were little cause we loved these movies.
A mega class and glamour that are impossible to find today in movies. Addictive.
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Seeing this film as a kid made me want to go live in Europe. I assumed that was what life was like there...beautiful people sitting around in ske lodges being entertained by amazing women singing exotic songs about kilos.
It was (potentially) if you were rich
@@redcardinalist Poor people had the same fun time, the only difference is that singers were not that good. Most restaurants had live music and people were singing along.
Oh boy, this is so addictive. What if life were a never-ending party with good music and fantastic singers ...
thats my life
Never tire of seeing this. Cheers me up no end.
Same!
Somehow it uplifts you.
@@phylis3917 Yes, it does, Phylis. Full of humour, charm, as well as great music.
I was nine years old when "The Pink Panther" came out, and I thought that this scene was the last word in grown-up sophistication. I wanted nothing more than to grow up as quickly as possible, so that I too could hang out at exclusive ski resorts, having adventures with beautiful princesses, jewel thieves, and undercover policemen. Well, I'm 63 now, and I've seen my share of the high life, on both sides of the Atlantic; but I've never seen anything that topped the exquisite Miss Jeffries in these three minutes. I guess that's why they call them "fantasies".
Fran Jeffries - I heard she ended up being Bernie Taupin's mother-in-law ....
@Thomas - We're in the same age group and I too have had my time with the high life in Europe, Asia and all of the Americas. But I would have parted with my left nut to have been in a scene like this one.
I saw "The Pink Panther" when I was 8 years old at radio City Music Hall and while I was initially intrigued by the cartoon opening credits, this scene has stayed with me and yes even though I could not voice it as an 8 year old, I also thought this was the "last word in grown-up sophistication". I'm glad to know I wasn't the only youngster who thought like this.
To DandyLion 662a: Thanks for the reply. I should be asking if you're really Bert Lahr under an assumed name -- allowing for the inconvenient fact that he's dead -- since he laid claim to your handle while singing to Judy Garland. A few facts: I've written a long novel about Superboy and Lex Luthor, which those who have read it have praised effusively (good writer's word), and am currently in rehearsal to play Colonel Pickering in a production of "My Fair Lady".
Just saying...
I'm 9 years old and watched this hilarious movie
I’ve always felt like the actors have dropped character here and they’re basically just sitting around the set watching Fran Jeffries sing and dance
Even when I was a young man I was always more attracted to this kind of sophistication with this kind of music. Not into the pool parties with a bunch kids trying to outdrink each other or the disco's where the volume is so high you can't hear yourself think. Always the old soul.
International. 💕
The Pink Panther and Shot in the Dark are 2 of my all time favourite films. Hearing this makes me smile and remember watching them with my folks as a kid. Miss you mum & dad ❤
With Manci I it pips. Love to memory of your deceased 💕 ones.
Fran Jeffries and the little man in gray clothes had brief speaking parts at about 12 minutes into the film. It is when people were gathered outside on a terrace in the cold with mountains in background.
Bellissimo film e fantastica canzone
What makes the scene unique is that there are two dual realities. The dancer/singer is playing both to the movie theater audience as she plays directly to the camera and to context to the scene itself (the ski lodge). So those in theatre are drawn in with cast and are part of the films reality. It is surreal. This is what can be accomplished with truly talented people, a good script and a sophisticated public and audience. No special effects or gratuitous sex but rather implied which is sexier. This would probably not work today as the audiences are not as sophisticated nor is the Hollywood talent at this level.
In addition, this was all done in one take! Just amazing!! Unlike today, there was so much great talent in the 1960's.
@@toddfeiertag3658 ppp
Well said
@Chiara Brunelli....."ok boomer"....It's the new snarky comeback all the kids are using...! Perfect for those times when thinking up a real insult is just too hard...!
Of course, typing two whole words on your phone takes awhile... So next time, just type this....k bmr
Like you said there was so much going on in this scene and Fran Jeffries was in total control of that room and what a performance. Her singing and dancing were great, but not vulgar and those guys dancing with her were great, it was one of the highlights of the film and Directed by a Oklahoma Boy, Thanks Mr. Blake Edwards.
it must have been wonderful to be young at that time
What a great movie! A great classic. They dont make them like this anymore! This is a dream of mine to be able to ski and spend time in an old classic lodge. Fran Jeffries was an absolute sensation, also Capucine and Claudia Cardinale! Today's movies are nothing but filth, the f word, fighting, wars, loud noises that over power your living room....just dang awful! Thank goodness for Turner Classic Movies.
Thank you Peter Sellers, for making me laugh!
Ditto!!!
I've been wanting to marry her for the past 58 years! After watching The Pink Panther (at the age of 10), As we were leaving the Theater, I still remember telling my parents "I want to marry her". My Dad just chuckled and said to my Mom "That's my boy"...... My Mom gave Dad the strangest look....... A Very Beautiful Talented Lady!
Just a staggering beauty, sexy and talented, the whole package, this is the scene which for me defines the entire movie, not the story or the comedy, but it creates a feel for a specific time and place, likely it's pure Hollywood and maybe these kinds of interludes never really happened, but that's the magic of this scene, it transports the viewer to a wonderful fantasy
This makes me want to travel back to 1963.
Me three.
@ungratefulmetalpansy book it for three
Not me! I was shitting in nappies.
To Dallas November 21, and put a bullet in Oswalds head
Don’t go in the winter, it was terrible!
Those who only know the Pink Panther movies for the antics of Clouseau are really missing out. The original film is in a class by itself. The others are fun as well but the original was by far the best.
We were debating g that 😄.
The most glamouros filmscene with the most glamouros people ever.
What ???
60 years later - timeless!
Phenomenal Haute caliber !!like all the classy movies of this era❤
this piece rocks... it's time-defying. completely beautiful. i can listen to it over and over again.
I due listen over and over again.
Every once in a while (like today) this tune pops up in my mind and I re-watch. It's just one of those moments that belongs in a person's brain.
not sure if you're talking about the scene, or the woman (insert lennyface)
I often do listen to it over and over
I tell everyone I know haha
WOWZERS am I getting an audrey plaza vibe!
She's giving me a Mary Elizabeth Winstead vibe.
Fran Jeffries was such a lovely and talented woman, and this is a great showcase for her singing and dancing. We lost her 15 December 2016.
One cant be but really gifted to act dancing so antirhythm, Peter, you re marvelous!
Old but Gold! Her dancing style is mesmerizing💫
She's doing a rumba walk (quick-quick-slow) with cuban motion foot work. Not even a full rumba but it does look elegant.
I said it before, and I'll say it again and again... MESMERIZING!!!💀
3:02 and onward, the tall, statuesque blond, in soft yellow-green, "undone” Beehive hairstyle (?), the sleek outfit, the shiny shoes! Wow!
This is such an anti depressant. I watch this a lot. Fran Jeffries is amazing.
She smolders. The snow, it melts,
“Haiku.” 💕👏🏿
03:19 Fran Jeffries relief is priceless after a long single take gone real fantastic... Her facial expression is like " How was it Blakey?" after Blake Edwards said "Cut! You were great darling, now have some fun everybody!"
What a masterpeice of a scene. It has nothing to do with the plot of the movie, but it's so powerful that it stands as its own showpiece, it's basically a music video within a movie.
What a classy era that was. Total style.
Such a 60's move. In the middle of this movie, we're going to stop for a song for no apparent reason. Have her sing directly to the camera while the stars of the movie look at her back.
Somebody douse that fire- it's already too hot in here with Fran doing her thing!
Saw the movie when it first came out. Loved this song and I haven’t forgotten it since 1965. Thank you for sharing!
Fran Jeffries owned that room!
Fran owned the film, it wasnt the same after this.
Other than the opening theme and Peter Sellers’ genius performance, this is my favorite part of the movie. Claudia is the most seductive woman in any room. Ciao Bella!
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I am confused. Claudia is stunning, but she is barely visible in this scene, and most of the time she is out of focus. Fran Jeffries, is the center focus character and star of this scene. She and Claudia do resemble one another, or were you just making a general comment about Claudia in reference to the whole movie?
How about Capucine.
I've never seen nobody so divine and fine ❤❤❤
What an amazing scene. its been said here, but in that one long take - no cuts - you have such famous, talented and beautiful people of their generation. peter Sellers, what an amazing guy, so funny and his movies, especially all the pink panther ones he was in, i loved as a kid growing up, and now as an older man. I take pride that he was born in a house at the corner of the street i grew up on. I just love him. David Niven, all of them, just truly amazing people of their generation. I watched the movie last week, and have been humming the tune ever since, so i had to come here and watch/listen to it again. wonderful music, the placement of the cow-bells.. LOL. That movie reminds me of a simpler time in my life, being a kid and laughing at all the craziness this wonderful movie has to offer. With this pandemic still going on, and the world feeling very heavy these days, we need more of these movies to help lift us up, make us laugh, and forget our troubles even if its only for an hour or so. Thanks for uploading this clip, and much love to all those who are no longer with us today, but whose company we can still enjoy though the films they left behind.
She sings Italian like someone from Kansas.😂
@@pexxos1 ...well, you know, it's a regional accent thing...
Don't forget Robert Wagner and Claudia Cardinale and a whole cast of excellent supporting actors
@@mikegalvin9801During the scene where Robert Wagner's character was submerged in the hotel room bath tub, industrial strength soap was used, temporarily blinding him.
ahh when talent was just that.
This scene with Fran Jeffries was the trigger that stirred my first pubescent awakening. As a 13-year-old, I found her fascinating, mesmerizing, for reasons I couldn't explain. Now I understand that the eye contact from a beautiful woman can command not only an entire crowded room, but also one young man in a movie theater.
And my gay awakening
She was my lesbian awakening lol
Such a fantastic scene. Such complex staging and beautiful choreography.
Choreographed by the great Hermes Pan.
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Fran Jeffries
1937-2016
Rest in Peace!
stupid 2016!
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way to many artists died in 2016..crazy
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Indeed. She was one of my favorite singers.
Peter Sellers was so amazing that you can't stop looking at him, he completely steals the show doing almost nothing.
This scene has it all: first, impeccable one-shot cinematography that pulls the viewer into the frame, at the invitation of the mesmerising Miss Jeffries. Second, those Beautiful People, but with just enough schlubs to let the rest of us believe that if only we could be in the right place at the right time... Third, cowbell! Fourth, spandex. I could go on. I was 14 when this came out, and took up skiing that winter- hope springs eternal. But by that time Kennedy was dead, Camelot was no more, and this movie came to represent, paradoxically, the epitome of sophistication and at the same time, a lost innocence. A masterpiece that sums up an era in three breathtaking minutes.
Blake Edwards knew his stuff! 👌👏👍👏👏
One of my all-time-favorite directors. Edwards had directing range beyond comedy that some people forget (Days Of Wine And Roses, for instance). The ONLY thing I could hold against him was continuing to make sequels after Sellers died...that was shameless & greedy. But that still doesn't diminish the original perfection that is The Pink Panther.
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I am in love with Fran Jeffries
Incredible, writing, music, movie, cast...nothing but top-notch 1960's.
I cannot pick my favorite...so let's stick with Mancini and Mercer, Jefferies performance
I watch every era ,yes, the silent. movies to present American and Foreign
Well rounded open art/music appreciation. 💕🌍
A beautiful lady and a great song with early 1960s, JFK-era class. This film was released 8 years before I was even born and, still, I’ll catch myself humming it to myself out of nowhere. 💙👍🏼💙👍🏼🌹
What an incredible performance by the gorgeous Fran Jeffries. She moves with elegant and class. She has a style which lacks so much in today’s entertainment. Brilliant hairdo as well. Can’t take your eyes away from her. Amazing ! 💕
She was gorgeous and had obvious talent. Why she didn't get more plum roles, I don't understand.
Such a great scene. Well choreographed, enegetic, classy and stylish. Hard to match.
A goddess!
Perfection!
She floats…ALWAYS loved this scene….beauty and talent….chef kiss
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Fran just vaporizes this performance.
I had forgotten what a "HOT" number this is. Yes, I'm old enough to remember when this movie was released! Still a great number!!!!
Now compare this film to the films we have today ! This is fantastic ❤
FABUOLUS IN EVERYTHING, , AN ITALIAN COMPOSER MANCINI ITALIAN SONG , FANTASTIC SINGER DANCER,, GREAT FILM ACTORS,, FANTASTIC NOSTALGIC ATMOSPHERE ,, MAGIC , THOSE WHERE THE GLORIOUS FIL GENIUS DAY,,,SUPERB CHARM,,,, UNFORGHETABLE !!!!!
Oh my...was she ever beautiful...
Stunning! I can't stop watching it. Absolutely beautiful! This is called CLASSIC!
This song is perfect - especially when compared with the crap that passes for music nowadays.
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I came to find this song because my child (age 7 at the time) used to play the Pink Panther movie specifically to hear this song. Would play it over and over again, actually. Talk about some great taste in music!
First class acting in a first class film
My favorite scene in one of my favorite Blake Edwards movies. Perfect in every way. Every time I go back & watch The Pink Panther, I'm still on pins & needles waiting for Meglio Stasera. ❤️
And never once reacted to on TH-cam because they're too busy copying each other and doing the latest (often worthless) "Star Wars" movies.
Thank you very much...
I always loved this scene! Even as a kid!
the later movies in the series tried to recreate a musical scene similar to this but none came even close to this one
Frances Makris "Fran" Jeffries * May 18 1937 + 15 December 2016 - was an American singer, dancer, actress, and model. Fran's obituary at the New York Times said: Fran Jeffries , an actress who performed a sexy samba in 'The Pink Panther'...
Great feeling and rhythm.....memorable part of the film...
The way the song starts
This number is a 60s Jewel to remember
One of my favorite comedies! I was in love with Robert Wagner and David Niven was so debonair!
I just re-watched the pink panther film series again and this song just stuck in my head i kept thinking about it even after watching all 9 movies, i came back to watch this performance by Fran Jeffries again and again, i never heard of her before and i watched all the pink panther movies before but i didn't remember this scene, i will never forget it now, in this movie Fran Jeffries is one of the most beautiful women i have ever seen and yes that's up there with Claudia Cardinale who was also one of the most beautiful women in the world back then. this song is amazing and beautiful, the singer is beautiful, she doesn't miss a beat she moves her shoulders when the bells ding in the song, she is a beautiful dancer, everything about this scene is beautiful even the cozy atmosphere of the resort and all the audience just admiring her while she performs including david niven and the rest of the cast. the funny thing is when she goes over to peter sellers (Inspector Clouseau) he is deep in coversation with the guy next to him and the guy even gestures for him to shh and when she dances over to him he even has to pull peter sellers away cause he's obliviously to close to her, I wonder if this was all part of peters sellers genius, as he was still in his bumbling character that Clouseau would be to busy talking and not even paying attention to the most beautiful woman on the planet. then when she pulls him off to dance around the room he bumbles facing the guy behind him and has to turn around and run toward her, then at the end of the song he does his shoulder shrug like she was doing at the part of the bells. peter sellers was such a comic genius even in small parts or parts where he's not the main actor in the scene he is still giving comic performances.
I couldn't help but notice Clouseau (Peter Sellers) in the background chatting with Tucker (Colin Gordon). Gordon was one of only two actors who played "Number Two" in the original "Prisoner" miniseries. The other was Leo McKern. I would bet that if Fran Jeffries had been a resident of "The Village," "Number Six" would never have tried to escape. Either that, or he would've taken her with him.
Just 1 continous shot, very nice
Lol, Clouseau had his wrist watch pickpocketed by the geezer he was talking to in the brown suit near the table , never noticed that before!
I’m an actress and dancer and I come back to this scene almost daily for my daily dose of elegant inspiration. ❤
Peter Sellers is the frickin’ man!!!!! I loved the little thing he did with his shoulders at the end of song!!!! 😀👍
Blimey! Wow! What a performance.
This song has been in my head from the time I first saw this movie as a child. As well as the crazy car chase with the man in the monkey suit among other things!
Long live the great Henry Mancini
Amazing, this Song. Just Made for the Film 'pink panther
Talent....
Bravo 👏🏿 🎯🏆
♥️Capucine ♥️ So beautiful, talented. May she rest in peace ♥️ xxx
Yep... but that ain't her.
@@GregNickoloff Capucine is sitting in the front row. Wearing a black top with a white turtle neck underneath it..
Ms. Jeffries was incredible, but being fluent in Italian, Spanish and French, it cracks me up to hear Italian with an American accent.
Might have been odd for the audiences. There's a recent version with exact pronunciation, by a Danish singer: th-cam.com/video/p_Zow4wrBMo/w-d-xo.html&start_radio=1&rv=EgMILKzERe8
@@hudsony777 yes, I’ve seen/heard her…absolutely delightful!
But, when you go to a foreign country and make the effort to speak in their language instead of always speaking English...
Magnifique Fran Jeffries chanteuse, danseuse, modèle qui nous a quittés en 2016, une bien jolie scène, à côté du hilarant Peter sellers parti trop tôt. Génialissime "pink panther", j'adore 😊