Metal Jane, that's right. Jo was a woman indeed. I like the way she looks at him so adoringly after telling him that she wasn't married. How could any fellow not know that a lady likes him with that type of beautiful gaze?
@Sweet Pea You should read the books first before commenting. He agrees to teach German for her because she has secretly been mending his socks and he can´t afford to pay her. Beside Jo is 25 and Friedrich is 38 they didn´t sleep together until they were married. It was the 1880´s. In this film he is not her teacher at all.
@Sweet Pea Well the conflict and altercation arise because Jo is not a regular girl. You are not wrong in your argument neither am I. She might have liked Laurie, but achieving her dreams meant much more to her. Again, she might have liked him but she could not risk her ambitions and her far fetched goals for anything which she feared could have created a hindrance in her pursuit of them. Sure, Professor tried on her. But Laurie tried much more than Professor Bhaer. The blazing appearance of Laurie and an ageing appearance of the professor were both in front of her to judge. She made her decision and chose the professor. Certainly not on appearance. Certainly not. She chose him for other qualities. What qualities, I know, Jo knew and many others surely know. But let me assure you there is something for which she chose him. Until you become wise enough to realize the perspective of her, please don't bring the level of discussion to your regular "That girl is mine/ She is my bitch" level. Jo is someone for whom I would also say "Jo, such a little name for such a person".
Messylin Me too. I somewhat regret that after 2001, Winona’s career is not as “bright” as in 1990s and I still hope that one day she will be nominated for an Oscar again (although recently she got nominated for a Golden Globe with her role in “Strangers Things”).
Watch closely how Winona Ryder plays this scene. Heart-tuggingly sincere without becoming too maudlin. And always true to Alcott's Jo. Her sunny disposition amidst trials and tribulations is an inspiration and by the time she tells Gabriel Byrne's Professor Baer "Please don't go so far away", one can't help but fall in love with her. The emotional wallop of her final line " Not empty now" is not only powerful but achingly real and true. It is then that you understand how she deserved Professor Baer and vice-versa.
@Sharon Jensen I think she was beautiful, those eyes, and her lips and really her whole face. Also she was even more beautiful for what was inside, her heart.
I remember my sister showing me this (and other versions- she was obsessed) and she shipped Lourie/Jo and thought I was a nut for thinking Jo ought to end up with Mr.Bhaer. She asked why I'd think such a thing, and I pointed out that Laurie was a nice boy but that Jo was too stubborn and too much of a tomboy (this was my kid-logic here) for him and he was too sweet and she'd boss him too much, so they couldn't be happy - but with F.B. she and he were equals, no bosses. As I got older, I fell more and more in love with that idea that they were equals in so many ways- deep thinkers, optimists at heart, better at expressing themselves in written form than verbal, both with a tendency to break with social customs, both able to enjoy fine and simple things in life, bookworms, and what she lacks in world experience she makes up for in moxy and what he lacks in Laurie's kind of charm he more than makes up for with his insightfulness.
Ditto. I changed my mind after reading little men and understood. And made me dream of having my own plumfield. But reality just allowed me to become a teacher.
Winona was terrific as Jo. I'm sure it wasn't easy, especially after Katherine Hepburn and June Allyson played the part well in earlier adaptations, but Winona certainly made the role her own.
@DuchessDeGhent Agree, the new film was meh....I like Ronan, but Ryder did a superior job. In the new version everyone sounds like they're spouting scripted dialogue The '94 version was more natural. And for the record, Emma Watson CANNOT act. She ruined every scene she was in.
I love the subtlety of his movements in this scene, the pained look in his face when she runs to him, the way he smiles when seeing her happiness at the success of her book, but my favorite moments are when she asks if there is anyway she can make him stay, when he speaks he leans toward her and his eyes roam her face, but then he draws away when congratulating her on her “Marriage” *Insert Stroke here* soooooooo beautiful. WHY CANT I FIND A FREDRICH IN REAL LIFE!!
Fun fact - Gillian Armstrong got a very low budget for this because studio execs said men wouldn't want to see it (they called it a "little girls film"). She showed ten of them a rough cut and by the end they were wiping tears from their eyes. And immediately gave her more money for reshoots and additional music.
I watched this again after seeing the new 2020 version with Ronan. This scene is so touching and memorable Jo and Prof Bhaer .. it was perfect. Winona is perfect as Jo .. the new version is horrible
I never was a Jo/Laurie shipper, I think because when I first read the book I was ten and not interested in boys. I liked their friendship, but I just wanted Jo to achieve her goals: be independent, write, be able to be herself, live life on her own terms. And she got that. Later, I did care about her romantic life and I was sad about Jo/Laurie "ending," but I was OK with Baehr too. It took seeing this film to make me LOVE Jo and Friedrich. I know people were devastated because Jo and Laurie were such great friends and also had sexual chemistry, but the thing is, even that would not have been enough in the long run. Jo was intellectually curious, progressive, and destined IMO for something of a Bohemian lifestyle. Laurie on the other hand didn't even want to go to college. He was not her intellectual equal. Had they married, they would have been happy at first and maybe had great sex, but things would have taken a turn for the worse. Laurie needed someone to fill an emotional void in his life. He needed so much from Jo, and eventually, it would have exhausted her. At the same time marriage to him would have constrained her life. I don't think their bond would have developed into something richer, and neither would she have developed as a person with Laurie. I loved watching Jo blossom in New York, go the opera with someone who appreciated it, sit and talk politics and voting rights with Friedrich and his colleagues/friends and have her opinion respected, have a little glass of wine, discuss poetry. He helped her to know herself better, and loved her for who she was. And he had more to give her in many ways, too. And then there is the issue of children. In those days, there were really no birth control options. With Friedrich, she could raise kids, run a school AND write. I think Laurie would have expected her to be a more conventional mother. And can you imagine Laurie wanting to run a progressive school like that? No way! No, Friedrich was right for her. And I thought their story as portrayed in this film was beautiful.
Don´t I know it . Laurie is toned down in all film versions. In the book he is extremely possessive over Jo when he proposes her. Like she is a price for him for graduation college. ladywriter94.tumblr.com/post/128970202744/why-friedrich-is-better-for-jo-than-laurie-is
They were young. All people who are young are experiencing things that are knew to them. Reacting poorly is normal because he is heartbroken at least he didn't force her. Laurie learned to grow up eventually.
When Jo puts her hands into Frederich’s hands and says, “Not empty now,” she’s showing him that she loves him and when they kiss, you can really tell that they love each other💕
One of my guilty pleasures, I don't watch films like this very often but Little Women is another matter. The casting is genius, with Kirsten Dunst and Christian Bale giving especially good performances... Gabriel Bryne and Wynona Ryder are very good as well. The dialogue, locations, all first rate...can watch it again and again. Wynona Ryder made this picture possible with her considerable star power at the time. She made some great choices with director and writers as well as the cast...great stuff!
Well actually, the great director Gillian Armstrong chose Winona to play Jo and not the other way around. But I agree with your observations aside from that. 😊
I remember reading an article ages ago where Winona Ryder had some say in casting. The studio wanted Hugh Grant but Winona faught for Gabrial Byrin because he was more in line with the spirit of the book.
What an endearing ending.... the ambiance, camera works and mannerism... seemingly it echoed mid 1800's elegant and the soundtracks by Thomas Newman are delightful!
I think Jo/Laurie as a couple would be awful, especially if she truly wasn’t attracted to him romantically. Laurie would likely tend to be emotionally dependent and clingy especially since he doesn’t develop strong goals of his own, which would only drive Jo further away. And it seems her ‘type’ is someone strong minded [not the same as strong-willed]-someone as independent as she is; someone novel and intellectually curious to feed her creativity; someone patient and mature to temper her fire
I've come to the realization that the best way to find the "right" person, is to be willing to be the "right" person.... So yes, in search of men like that, be a lady like her....and vice versa
In the novel, the most beautiful moment is when the professor saves Jo's faith by debating with the atheists who were confusing her. Even though he is a shy, unassuming man, he argued passionately for God when he saw Jo's head turning.
Oh, yes. Freidrich was her match, heart and soul. Such perfection is rare and precious, both emotionally and intellectually balanced with flawless precision that would defy physics. Besides, Laurie spit-kissed her. 😧
Kary Babii I love how Jo’s character is realistic. She knew two hot headed ppl won’t make a good couple : We’d look each other. Friedrich Bhaer is so good-natured & down to earth.. encourage her maturity & both love philosophy, literature etc..
I think this role was the only role I was disappointed with in the 2019 version. The new guy just can't live up to Gabriel Byrne for me. He was my favorite from the original.
Out of all the little women i connected more with Jo. .Winona was very believable . I really enjoyed the whole cast and the movie it's in my collection!
I adore this movie and this ending! but I still prefer the proposal under the umbrella in the book, just the fact that Friedrich doen´t ask Jo to marry him, he asks if she could love him, melts my heart every time. Still today it is the most romantic exchange I´v ever read.
I visited the Orchard house, where the author and her family lived. It is so beautiful there and they preserved 95% of the families belongings there, including the costumes Louisa May and her sisters used. I learned there too that Louisa May Alcott originally did not plan for Jo to end up with a man simply because she saw no reason for it. However, she was pressured by editors for her to write Jo to be with one. As "revenge", she said fine BUT planned for Jo to end up with a poor, buffoonish, although humble man in contrast to the rich, handsome man the editors had in mind.
I love ❤️ 😍 this scene...to have somebody support your dream is so elaborating and when he realizes she's not married n she grabs his hand is so endearing to one's heart who has truly loved unconditionally.
I LOVE this movie, I felt it truly and beautifully brought the book to life. Out of all the movie versions of this lovely book, this was the best one. The scene when Beth died and this last scene were the loveliest, they were so beautiful that they brought me to tears.
This is such a beautiful story and movie. It was the first book my Mother, who lived to be almost 100, read as a young girl. It is sad so few people are concerned with being well rooted today. They make fast and seemingly easy choices that bring them an eternity of regret.
FollowTheWizard I used to watch this, Sense and Sensibility, the really long Pride and Prejudice, and Persuasion all the time when I was younger. Such memories of Alan Rickman in Sense and Sensibility.
Yes, similar, but a lot better looking IMO. Also Brandon in the 90s version of S&S was so much older than Marianne it kind of gave me the creeps. Kate Winslet was like 21 when she made that film and Rickman was in his late 40s or something. That's a huge age gap. Jo and Friedrich it was more like 15 years or so, which is quite different.
Rachel Novak-Same here. I always loved period dramas, so I would watch Little Women, Sense & Sensability & Pride & Prejudice all the time. Another one I used to watch a lot was the movie adaptation of Emma with Gwenyth Paltrow & Toni Collette.
Thank you for posting up the video, I've recently watched Little Women and have fallen in love with it and can't see a more sweeter ending than this scene here. I love the absolute glow in her eyes when she knew he was going to propose. I love the Jo/Laurie friendship--you could never find two better friends--but Jo stayed true to her heart and found the one man that understood her nature.
Oh my goodness I love that professor now. I used to be all for Jo/Laurie when I was younger but I understand Jo's choice. Very fitting for her to be with a professor. I wouldn't mind it either.
I love the part right after this when the music keeps going and they flash pictures of Kirsten, Claire, Trini, and then Winona and last a little longer on her. Great way to start the credits and keep the feel of the movie going.
As i said on a recent comment. Gabriel Byrne performance made me believe in this couple. He made me brought into tears, like now while i'm watching again. He's so sad alone and sweet. He put me in peace with Lois M. Alcott.
what a beautiful ending! i cant help but keep watching it over and over again. winona does such a wonderful job throughout this whole movie; she shouldve gotten the oscar that year!
Jo's story especially her love story whether with her family, her friends and her teacher, make my heart ache like it's very wonderful. Jo's such amazing cast, and with Winona Ryder I always glad that it was her who fill the cast.
little women is one of my favorite books till date. I fell in love with Gabriel Byrne in this.I had specially ordered this movie from the US. so worth it.
Just realized, he had read her book, so he knew about Laurie and that he had once proposed to Jo. It wasn’t a far jump to really believe she might have married him to seek solace after her sister died
Jo March is my mirror. I have the same problems because I don't know what I can and I am not sure that anyone would need me as an employee or as a friend or partner. I'm so ugly and say silly and boring things and my humor is not very easy to understand. So I am very depressed and I use a psychological help because I haven't had a mother like Mrs. March. She is empathic and so lovely to all her children.
Start by being your own friend , start your own side business. Develop your own style and own it . Everyone has someone out there who'll find them attractive and vice versa. Like Beth said , you don't need many suitors , just the right ONE. it'll happen.
Will you have me? Aww, so sweet. So lovely. Her answer? With all my heart!! I could feel the love. I watch this video over and over. Sometimes, it makes me cry. ❤❤
“But I have nothing to give you, my hands are empty?” “not empty now” this is one of my favorite moments in cinema, absolutely beautiful
she is handful alright lol
That look on her face when she says “no, I’m not married” is so precious, and her voice and that score, what an amazing ending
My adolescence was outraged and wanted Jo/Laurie, but my adult heart smiles for Jo/Friedrich.
She was never his student. Just a housemate and friend. And she isn't a teenager either; a full grown adult woman who needs a grown man.
Metal Jane, that's right. Jo was a woman indeed. I like the way she looks at him so adoringly after telling him that she wasn't married. How could any fellow not know that a lady likes him with that type of beautiful gaze?
I know!!!❤️😍
@Sweet Pea You should read the books first before commenting. He agrees to teach German for her because she has secretly been mending his socks and he can´t afford to pay her. Beside Jo is 25 and Friedrich is 38 they didn´t sleep together until they were married. It was the 1880´s. In this film he is not her teacher at all.
@Sweet Pea Well the conflict and altercation arise because Jo is not a regular girl. You are not wrong in your argument neither am I. She might have liked Laurie, but achieving her dreams meant much more to her. Again, she might have liked him but she could not risk her ambitions and her far fetched goals for anything which she feared could have created a hindrance in her pursuit of them. Sure, Professor tried on her. But Laurie tried much more than Professor Bhaer. The blazing appearance of Laurie and an ageing appearance of the professor were both in front of her to judge. She made her decision and chose the professor. Certainly not on appearance. Certainly not. She chose him for other qualities. What qualities, I know, Jo knew and many others surely know. But let me assure you there is something for which she chose him. Until you become wise enough to realize the perspective of her, please don't bring the level of discussion to your regular "That girl is mine/ She is my bitch" level. Jo is someone for whom I would also say "Jo, such a little name for such a person".
Winona deserved the Oscar for this film. She really takes you on a journey with the character.
I suppose the reason she lost is that Jodie Foster played a mentally challenged woman that year.
@@philipzamora4259 Jessica Lange won for Blue Sky.
Messylin Me too. I somewhat regret that after 2001, Winona’s career is not as “bright” as in 1990s and I still hope that one day she will be nominated for an Oscar again (although recently she got nominated for a Golden Globe with her role in “Strangers Things”).
@@jameshutton1094 i love blue sky
She surely did.
Watch closely how Winona Ryder plays this scene. Heart-tuggingly sincere without becoming too maudlin. And always true to Alcott's Jo. Her sunny disposition amidst trials and tribulations is an inspiration and by the time she tells Gabriel Byrne's Professor Baer "Please don't go so far away", one can't help but fall in love with her. The emotional wallop of her final line " Not empty now" is not only powerful but achingly real and true. It is then that you understand how she deserved Professor Baer and vice-versa.
Mark Guevarra, excellent observations!
Beautifully said.
exquisitely put.
@Sharon Jensen I think she was beautiful, those eyes, and her lips and really her whole face. Also she was even more beautiful for what was inside, her heart.
I totally agree. I love her last line and how she knitted her fingers with his. So very romantic (in my eyes).
Girls want a Laurie. Women love a Professor Bhaer.
Quote of a lifetime.
YES
True.
I never wanted Laurie even as a girl. lol. I always felt that Jo was mothering him.
Qué gran verdad!
When I was young, I didnt understand why didnt she choose Laurie. All those years passed , the more older I am the more I love Mr. Bhaer.
Yes! Jo needed a man who had more maturity.
I remember my sister showing me this (and other versions- she was obsessed) and she shipped Lourie/Jo and thought I was a nut for thinking Jo ought to end up with Mr.Bhaer. She asked why I'd think such a thing, and I pointed out that Laurie was a nice boy but that Jo was too stubborn and too much of a tomboy (this was my kid-logic here) for him and he was too sweet and she'd boss him too much, so they couldn't be happy - but with F.B. she and he were equals, no bosses. As I got older, I fell more and more in love with that idea that they were equals in so many ways- deep thinkers, optimists at heart, better at expressing themselves in written form than verbal, both with a tendency to break with social customs, both able to enjoy fine and simple things in life, bookworms, and what she lacks in world experience she makes up for in moxy and what he lacks in Laurie's kind of charm he more than makes up for with his insightfulness.
Well said
It's like a coming of age thing, I think, the moment you realise why Mr Bhaer was always so much better for her, it's kind of becoming an adult :)
Ditto. I changed my mind after reading little men and understood. And made me dream of having my own plumfield. But reality just allowed me to become a teacher.
Winona was terrific as Jo. I'm sure it wasn't easy, especially after Katherine Hepburn and June Allyson played the part well in earlier adaptations, but Winona certainly made the role her own.
winona stole Jo's character and made it her own. I cannot for the life of me picture Saoirse in it (and I love Saoirse for the record)
@DuchessDeGhent Agree, the new film was meh....I like Ronan, but Ryder did a superior job. In the new version everyone sounds like they're spouting scripted dialogue The '94 version was more natural. And for the record, Emma Watson CANNOT act. She ruined every scene she was in.
@DuchessDeGhent We're on the same page! :)
@@BillofRights1951 Emma did HORRIBLE. The rest of them did well.
@@jordin7826 Florence was the best
"Reading your book is like opening a window into your heart." -Friedrich Bhaer
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I love the subtlety of his movements in this scene, the pained look in his face when she runs to him, the way he smiles when seeing her happiness at the success of her book, but my favorite moments are when she asks if there is anyway she can make him stay, when he speaks he leans toward her and his eyes roam her face, but then he draws away when congratulating her on her “Marriage” *Insert Stroke here* soooooooo beautiful. WHY CANT I FIND A FREDRICH IN REAL LIFE!!
You can.
try the library or your local bookstore
Fun fact - Gillian Armstrong got a very low budget for this because studio execs said men wouldn't want to see it (they called it a "little girls film"). She showed ten of them a rough cut and by the end they were wiping tears from their eyes. And immediately gave her more money for reshoots and additional music.
Will you have me?
With all my heart
My hands are empty
Not any more
#romancegoals
Omg.. so deep.
😭
@@colibrizel3163 Do you know God?
I watched this again after seeing the new 2020 version with Ronan. This scene is so touching and memorable Jo and Prof Bhaer .. it was perfect. Winona is perfect as Jo .. the new version is horrible
I never was a Jo/Laurie shipper, I think because when I first read the book I was ten and not interested in boys. I liked their friendship, but I just wanted Jo to achieve her goals: be independent, write, be able to be herself, live life on her own terms. And she got that. Later, I did care about her romantic life and I was sad about Jo/Laurie "ending," but I was OK with Baehr too. It took seeing this film to make me LOVE Jo and Friedrich. I know people were devastated because Jo and Laurie were such great friends and also had sexual chemistry, but the thing is, even that would not have been enough in the long run. Jo was intellectually curious, progressive, and destined IMO for something of a Bohemian lifestyle. Laurie on the other hand didn't even want to go to college. He was not her intellectual equal. Had they married, they would have been happy at first and maybe had great sex, but things would have taken a turn for the worse. Laurie needed someone to fill an emotional void in his life. He needed so much from Jo, and eventually, it would have exhausted her. At the same time marriage to him would have constrained her life. I don't think their bond would have developed into something richer, and neither would she have developed as a person with Laurie. I loved watching Jo blossom in New York, go the opera with someone who appreciated it, sit and talk politics and voting rights with Friedrich and his colleagues/friends and have her opinion respected, have a little glass of wine, discuss poetry. He helped her to know herself better, and loved her for who she was. And he had more to give her in many ways, too. And then there is the issue of children. In those days, there were really no birth control options. With Friedrich, she could raise kids, run a school AND write. I think Laurie would have expected her to be a more conventional mother. And can you imagine Laurie wanting to run a progressive school like that? No way! No, Friedrich was right for her. And I thought their story as portrayed in this film was beautiful.
Friedrich really was more her type of guy. Laurie was immature to her, and he didn't handle the rejection well at all.
Don´t I know it . Laurie is toned down in all film versions. In the book he is extremely possessive over Jo when he proposes her. Like she is a price for him for graduation college. ladywriter94.tumblr.com/post/128970202744/why-friedrich-is-better-for-jo-than-laurie-is
Anyone in love will do that.
They were young. All people who are young are experiencing things that are knew to them. Reacting poorly is normal because he is heartbroken at least he didn't force her. Laurie learned to grow up eventually.
Perfect for Amy.
Jo is a fictional character and also she had kids.
When Jo puts her hands into Frederich’s hands and says, “Not empty now,” she’s showing him that she loves him and when they kiss, you can really tell that they love each other💕
I still prefer this to the 2019 version.
Friedrich: but I have nothing to give you; my hands are empty.
Jo:(taking his hand) not empty now.
What an scene!!!!
"NOoo I'm.. I'm not married!"
Could she have said that any better?
"No I'm not married...I'm very available" lol
Love all the cast here. They all did so well. Winona is at her best here. This is my favorite production of Little Women.
Clare Danes who was virtually unknown but was perfect as the fragile and very gentle Beth.
One of my guilty pleasures, I don't watch films like this very often but Little Women is another matter. The casting is genius, with Kirsten Dunst and Christian Bale giving especially good performances... Gabriel Bryne and Wynona Ryder are very good as well. The dialogue, locations, all first rate...can watch it again and again. Wynona Ryder made this picture possible with her considerable star power at the time. She made some great choices with director and writers as well as the cast...great stuff!
Well actually, the great director Gillian Armstrong chose Winona to play Jo and not the other way around. But I agree with your observations aside from that. 😊
How is this masterpiece a guilty pleasure
They could not have chosen a better actor to play Prof. Bear. I love Gabriel Byron.
Byrne
Bhear
Bhyaerne
Louis Garrel in the 2019 version >
Bhaer
I remember reading an article ages ago where Winona Ryder had some say in casting. The studio wanted Hugh Grant but Winona faught for Gabrial Byrin because he was more in line with the spirit of the book.
thethirdlife Thank God Winona vetoed Spew Grant. He would've ruined an excellent film.
Good for Winona. She was right; Byrne is perfect for Friedrich. I couldn't see anyone else in it.
I read an article saying Hugh was too gorgeous for the role
Woww realy!!
thank god it wasn't Hugh Grant
What an endearing ending.... the ambiance, camera works and mannerism... seemingly it echoed mid 1800's elegant and the soundtracks by Thomas Newman are delightful!
I think Jo/Laurie as a couple would be awful, especially if she truly wasn’t attracted to him romantically. Laurie would likely tend to be emotionally dependent and clingy especially since he doesn’t develop strong goals of his own, which would only drive Jo further away. And it seems her ‘type’ is someone strong minded [not the same as strong-willed]-someone as independent as she is; someone novel and intellectually curious to feed her creativity; someone patient and mature to temper her fire
Yes. Jo was right. She and Laurie were too similar. They would have ended up hating each other.
@@misspriss2482 honestly I meant to say that she and Laurie don’t have the important things in common- especially mental strength
This is the best version I don’t care what anyone says!! Great music, perfect casting, amazing costumes! It really captures the heart of the book!!
I've come to the realization that the best way to find the "right" person, is to be willing to be the "right" person....
So yes, in search of men like that, be a lady like her....and vice versa
In the novel, the most beautiful moment is when the professor saves Jo's faith by debating with the atheists who were confusing her. Even though he is a shy, unassuming man, he argued passionately for God when he saw Jo's head turning.
I forgot that part, what a man! ❤️
I adore this scene! Such a beautiful relationship... This whole story is full of incredibly well written characters and I love them all.
❤️ this version, it’s a Christmas movie I watch multiple times every Christmas. They’ll never beat this version, it’s perfect.
Oh, yes. Freidrich was her match, heart and soul. Such perfection is rare and precious, both emotionally and intellectually balanced with flawless precision that would defy physics. Besides, Laurie spit-kissed her. 😧
Always always preferred this ship over Jo/Laurie.
I love Jo/Fredrich.
Me too!!!!
+LunaDiggory Kay I sort of like Jo/Friedrich...but Amy/Laurie...no, never. I hate Amy, that spoiled little brat.
Yes they're 'deep' alike. She needed a real intellectual. I love Amy and Laurie though lolz ❤️🤧 They all matched with the right guys.
No. I like Laurie. A lot.
Kary Babii I love how Jo’s character is realistic. She knew two hot headed ppl won’t make a good couple : We’d look each other. Friedrich Bhaer is so good-natured & down to earth.. encourage her maturity & both love philosophy, literature etc..
I like this ending, so powerful than new version ...
I think this role was the only role I was disappointed with in the 2019 version. The new guy just can't live up to Gabriel Byrne for me. He was my favorite from the original.
Totally agree. Gabriel radiates self-composure, soulfulness, melancholy, and sincerity. Just perfect!
I don't care how old he is I have had a HUGE crush on Gabriel ever since I saw this movie when I was 13.... *sigh*
One of favourite final scenes in movie history.
Agreed.
Mine too. It's so sweet and romantic
Man, they did have some great chemistry...
Out of all the little women i connected more with Jo.
.Winona was very believable . I really enjoyed the whole cast and the movie it's in my collection!
I adore this movie and this ending! but I still prefer the proposal under the umbrella in the book, just the fact that Friedrich doen´t ask Jo to marry him, he asks if she could love him, melts my heart every time. Still today it is the most romantic exchange I´v ever read.
I visited the Orchard house, where the author and her family lived. It is so beautiful there and they preserved 95% of the families belongings there, including the costumes Louisa May and her sisters used. I learned there too that Louisa May Alcott originally did not plan for Jo to end up with a man simply because she saw no reason for it. However, she was pressured by editors for her to write Jo to be with one. As "revenge", she said fine BUT planned for Jo to end up with a poor, buffoonish, although humble man in contrast to the rich, handsome man the editors had in mind.
I've always sensed that she didn't want Jo to be married. That really would have made more sense.
Thats because I love the 2019 version. They talk about this topic in the movie
I watched this in my early 20s and for few times in my late 20s. I cant have enough of jo and baehr. Wish it was more than just this scene.
What a wonderful scene this is. Finally true love triumphs. I have always been moved greatly by this romantic ending.
I love ❤️ 😍 this scene...to have somebody support your dream is so elaborating and when he realizes she's not married n she grabs his hand is so endearing to one's heart who has truly loved unconditionally.
Gabriel Byrne and Winona Ryder were cast PERFECTLY!! Best couple in the movie!
I LOVE this movie, I felt it truly and beautifully brought the book to life. Out of all the movie versions of this lovely book, this was the best one. The scene when Beth died and this last scene were the loveliest, they were so beautiful that they brought me to tears.
Agreed!
You've got to love the Byrne! It's funny how your interpretation of a book changes as you get older.
This is such a beautiful story and movie. It was the first book my Mother, who lived to be almost 100, read as a young girl. It is sad so few people are concerned with being well rooted today. They make fast and seemingly easy choices that bring them an eternity of regret.
Gabriel Byrne, a gorgeous Irish man, playing a gorgeous German professor.
Winona was the perfect Jo
I'm probably wrong, but I always saw a little of Alan Rickman in his face...
FollowTheWizard you're so right!
FollowTheWizard I used to watch this, Sense and Sensibility, the really long Pride and Prejudice, and Persuasion all the time when I was younger. Such memories of Alan Rickman in Sense and Sensibility.
Yes, similar, but a lot better looking IMO. Also Brandon in the 90s version of S&S was so much older than Marianne it kind of gave me the creeps. Kate Winslet was like 21 when she made that film and Rickman was in his late 40s or something. That's a huge age gap. Jo and Friedrich it was more like 15 years or so, which is quite different.
Rachel Novak-Same here. I always loved period dramas, so I would watch Little Women, Sense & Sensability & Pride & Prejudice all the time. Another one I used to watch a lot was the movie adaptation of Emma with Gwenyth Paltrow & Toni Collette.
Jo/Laurie is for childish love..Jo/Bhear is for mature and real love people ^^
My favourite scene! Louisa Mae Alcott influenced me to become a writer. Thank you for uploading this.
one of the most beautiful movies ever!!!Winona was fabulous as Jo March.The other actors were amazing as well.
I love winona as jo ❤
Thank you for posting up the video, I've recently watched Little Women and have fallen in love with it and can't see a more sweeter ending than this scene here. I love the absolute glow in her eyes when she knew he was going to propose. I love the Jo/Laurie friendship--you could never find two better friends--but Jo stayed true to her heart and found the one man that understood her nature.
Wonderful ending! Every girl should have her Professor Baer.
I always get goosebumps watching those final moments. So sweet.
Through the eyes straight to the soul..... Brilliant ending ❤️🙏❤️
Oh my goodness I love that professor now. I used to be all for Jo/Laurie when I was younger but I understand Jo's choice. Very fitting for her to be with a professor. I wouldn't mind it either.
I love the part right after this when the music keeps going and they flash pictures of Kirsten, Claire, Trini, and then Winona and last a little longer on her. Great way to start the credits and keep the feel of the movie going.
The best of all the Little Women films and include the latest
Best ending scenes ever! @ gives me joy
As i said on a recent comment. Gabriel Byrne performance made me believe in this couple. He made me brought into tears, like now while i'm watching again. He's so sad alone and sweet. He put me in peace with Lois M. Alcott.
Winona is such a great actress, I wish she would make more movies
I just love her tone and expression when she says "I'm not married." You can just tell how eager she is for him!
Love this story and the adaptations of Little Women. 1994 is one of my favorite adaptations
I m impressed of this movie!!Thank you very much!!
Gabriel Byrne,I always liked him, handsome man.
This was the very first book I read growing up,shit I'm old.
what a beautiful ending! i cant help but keep watching it over and over again. winona does such a wonderful job throughout this whole movie; she shouldve gotten the oscar that year!
Saoirse is a good actress but Winona is insuperable as Jo. Hollywood please don't do more mediocre remakes!!
Shut up!!... I love remakes... The new one isn't bad....
So agree with you
or you can just not watch remakes. not everything is for everyone
I always loved them together even when I was young.
My most favorite adaption of this story. Winona was luminous as Joe, and Gabriel Bryrne was perfect as Professor Bhaer :)
Someone: How did you get to be attracted to older men?
Me: Well, here's one reason why... 👀
Hahhahahah YES
Yup haha. hes so much better than the other dude in this movie.
Mr March?
Laurie should've matured and married Beth if that had been permitted. But that's a secret ship
I sometimes think I watch this movie just to see this scene❤️
Such a wonderful ending.
how can we help her? She is really very talanted and I think directors have to invite her and people have to see her and enjoy her talent.
One of my favourite movies since childhood ❤ Love that scene ❤
"Not empty now."
AAAAAAA SO GOOD
THOMAS NEWMAN
¿Cómo no amar este final?
i love so much about this movie- the music is magical, the scenery is beautiful, and the acting is superb.
Everyone was amazing. Wonderful film. I can't recall it much or the new version. I'd have to watch it again. He is too old though.
my favorite American classic and such a sweet scene with Jo and Fredrich :)
In my adolescence I wanted JO & Laurie but now from my age I deeply want Jo & Frederich.
...Gabriel Byrne
Jo's story especially her love story whether with her family, her friends and her teacher, make my heart ache like it's very wonderful. Jo's such amazing cast, and with Winona Ryder I always glad that it was her who fill the cast.
I was so desperately in love with Mr. Byrne in this movie. Still am, truth be told.
Loved this version
My earliest memory of going to the movies is of sitting in a theater and watching this scene.
A brilliant production of Little Women. Great cast, wonderful score.
I absolutely adore this scene, and this movie as well. It is a beautiful adaptation and one of my favorite movies.
My favorite movie as well. I never get tired of watching this 😊😊
little women is one of my favorite books till date. I fell in love with Gabriel Byrne in this.I had specially ordered this movie from the US. so worth it.
Just realized, he had read her book, so he knew about Laurie and that he had once proposed to Jo. It wasn’t a far jump to really believe she might have married him to seek solace after her sister died
Jo March is my mirror. I have the same problems because I don't know what I can and I am not sure that anyone would need me as an employee or as a friend or partner. I'm so ugly and say silly and boring things and my humor is not very easy to understand. So I am very depressed and I use a psychological help because I haven't had a mother like Mrs. March. She is empathic and so lovely to all her children.
You are not alone girl, i feel the same
Start by being your own friend , start your own side business. Develop your own style and own it . Everyone has someone out there who'll find them attractive and vice versa.
Like Beth said , you don't need many suitors , just the right ONE. it'll happen.
I love Winona!!
"Jo...such a little name...for such a person." .....D'AWWWWWWWW LASDKFAWIEHRNLAKDSFHOIH PROFESSOR FRIEDRICH D'AWWLKSADNFOAIWENRKSAHDFLKAHSF
The way he holds her face....
from the book 2 the movie, this is an awesome creation. ive lovd both the book and the movie. thnx so much 4 posting this.
Will you have me? Aww, so sweet. So lovely. Her answer? With all my heart!! I could feel the love. I watch this video over and over. Sometimes, it makes me cry. ❤❤
this is such a wonderful movie! the acting is great, the scenery is gorgeous, and the beautiful music really helps to make the movie. so good!
This is the best version ever ! One of the best movies too.