Just close your eyes and picture the beautiful imagery in this monologue....I can't think of any other play that evokes such beautiful and moving imagery than Angels in America
The Bhagavad Gita was interjected into the Mahabharata as a clever device that brought the dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna into that great war saga. I see Harper's Monologue in the same way -- an interlude of incredible beauty with a special message. Harper is like a completely different person, having stepped out of the storyline.
This is the most beautiful and inspiring monologues I have ever heard. It fills me with such a sense of hope that we will be reunited with our loved ones in the end and released from all of the pain we experience in this life.
Mary Louise Parker won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her performance in "Angels in America." It's a joy to see her in this wonderful scene, after the hopeless quagmire of her lonely marriage to Joe Pitt. Her triumphant return to life. // Whenever I feel discouraged I watch this -- it brings a welcome dose of calm reassurance. We may feel alone. We may feel lost. We may ache for those we have lost. In the end, despite all the signs, there is always HOPE.
I'm going through a breakup, and I've watched Angels in America over and over and over through my lifetime. At least this gives me hope. I also saw the soul's horizon while flying in next to no light above the Arctic circle.
I love you so much Harper, I feel sorry for all your pain and suffering, you are an angel, there's so many Harpers out there who suffers and struggle with so many kinds of "painful progress" is a relief to know that nothing is lost forever.
I finally read the books, both parts 1 & 2. The play is a fantastic, brilliant piece of work. The mini-series is equally mind blowing. I never saw it when it originally aired back in 2003. It is a great mini series.
What a mature & terrific monologue about the paradox of life. Mary Louise Parker was beautiful, vulnerable & insightful at the same time 😇😇😇 AT LEAST I THINK THAT SO......
Thank you so much for posting this. I would skip to the end of the film just to see this scene over and over again. You cut the scene perfectly! Thank you!! Beautiful!
I've seen this so, so many times over the years. This week, I learned that someone I loved for a decade died in car crash. Longing for what I've left behind.
+maria romero I would say that Kristen did it good for the content in which the movie she was in was intended to be. I agree, Kristen did a good job in the scene with this monologue. But I also think Mary-Louis Parker did an excellent job at delivering this line for the character she was portraying.
+SkydiverSG Yeah you right, but dont you think she talks like a robot or something? What i like about kristen is that she spoke with emotions, I dont know how to explain it
valle r no way. Mary Louise Parker perfectly captured the essence of this character, a pill popping, unhappy, sex starved housewife of a Mormon guy, she has this quality in her as a performer, she has this on screen presence that's perfect for this role. A calmness that perfectly fits for the Valium popping housewife role. And she's still making sense. Her emotions are subtle, but haunting.
I’ve seen this a hundred times and I still shed a tear. And the score is amazing.
Just close your eyes and picture the beautiful imagery in this monologue....I can't think of any other play that evokes such beautiful and moving imagery than Angels in America
As soon as the music cues, tears to come to my eyes. Such a great monologue. Longing for what we have left behind and dreaming ahead. Poetic.
The Bhagavad Gita was interjected into the Mahabharata as a clever device that brought the dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna into that great war saga. I see Harper's Monologue in the same way -- an interlude of incredible beauty with a special message. Harper is like a completely different person, having stepped out of the storyline.
This monologues hits everytime. Kushner's brilliance here shines.
Harper is my favorite character, and this, in my opinion, was the most meaningful monologue from Angels in America.
There were more than a few but this one was the most beautifully poetic. Hope is always a beautiful thing.
Bananianiown there many astounding ones, but yes this it beautiful
still is?
This is the most beautiful and inspiring monologues I have ever heard. It fills me with such a sense of hope that we will be reunited with our loved ones in the end and released from all of the pain we experience in this life.
Nothing is lost forever.
Except for, perhaps now, America.
Mary Louise Parker won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her performance in "Angels in America." It's a joy to see her in this wonderful scene, after the hopeless quagmire of her lonely marriage to Joe Pitt. Her triumphant return to life. // Whenever I feel discouraged I watch this -- it brings a welcome dose of calm reassurance. We may feel alone. We may feel lost. We may ache for those we have lost. In the end, despite all the signs, there is always HOPE.
Noe Berengena More life!
@@pam0626 YES! Stay safe, pam.
I'm going through a breakup, and I've watched Angels in America over and over and over through my lifetime. At least this gives me hope. I also saw the soul's horizon while flying in next to no light above the Arctic circle.
Because of my astonishing ability to see such things ! 😻
aka A delusional disorder.
How can this simple monologue scene be such an expressive, poetic, and beautiful? Such a good actress.
I love you so much Harper, I feel sorry for all your pain and suffering, you are an angel, there's so many Harpers out there who suffers and struggle with so many kinds of "painful progress" is a relief to know that nothing is lost forever.
I finally read the books, both parts 1 & 2. The play is a fantastic, brilliant piece of work. The mini-series is equally mind blowing. I never saw it when it originally aired back in 2003. It is a great mini series.
SkydiverSG The Mini-Series is Incredible. Its like a Long story of lives that you know in your own life.
Kristen Stewart and the last lines from the movie Still Alice. Saw it last night and it's haunting. Led me here. Beautiful.
Asmi Saxena I just saw Still Alice last night too, and Stewart's lines made me remember this scene. Very touching.
Such a wonderful scene. Good that Harper appears to have found a little peace.
What a mature & terrific monologue about the paradox of life. Mary Louise Parker was beautiful, vulnerable & insightful at the same time 😇😇😇
AT LEAST I THINK THAT SO......
I just fell in love with a fictional character in a film. A chill rose up my spine and my eyes welled with tears. Beautiful.
Thank you so much for posting this. I would skip to the end of the film just to see this scene over and over again. You cut the scene perfectly! Thank you!! Beautiful!
What a combination of writing and acting. This monologue always got me. Thank-you Tony Kushner and Mary Louise Parker
What amazing words…after so much lost he delivers us hope 🤷♂️
A great actress, A great actress
immeasurable talent...an angel
Favorite monologue of all time.
One of the best parts of this series
This scene just knocks me off my feet. Amazing .
Always moves me to tears
i loved this too ... "nothings lost forever".
She was my favorite part!!!! Love her!!!!
I cry every time i see this. Hard stuff.
this has to be one of mary louise parker's finest performances. she's so great in this
This scene gets me every time. MLP, so talented.
Yes! Thank you, exactly what I needed.
I cry every time I watch this scene.
I'm acting this scene out for my assessment, I tell you what its hard to achieve! She is amazing
"Nothing is lost forever.." yes.
like skydivers in reverse
I cry every time i see this scene
"Nothing's lost forever".
And now, 9 years after your comment, who could imagine where we would be. Nothing's lost forever? So we hope.
MLP is just the best
Her best performance is still to come.
Love this scene . . .
I'm doing this for a monologue! This is really good
I’m doing this part in my acting class form emotion memory monologue
I've seen this so, so many times over the years. This week, I learned that someone I loved for a decade died in car crash.
Longing for what I've left behind.
Woah. I've never seen this before, but I'm totally getting a Willow Rosenburg vibe here. Never would've expected it from Ms. Botwin. Awesome.
Is it possible to change the settings of this video so I can embed it on facebook? Thanks!
This one scene makes me want to read the book. Has anyone read the book and if so, is it worth reading?
+SkydiverSG Every single page of it was worth reading, several times over.
I've read the play and I saw it on stage. It's fantastic.
SkydiverSG As far as I know the movie(s) and the text are more or less word-for-word the same. They did a good job here.
i thought i was the only one. :``` )
I agree
If only this was true
Imagine being stuck beside her. I'd request another seat.
You made me laugh 10 years later
Same here! 🤣
Kristen did it waaaaaaaaay better
+maria romero I would say that Kristen did it good for the content in which the movie she was in was intended to be. I agree, Kristen did a good job in the scene with this monologue. But I also think Mary-Louis Parker did an excellent job at delivering this line for the character she was portraying.
+SkydiverSG Yeah you right, but dont you think she talks like a robot or something? What i like about kristen is that she spoke with emotions, I dont know how to explain it
valle r no way. Mary Louise Parker perfectly captured the essence of this character, a pill popping, unhappy, sex starved housewife of a Mormon guy, she has this quality in her as a performer, she has this on screen presence that's perfect for this role. A calmness that perfectly fits for the Valium popping housewife role. And she's still making sense. Her emotions are subtle, but haunting.
Jerking off motion