When Emma Thompson Pretended To Be Jane Austen
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- Опубліковано 18 сер 2012
- Emma Thompson's win for Best Screenplay at the Golden Globes (1995).
Instead of speaking as herself, she read a speech from the point of view of Jane Austen, and what Jane might have thought if she'd attended.
This is one of my favourite things.
Full speech is as follows (with my sincere thanks to futurefighter2008 for transcribing it):
Thank you very much. Good Heavens. Um, I can't thank you enough, Hollywood Foreign Press, for honouring me in this capacity. I don't wish to burden you with my debts, which are heavy and numerous but, um, I think that everybody involved in the making of this film knows that we owe all our pride and all our joy to the genius of Jane Austen. And, um, it occurred to me to wonder how she would react to an evening like this... This is what I came up with.
Four a.m., having just returned from an evening at the Golden Spheres, which despite the inconveniences of heat, noise and overcrowding was not without its pleasures. Thankfully, there were no dogs and no children. The gowns were middling. There was a good deal of shouting and behaviour verging on the profligate, however, people were very free with their compliments and I made several new acquaintances.
Here was Lindsay Doran of Mirage, wherever that might be, who's largely responsible for my presence here, an enchanting companion about whom too much good cannot be said. Mr. Ang Lee, of foreign extraction, who most unexpectedly appeared to understand me better than I understand myself. Mr. James Shamis, a most copiously erudite person and Miss Kate Winslet, beautiful in both countenance and spirit.
Mr. Pat Doyle, a composer and a Scot, who displayed the kind of wild behaviour one has learned to expect from that race. Mr. Mark Kenton, an energetic person with a ready smile who, as I understand it, owes me a great deal of money. [Breaks character, smiles] TRUE!! [back in character] Miss Lisa Henson of Columbia, a lovely girl and Mr. Garrett Wiggin, a lovely boy.
I attempted to converse with Mr. Sydney Pollack, but his charms and wisdom are so generally pleasing, that it proved impossible to get within ten feet of him. The room was full of interesting activity until 11 p.m. when it emptied rather suddenly. The lateness of the hour is due, therefore, not to the dance, but to the waiting in a long line for a horseless carriage of unconscionable size. The modern world has clearly done nothing for transport.
P.S. Managed to avoid the hoyden Emily Thompkinson, who has purloined my creation and added things of her own. Nefarious Creature! Thank you. - Фільми й анімація
not only is emma thompson utterly fantastic, by she absolutely nailed jane austen's STYLE. good lord, she is simply a genius.
I'm so glad she won so we could hear this incredible speech! "A composer and a Scot, who displayed the kind of wild behavior one has learned to expect from that race." LOL!!
That speech is proof of why she deserved that award!
I love any speech that ends with the words "Nefarious creature"
I think it's really interesting to note how many British actors have gone to university and studied something like literature as compared to their American counterparts. It adds another layer to the roles they choose to play.
+ms wpwm in Europe you don't have to be rich to be educated
This is one of the most perfect responses I've ever seen on UA-cam!
As a Brit living in America, I am always complimented on my self-discipline a trait that I am told is very much appreciated by everyone involved in the film or theatre world. In many cases you do not have to be rich to attend University....being intelligent does help. BY the way in America, it is more important to have a big house, cars than it is to spend money on family vacations or education...that helps you know.
Best acceptance speech ever. This is how to do it. Such a clever woman.
“... the gowns were middling.” LOLOL
She's the most intelligent actress. She has such wisdom and elegant style. Love her. Love Jane Austen
Be forewarned, this is what attending Cambridge will do.
I went to the uni of life, and i think she's very funny and witty and articulate. We don't all need to have mouths like sailors or limited vocabulary to be cool 😜
@@nicolarollinson4381 Geez it was a joke.
@@Buckaroo_Baldwin fairy snuff ✌💜
I simply adored it. She captured the essence of Ms. Austen's particular attitude and manner with more perfection than can truly be defined in the limits of today's shoddy attempts at communication
This woman is really amazing. Witty, intelligent, beautiful, classy and funny.
Clever women, both of them!
Both of them ??
@@ChandrabhanSingh-mz4hc Emma Thompson and Jane Austen I think.
I think it's the best and most creative winner speech ever.
This lady is so classy with her wit and humor. Love watching you Miss Thompson.
How did I miss this until now??? Thank Good for UA-cam. And Emma Thompson for this incredible speech!
Emma kill it! what an erudite she is! Besides her acting, her knowledge and sense of humor elicpse her fellow actors in the room!
You cannot be "an erudite". You can be an erudite actress, person... Erudite is an adjective. 👓🎓💼
It never gets old
She is amazing. Love the movie. Jane Austin fan.
This is older. Everyone one is fresh, radiant and young in this star audience.
She is so charismatic
Absolutely brilliant!
It seems to me the overall intelligence level of British actors is generally somewhat above that of their counterparts on this side of the Pond.
accurate observation.
Exactly
She is bloody brilliant . Bravo Emma x x
Emma Thompson is so creatively amazing...one of my favorite actresses and now one of my favorite people in general. :-)
Fabulous Miss Thompkinson!
Definitely one of my favorite acceptance speeches of all time! :D
Emma Thompson is amazing
This is absolutely brilliant! Cambrigde alumni be proud!
Clever and funny just like Emma. Best acceptance speech ever!
half the people there didn't get it
Uhh. That’s a bit harsh......
@@miriamsackler5002 quite a few didn't , its clear from their facial expressions, and its simply because its so, delightfully, English.
It doesn't mean to sat Americans are dumb, or an insult to their intelligence, its simply that the humour and manner of expression are generally very different America.
Exactly my thought.
Only half?😊
Except Jodie
What an elegant, funny wonderful woman!!!
That's my hero. Right there.
BRILLIANT
Marvelous. Her loss was so tragic.
She has the BEST speeches
i love, love, love this! I have never forgotten how awesome this was!
Pat Doyle: Patrick Doyle (born 6 April 1953[1]) is a Scottish film composer with Irish heritage.[2] A longtime collaborator of actor-director Kenneth Branagh, Doyle is known for his work composing for films such as Henry V, Sense and Sensibility, Hamlet, Carlito's Way, and Gosford Park, as well as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Thor, Brave, Cinderella, and Murder on the Orient Express.[3] Doyle has been nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards,[3] and is the recipient of the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award for "outstanding achievements and contributions to the world of film and television music".[4]
Doyle has scored films for renowned directors including Robert Altman, Ang Lee, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, Brian De Palma, Chen Kaige, Amma Asante, Régis Wargnier and Kenneth Branagh.
Very creative acceptance speech. Love you, Emma Thompson!
Trop forte !! Quelle excellente actrice ! Si drôle, si "folle", si douée,... so british
now THAT's a speech!
Love this woman! Amazing speech.
Loved it, brilliant, hilarious, love Emma Thompson!!
Completely enjoyable and entertaining. I watched this several times in a row. . . Emma Thompson is a major hottie!!!! WooHoo!
Absolutely fantastic!
classiest speech and classiest woman EVER
classical chinese and english are two of the most beautiful languages known.
too bad we don't speak this way anymore
we are better in science but worse in language
Oh god, I love her so much!
This among many other reasons is why I love Emma Thompson!
Pretty sure Jane Austen was smiling down on her.😀
TOTALLY brilliant! She is just SO good!
Fantastic
wickedly brilliant!
Oh what an INCREDIBLE speech!
She was so hot back then.
She was my ideal type of woman, witty, beautiful, elegant, stylish and intelligent.
She's classy asf now, and still witty and intelligent
@@floptune8515 agree
on the contrary, I like to believe that Jane Austen would have been delighted. two wonderfully clever women that would have surely had a laugh together about the world, had they had the opportunity to meet and become friends!
Four a.m., having just returned from an evening at the Golden Spheres, which despite the inconveniences of heat, noise and overcrowding was not without its pleasures. Thankfully, there were no dogs and no children. The gowns were middling. There was a good deal of shouting and behaviour verging on the profligate, however, people were very free with their compliments and I made several new acquaintances.
AWESOME.
She's a keeper. We'll have Emma for a while.
@futurefighter2008 Thank you very much for writing the speech down. For an non-English speaker it's a great help
@futurefighter2008 thank you for the text. really appreciated
Haha she's great love her :')
I love 💕 this video! I love 💗 Jane Austen!
Bloody good job!
Priceless! If you haven't read the Novels, well, do your future self a favor.
She was my favourite
One and only 😊
This, all of Hugh Laurie's speeches.. and Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat speech at the Golden Globes are the funniest speeches ever in my opinion. And they're all British. xD
Different breeds of actors
Oh LoL - this is absolutely hilarious :D
Watched the film yesterday to honour aunt J's birthday but had completely forgotten all this!
she Cracks me up LOVE HER
the golden spheres! LMAO
I love her! Emma Thompso,n the best
awesome speech. :D
She knows JA so well...! It comes from growing up with and in her language, I suppose... I'm convinced this is exactly what JA would have written, only she wouldn't have dissed ET!
now there's a speech....
i love emma thompson!
Genius!!
just brilliant and cute, dear Emma Thompson!
Emma Thompson is my very fave actress and this great speech just endorses that. Fabulous...better than all that twaddle that actors go on with usually.
I attempted to converse with Mr. Sydney Pollack, but his charms and wisdom are so generally pleasing, that it proved impossible to get within ten feet of him. The room was full of interesting activity until 11 p.m. when it emptied rather suddenly. The lateness of the hour is due, therefore, not to the dance, but to the waiting in a long line for a horseless carriage of unconscionable size. The modern world has clearly done nothing for transport.
Growing old is not something to be lamented, but appreciated. The decay of our bodies is unfortunate, but the length of years, thankfully (& hopefully), exposes our ridiculous infatuation with the exterior of ourselves rather than the interior nature of our spirits. Floppy hair may be a distraction, but if it KILLS you, you might consider a change in your predisposition toward a prejudice of what you deem as physical imperfections,and may be considered as worthy and amusing attributes.
@injaley Yes I'm sure she is referring to herself. She wrote the script for Sense and Sensibility, which is how she purloined Jane Austen's creation and made changes. :D
Lol “Golden Spheres”
She’s the best
wonderful!
i spotted diane keaton and faye dunaway.
their great too.
Love her. Loved it! On the side note, no mention of Hugh grant. Why, if I may ask?
Wow!
She definetely is a great woman and so funny!
I think it's a case of "The hair spray was doing its job when I left my house" -- I've been there, it's unpredictable... ;)
My god she is hilarious! And I love her accent!
@scottadler I do hope you mean Jane Austen by that comment, because Emma Thompson is still very much among the living, even if seemingly retired from the movies (Nanny McPhee does not count as one, obviously).
Ah she's a goddess!
She is sadly missed...
: - ((
Smart lady :)
@scottadler I think you are thinking of Natasha Richardson. They look very similar, but yes, Ms Richardson's loss to the acting world was tragic... Thank goodness though Ms. Thompson is still with us.
@PatsyBailey The best acceptance speech of all time was Joe Pesci's Oscar acceptance: Thank you, it's my pleasure (then he walked right off the stage). The show was dead air for a few seconds and everyone sat there stunned. However, I would put this speech at a very close second-place.
Jodie Foster was also shown. She's a Yale graduate and I'm pretty sure she knows who Jane Austen is.
Don't mistake Jodie Foster for that dumb Hollywood crowd, she's a pure genius
@helendqueen
my pleasure :)
@trilingual28 ... Many thanks for educating me... I must use 'nefarious' in my book somewhere, it is outstanding in it's totality... Hee hee :0)x
Always mad as a hatter 🎩!
@seshat52 i know it was bugging me to all that she has to do is put it on the other side of the part and then i think it would be fine but it was an AWESOME speech
haha love her
This made me lol
@americuxa
Thank you very much. Good Heavens. Um, I can't thank you enough, Hollywood Foreign Press, for honouring me in this capacity. I don't wish to burden you with my debts, which are heavy and numerous but, um, I think that everybody involved in the making of this film knows that we owe all our pride and all our joy to the genius of Jane Austen. And, um, it occurred to me to wonder how she would react to an evening like this... This is what I came up with.