I don't think any version captures the tremendous weight of Beth's passing like this one. Every moment in this scene is just so poignant. Jo murmuring "Oh Beth, I'm not a great writer, I..." and Beth, with the utmost confidence and love assuring her: "But you will be". Perfection.
Absolutely agree with you on that....We didn't feel the loss in 2019 adaptation as much we feel in 1994 adaptation. And in addition to it, the real hero in this scene was Thomas Newman. His music made the scene much more impactful...
@@shouvikghosh8946 Agreed, I read the book before I watch the movie. However, when I first watched the 1994 version even if I knew Beth was going to die, this movie did give the audience hope that Beth will not die. You see how she caught scarlet fever, and how she got very sick, till the point, even the doctor Lawerance provide said there was nothing much he can do. However, in the end, you see her slowly recovering and getting better. She isn't laying in bed anymore, she even was there for Meg's wedding and was there for Jo when she needed a shoulder to cry on. Then the next thing you know she is sick again when you were so hopeful. Plus her final moment and words to Jo just make it more heartbreaking. With 2019, it didn't focus much on Beth, the question wasn't if she would recover like in 1994 more like when will she die.
This one definitely captures the precious bond between these sisters, yet, I still love the 1949 Beth ❤ I do enjoy this version’s closer telling of the overall novel, though, for sure.
@@sailorsister211 In real life Beth (Elizabeth or Lizzie) still lived for two years after falling ill with scarlet fever, but became increasingly weakened. He became ill in 1856 and died in 1858.
Imagine taking your eyes off of a loved one for a moment, and that be the moment they leave the world. Winona's look when she turns back around from the window breaks my heart.
But she knew. At that moment when she looked at the trees and felt the wind and let herself breathe for one moment was also the moment she felt her sister taking one last breathe with her and the wind. And that's even more powerful. I think.
I don't have to imagine that. I was talking to my great aunt one second, and took my eyes away from just a moment and when I looked at her again, she passed away.
It happened to my sister-in-law. My cousin brother was in the last stages of a very rare and brutal form of spine cancer and in his last days he was at home with his family. We all knew it was coming. My sister-in-law closed her eyes for only a minute or two and he was gone. He left behind 3 young children, his wife, his parents, younger siblings, nephews and nieces and all of us cousins. He was big brother, true friend and confidant. Miss you boro bhaia.
"why does everyone want to go away? i love being home. but i don't like being left behind. now i'm the one going ahead." such beautiful words. claire danes brought life not to just this role but the entire film as well.
i really loved the new 2019 Little Women movie but beth's lines here about being brave and finally being the one going ahead hit me hard in the feels every time.
I loved both versions (Gerwig's and Armstrong's) but can't stand Wynona Ryder and Susan Sarandon on this one. Wynona never seems to change from movie to movie, Claire Danes is wonderful as Beth.
@_m0d3st_t the emotional feelings I get from this one are stronger than the new one. It makes me ache and feel good all at the same time. I felt meh the whole time about the new one. This one is it for me.
Little Women is in fact based on Louisa May Alcott’s family. Louisa was clearly Jo, the tomboyish writer. Meg was based on her sister Anna Alcott, who married a man named John. Amy was based on Abby May Alcott (switch the M and A around), a very talented painter whose works are still preserved in the Orchard House. Beth was based on Beth, a talented pianist who did die of Scarlett fever at age 22, which was a severe blow to the Alcott family. They really did do plays for their parents and families. Their costumes are still kept in their Orchard house in Concord, Massachusetts.
"My dear Beth died at three in the morning after two years of patient pain. Last week she put her work away, saying the needle was too heavy ... Saturday she slept, and at midnight became unconscious, quietly breathing her life away till three; then, with one last look of her beautiful eyes, she was gone." - Louisa May's journal entry in regards to her sister's death on March 14th, 1858 I used to do Young Chautauqua, and Louisa May Alcott was the last portrayal I did before I aged out of the program at 18. Beth's death was the hardest part to talk about during the performance. When I did my audition for the special evening performances, I talked about Beth, and managed to move everyone in the room to tears. I was one of four performers chosen for that night, and they said it was because I was able to put so much emotion into that single story.
There are so many great things about this adaptation, but Claire's performance might be right at the top. Extraordinary. An actress three times her age would've been proud to be so good.
When has Claire ever let anyone down on a performance??????? Not never!!!!! Even when she was just a little girl herself!!!!! Anyone else remember. *my so called life*? She was always brilliant!!!!!!!❤❤❤
I tend to over analyze things in general, but what I truly love about this film is the attention to detail. You wouldn’t be aware of the “small” things Gillian Armstrong has done without reading the book... This scene with Beth for example. I noticed she is sleeping on Jo’s old bed. Beth also has her favorite doll with her, Joanna. Earlier in this scene, it shows a bowl of fruit on Beth’s desk. In the book, John Brooke provides Beth with fruit she has yearned for, but was too expensive to buy. You can hear it if you listen closely enough, but there are crickets chirping in the background... Beth’s nickname was “Cricket” and there’s a touching, heartbreaking quote from the book that referred to the “silence and shadow” left behind once the cricket on the hearth stops chirping. I just wanted to list a few of the many reasons why this will always be my favorite version. Not only the top-notch acting, but the care and love put in makes Louisa May Alcott’s novel and this masterpiece of a film work as one. No, it’s not perfect... But it’s pretty darn close.
1:28 "I am not afraid. I can be brave like you. But I know I shall be homesick for you, even in Heaven." This is one of the most profound, poignant, wistful, heart rending quotes I've ever heard. To know you'll long for someone even while living in the place of faithful, veracious contentment is nothing other than true love. The source of your happiness; you can't help but to dream of the day you're reunited ♡
When Hannah sprinkles the rose petals over Beth's Bed and the dolls which sort of represents all the March sisters and tenderly touches the dolls hand it destroys me every time and the tears start flowing
The dolls also represent Beth... as in the book, she took care of all her sisters’ discarded dolls as if they were her own children. Showing how gentle and tender hearted Beth was.
Everyone is talking about Claire Danes and Winona Ryder, but let’s shine some light on Florence Paterson. She played Hannah in the movie. And although she had limited scenes, I always felt Hannah was such a sweet grandmotherly figure in the girls lives. Florence played Hannah so beautifully and maternally.
In a film that has a lot of great things about it, Claire Danes's performance might be right at the top. Phenomenal. And she was what? 15? When this scene was filmed? Amazing performance.
@TheBdog0707 Such a refreshing comment. Most guys discard this movie/story asumming it's only for females. It's good to know that you liked it and were moved by it.
Exactly. I find it frustrating that there are guys who won't watch it just on account of its name. Same with the book. Just because it was written for girls doesn't mean it's childish or overly sentimental. To me, it's a story about a family which happen to include four sisters, but it's about growing up and overcoming life adversities.
Doesn’t matter how many more movie adaptations they make (and i love that they do actually cause it brings this wonderful story more recognition), none of them will ever trump the acting displayed in this one. I doubt that any other realisation of this story will be so filled with dignity and emotion and will feel so very real
stregadisalem you ought to. i thought it was very good. it wasn’t this, but it was still fantastic. the only thing is that it isn’t told linearly, it jumps back and forth in time, but once i got used to that, i thought it augmented the narrative. i read reviews that called the jumping confusing, but i think if you were paying any kind of attention to the movie, it was easy to tell the difference between past and present. i took my dad to see it who read the book about 25-30 years ago and didn’t remember much about it and he thought it was fantastic and the time jumping never confused him. so i would think book lovers would be able to follow it even more.
I just finished playing Beth in my school's production of Little Women and it killed me everytime. This scene made me cry countless times during rehearsal. All I want is for Beth to live. I love her so, so much.
I always loved the sibling relationship between Jo and Beth. The tough and fierce older sister with a bad temper showing nothing but love and care for her kind and shy younger sister who grows ill and frail over the course of the story. I’ve always found their relationship to be so heart-warming.
I love the fact that the wind picked up right before Beth Died. It’s a representation of god taking her spirit away. They say there is a wives tale about leaving the window open when someone is close to the end of life so that there sprit can escape.
I love Greta Gerwig’s Little Women and the 2019 cast, but I think Claire Danes had a stronger performance as Beth. I also think Gillian Armstrong (director) and Robin Swicord (screenwriter) gave more attention to Beth as a character which made Danes’ performance more impactful and her death more poignant. Gerwig seemed to focus a little less on Beth as a character and more on the event of her death, so to speak.
I named my daughter after Jo, my eldest Beki had Cystic Fibrosis and sadly died aged 12., Beki was talented and had won awards in acting and dance. There are so many sad similarities with Beth and Beki. This scene is so so poignant. Beki Lovell 10.09.95 - 20.06.08 I will miss you eternally my beautiful angel 💞 💖 💔 💞 💕
All of the great things mankind has ever produced I feel exist in an eternal state, and I feel certain that in the plane where these things continue to exist, Alcott's extraordinary book, this film, and your Beki are all happily together, in a reality where pain and sadness no longer exist.
The death scene is super emotional and her speech is so full of power and vulnerability... but the tears don’t start flowing until the scene with the rose petals 😢 I’ve always been so saddened by toys left behind, projects left unfinished, items made for living now never to be used again... an imprint left behind, when the maker of it is gone. 🥀
Rachel: Do you want to keep the book in the freezer? Haha lol today I just finished this episode then come back to little woman . I meant it every time I watch this episode I always searched out about little woman lol 😂
Just came home from the cinema seeing the 2019 version. I don’t remember too much about the 1994 version, having seen it over a decade ago, but I never forgot Claire Danes in this scene. Never. She left a mark for years and years, and I do think the 1994 version is a stronger movie.
I honestly believe none of the other Little Women adaptions will ever be able to top this one. Not even the 2019 version. The acting, cinematography, costume design, and editing are flawless. Especially the acting.
This is such a powerful scene, not just because it demonstrates the love between two sisters but also that death is nothing to fear if you have faith in God.
Jai Arias same I will see the new one because there’s at least 2 people in the cast who I like very much but this is the version I own on dvd and grew up watching as a kid it will always be my favorite
How can you prefer the 2019 movie?!! This movie is a masterpiece ❤️ Irreplaceable. This version is the best of all time. Little Women 1994 😍😢🔝 #winonaryder #clairedanes
I have three sisters and this story forever has a special place in my heart. Probably not a good idea to watch this while I'm away at school and feeling homesick haha. Thank you for this upload and making me feel happy/sad at the same time!
@@davelee8961 I agree. I have three sisters myself (and one brother) and I grew up watching this version on a weekly basis. I still know most of the script by heart. And this scene is all the more moving for me because one of my sister is a lot like Beth.
When I was in first grade, being the avid reader I was, I found my family's copy of Little Women and read the first few pages or so. I didn't get far- I was an avid reader, not a talented one- but I absolutely loved the character of Beth. Since my name was Elizabeth, I quickly encouraged others to call me Beth. It was quite a shock when a few years later, already firmly stuck with the name Beth for life and no longer so much of an avid reader, I discovered that she dies. I then actually read the book. So that's the story of how I mistakenly named myself after one of the most amazing, profound, and melancholy characters in the history of literature.
Jo is such a good sister, she is always so caring and helpful, and I love it that she always tries to help her mother and her sisters, including her 13 year old sister Beth...
i have read the novel many, many times and i have watched the film a lot more but it never fails to make me cry.... Bethy is my favourite character to date.
The almost exact same thing happened to me last February. I went to tell my mom and grandpa good morning outside my grandma’s makeshift room in a part of the downstairs of my house. As far as I was concerned, it was another day of taking care of grandma who was bedridden and just given a few months to live. I went back upstairs for a short while and came back down only to be told that she had died a couple minutes ago. It felt so weird to see her looking asleep but not breathing. Shortly before the undertakers came to take her body, I kissed her on her forehead and told her that I loved her. Though I never saw her again after that day, I never said goodbye.
I’ve seen both the 1994 and 2019 editions. I have to say Beth death scenes from 1994 is much more emotional for me than 2019. Both are really good films in different ways but this scene captures emotion of the sisters excellently. In fact it reminded me of the death scene from Fried Green Tomatoes.!
Yes! The 2019 version was wonder full, the characters were more fleshed out. However, the new Beth was a huge disappointment. Claire Danes in this scene alone delivers one of the most powerful moments of the entire movie.
Never saw the remake, I prefer this one... Scarlet Fever was a big killer for children back in those days. Thomas Newman knows exactly which piece of music goes to each scene of the film. That makes him one of the greatest composers. 💗❤💗❤💗❤💗❤💗
THANK YOU for posting this. I ADORE Claire Danes and THIS is one of her best performances ever! Brings tears to an old man's eyes, anytime I see it. Thank you
It was my favorite book when I was 10, and I could recite this entire scene. A page and a half, and I remember it to this day. "So the Spring days came and went......."
I haven't seen all versions of the movie, and I can't imagine watching any other. This will always be the one that I grew up with and love. There's something special about this version. All of the actors were amazing and the story felt personal.
As much as I love the 2019 adaption, this one nails Beth’s death scene way better than the 2019 version (personally). I haven’t even properly watched this version fully yet, but I still sobbed like a wuss with this scene alone. Unlike 2019, where I got quite confused with the death for a few minutes
I didn't want to start my day by crying my eyes out....but....I had forgotten about this scene. I wept like a baby in the theater when I saw it in 1994. Beautiful music.
I think of my late, beloved grandmother every time I see this scene I miss my Grams everyday...💔🥀😢 It’s been three years since she passed in hospice, and it still feels like yesterday. Grief and loss is so hard.😭
I’ll see Greta’s version... but no matter what, I’m going in thinking of it as “Little Women (2019)”. To me, when I read the book, when I think of the movie, this version IS Little Women. Not “Little Women (1994)”. Not the Winona/Susan/Christian/Claire etc version. This is THE Little Women. I could go on and on, but this is the only version that doesn’t feel like it was made in the decade it was in, y’know? I’m back in the 1860’s. I watch it, the music... UGH the music... and I am there living these coming of age experiences with Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. I am here right now experiencing the devastating heartbreak of letting Beth go. I don’t know... just to me, I know Greta will make a quality film. It just won’t be THE “Little Women”. And I think this version always will be.
After seeing this movie a trillion times, it hits so much harder when you relate with Beth. Homebody, pianist, reserved, doesn't see ones self as much of anything.
The next film version will have its strengths and weaknesses. I think there have been four versions. The first was done in the silent era. As long as there are girls, this story will he retold.
I am only 11 and this video destroys me every time. I start crying. I even figured out how to play this on the piano. My friend and I re-created this scene.
Best version ever ! The profound spirituality emerging from this film is so in phase to what is shown in the book. Greta's version is tiring and empty ; she missed the step.
I don't think any version captures the tremendous weight of Beth's passing like this one. Every moment in this scene is just so poignant. Jo murmuring "Oh Beth, I'm not a great writer, I..." and Beth, with the utmost confidence and love assuring her: "But you will be". Perfection.
Absolutely agree with you on that....We didn't feel the loss in 2019 adaptation as much we feel in 1994 adaptation.
And in addition to it, the real hero in this scene was Thomas Newman. His music made the scene much more impactful...
@@shouvikghosh8946 Agreed, I read the book before I watch the movie. However, when I first watched the 1994 version even if I knew Beth was going to die, this movie did give the audience hope that Beth will not die. You see how she caught scarlet fever, and how she got very sick, till the point, even the doctor Lawerance provide said there was nothing much he can do. However, in the end, you see her slowly recovering and getting better. She isn't laying in bed anymore, she even was there for Meg's wedding and was there for Jo when she needed a shoulder to cry on. Then the next thing you know she is sick again when you were so hopeful. Plus her final moment and words to Jo just make it more heartbreaking. With 2019, it didn't focus much on Beth, the question wasn't if she would recover like in 1994 more like when will she die.
This one definitely captures the precious bond between these sisters, yet, I still love the 1949 Beth ❤ I do enjoy this version’s closer telling of the overall novel, though, for sure.
@@sailorsister211 In real life Beth (Elizabeth or Lizzie) still lived for two years after falling ill with scarlet fever, but became increasingly weakened. He became ill in 1856 and died in 1858.
"I love being home, but I don't like being left behind."
Claire Danes is so amazing in this role. One of the greatest performances by a young actress, ever.
And now I am the one moving forward
@@robloxie701 Heartbreaking and beautiful, this scene. The actresses in this film absolutely hit the ball out of the park.
@@davelee8961 so True
Very sad such a strong scene
Imagine taking your eyes off of a loved one for a moment, and that be the moment they leave the world. Winona's look when she turns back around from the window breaks my heart.
But she knew. At that moment when she looked at the trees and felt the wind and let herself breathe for one moment was also the moment she felt her sister taking one last breathe with her and the wind. And that's even more powerful. I think.
Did it with my dad. He had an aneurysm and bled to death on the bathroom floor. But I had to go get the ambulance.
Its totally painful
I don't have to imagine that. I was talking to my great aunt one second, and took my eyes away from just a moment and when I looked at her again, she passed away.
It happened to my sister-in-law. My cousin brother was in the last stages of a very rare and brutal form of spine cancer and in his last days he was at home with his family. We all knew it was coming. My sister-in-law closed her eyes for only a minute or two and he was gone. He left behind 3 young children, his wife, his parents, younger siblings, nephews and nieces and all of us cousins. He was big brother, true friend and confidant. Miss you boro bhaia.
Nothing will change my mind. This is the best version of Little Women.
"why does everyone want to go away?
i love being home.
but i don't like being left behind.
now i'm the one going ahead."
such beautiful words.
claire danes brought life not to just this role but the entire film as well.
"If God wants me with him, there is none who will stop him".😢😢😢
"I am not afraid, I can brave like you. But I know I shall be home sick for you, even in heaven".😢😢😢
😢😥😥Absolutely beautiful 😭😭😭
i really loved the new 2019 Little Women movie but beth's lines here about being brave and finally being the one going ahead hit me hard in the feels every time.
Aimee Snow I saw it today
I loved both versions (Gerwig's and Armstrong's) but can't stand Wynona Ryder and Susan Sarandon on this one. Wynona never seems to change from movie to movie, Claire Danes is wonderful as Beth.
Me too!
@_m0d3st_t the emotional feelings I get from this one are stronger than the new one. It makes me ache and feel good all at the same time. I felt meh the whole time about the new one. This one is it for me.
"I like being home"
Beth #1 most relatable character
but i don't like being left behind
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Little Women is in fact based on Louisa May Alcott’s family. Louisa was clearly Jo, the tomboyish writer. Meg was based on her sister Anna Alcott, who married a man named John. Amy was based on Abby May Alcott (switch the M and A around), a very talented painter whose works are still preserved in the Orchard House. Beth was based on Beth, a talented pianist who did die of Scarlett fever at age 22, which was a severe blow to the Alcott family. They really did do plays for their parents and families. Their costumes are still kept in their Orchard house in Concord, Massachusetts.
"My dear Beth died at three in the morning after two years of patient pain. Last week she put her work away, saying the needle was too heavy ... Saturday she slept, and at midnight became unconscious, quietly breathing her life away till three; then, with one last look of her beautiful eyes, she was gone." - Louisa May's journal entry in regards to her sister's death on March 14th, 1858
I used to do Young Chautauqua, and Louisa May Alcott was the last portrayal I did before I aged out of the program at 18. Beth's death was the hardest part to talk about during the performance. When I did my audition for the special evening performances, I talked about Beth, and managed to move everyone in the room to tears. I was one of four performers chosen for that night, and they said it was because I was able to put so much emotion into that single story.
@@lauriesmith4575 Do you have any footage of your performance?
@@TheAllykat6591 I might
Thanks for this information.
They also had a brother who died in infancy (from what I learned)
Stopped by to see if this still makes me cry 24 years later. It does.
Me, too. Claire Danes was extraordinary.
Me too.
OMG, exact same for me! Came to see if it still had such a strong effect. I am in bits!
Every single time I see it...
Every single time!
This was Claire Danes' first movie.... Jesus, talk about coming right out the gate running.
There are so many great things about this adaptation, but Claire's performance might be right at the top. Extraordinary. An actress three times her age would've been proud to be so good.
I’ll be homesick for you, even in heaven. That part makes me bawl like a baby.
Me, too.
Same here.
I feel like Claire Danes turns in one of the most mature and skilled performances I've ever seen here
Yes! And she was what? 15? Extraordinary.
When has Claire ever let anyone down on a performance??????? Not never!!!!! Even when she was just a little girl herself!!!!! Anyone else remember. *my so called life*? She was always brilliant!!!!!!!❤❤❤
'Joey do you wanna put the book in the freezer?'
Bec Hahahaha Beth dies...
Haha i remember that part and the part " Beth is really, really sick. Jo's there I don't think there anything she can do. " This part killing me 😂
Hahahahaha!! Thanks for the laugh!XD
“.......Beth’s really sick.... 😞 “
Yes... 25 years later, I’ll have to put the book in the freezer.
I tend to over analyze things in general, but what I truly love about this film is the attention to detail. You wouldn’t be aware of the “small” things Gillian Armstrong has done without reading the book... This scene with Beth for example. I noticed she is sleeping on Jo’s old bed. Beth also has her favorite doll with her, Joanna. Earlier in this scene, it shows a bowl of fruit on Beth’s desk. In the book, John Brooke provides Beth with fruit she has yearned for, but was too expensive to buy. You can hear it if you listen closely enough, but there are crickets chirping in the background... Beth’s nickname was “Cricket” and there’s a touching, heartbreaking quote from the book that referred to the “silence and shadow” left behind once the cricket on the hearth stops chirping.
I just wanted to list a few of the many reasons why this will always be my favorite version. Not only the top-notch acting, but the care and love put in makes Louisa May Alcott’s novel and this masterpiece of a film work as one. No, it’s not perfect... But it’s pretty darn close.
“But I know I shall be homesick for you. Even in heaven” hits me every time
1:28 "I am not afraid. I can be brave like you. But I know I shall be homesick for you, even in Heaven."
This is one of the most profound, poignant, wistful, heart rending quotes I've ever heard. To know you'll long for someone even while living in the place of faithful, veracious contentment is nothing other than true love. The source of your happiness; you can't help but to dream of the day you're reunited ♡
This scene never fails to make me cry.
When Hannah sprinkles the rose petals over Beth's Bed and the dolls which sort of represents all the March sisters and tenderly touches the dolls hand it destroys me every time and the tears start flowing
bag ofhammers One of the most tender scenes I've ever seen.
Same! Captures the true spirit of the book.
The dolls also represent Beth... as in the book, she took care of all her sisters’ discarded dolls as if they were her own children. Showing how gentle and tender hearted Beth was.
The way she angrily grabs the petals always gets me.
That’s the part that gets me every time 😭 Her childhood playthings left behind, but she’s gone...
Everyone is talking about Claire Danes and Winona Ryder, but let’s shine some light on Florence Paterson. She played Hannah in the movie. And although she had limited scenes, I always felt Hannah was such a sweet grandmotherly figure in the girls lives. Florence played Hannah so beautifully and maternally.
claire danes is so heartbreaking in this scene
in the whole movie!!
In a film that has a lot of great things about it, Claire Danes's performance might be right at the top. Phenomenal. And she was what? 15? When this scene was filmed? Amazing performance.
@TheBdog0707 Such a refreshing comment. Most guys discard this movie/story asumming it's only for females. It's good to know that you liked it and were moved by it.
Exactly. I find it frustrating that there are guys who won't watch it just on account of its name. Same with the book. Just because it was written for girls doesn't mean it's childish or overly sentimental. To me, it's a story about a family which happen to include four sisters, but it's about growing up and overcoming life adversities.
Charlotte D she is a great actress
The musical scoring in this version is phenomenal. Thomas Newman just knows how to trigger these emotions through music.
The new movie is fantastic. But nothing will ever compare to Claire Danes Beth and this death scene. It is so heartwrenching.
Doesn’t matter how many more movie adaptations they make (and i love that they do actually cause it brings this wonderful story more recognition), none of them will ever trump the acting displayed in this one. I doubt that any other realisation of this story will be so filled with dignity and emotion and will feel so very real
Marlen Sophie F. Agreed. I’m not watching Greta Gerwig’s new version with Soirase Ronan and Timothee Chalamet.
stregadisalem you ought to. i thought it was very good. it wasn’t this, but it was still fantastic. the only thing is that it isn’t told linearly, it jumps back and forth in time, but once i got used to that, i thought it augmented the narrative. i read reviews that called the jumping confusing, but i think if you were paying any kind of attention to the movie, it was easy to tell the difference between past and present. i took my dad to see it who read the book about 25-30 years ago and didn’t remember much about it and he thought it was fantastic and the time jumping never confused him. so i would think book lovers would be able to follow it even more.
I just finished playing Beth in my school's production of Little Women and it killed me everytime. This scene made me cry countless times during rehearsal. All I want is for Beth to live. I love her so, so much.
She is my favorite of the sisters. Good and kind and loving, through and through. I can only imagine how emotional it would be to play that role.
"Why does everyone want to go away? I love being home" 🥺
I love Beth's faith in Jo.
I always loved the sibling relationship between Jo and Beth. The tough and fierce older sister with a bad temper showing nothing but love and care for her kind and shy younger sister who grows ill and frail over the course of the story. I’ve always found their relationship to be so heart-warming.
Not even the 2019 film could of topped this. That's why they left Beth's death scene out. 😭😭😭
I love the fact that the wind picked up right before Beth Died. It’s a representation of god taking her spirit away. They say there is a wives tale about leaving the window open when someone is close to the end of life so that there sprit can escape.
I love Greta Gerwig’s Little Women and the 2019 cast, but I think Claire Danes had a stronger performance as Beth. I also think Gillian Armstrong (director) and Robin Swicord (screenwriter) gave more attention to Beth as a character which made Danes’ performance more impactful and her death more poignant. Gerwig seemed to focus a little less on Beth as a character and more on the event of her death, so to speak.
Totally agree
Feels like the 2019 version gave Amy the scene, which honestly I don't mind and I loved
I felt like Beth and Meg didn't have much screen time in the 2019 movie
I agree. In my opinion Greta did a better job with Amy and Gillian did a better job with Beth.
I agree 💯💯 💯💯 💯💯 💯
The emotions and bond between the sisters felt stronger in this version to me. But I really enjoyed the new one too.
Same watching the 2019 version I didn’t feel much emotion whereas I always cry watching the 1994 version.
I named my daughter after Jo, my eldest Beki had Cystic Fibrosis and sadly died aged 12., Beki was talented and had won awards in acting and dance. There are so many sad similarities with Beth and Beki. This scene is so so poignant. Beki Lovell 10.09.95 - 20.06.08 I will miss you eternally my beautiful angel 💞 💖 💔 💞 💕
I am very sorry for your loss. Stay strong Rachel.
Veronique Laurent thank you for your kind words xxx
I’m so sorry
All of the great things mankind has ever produced I feel exist in an eternal state, and I feel certain that in the plane where these things continue to exist, Alcott's extraordinary book, this film, and your Beki are all happily together, in a reality where pain and sadness no longer exist.
Sending you love
The death scene is super emotional and her speech is so full of power and vulnerability... but the tears don’t start flowing until the scene with the rose petals 😢 I’ve always been so saddened by toys left behind, projects left unfinished, items made for living now never to be used again... an imprint left behind, when the maker of it is gone. 🥀
....never mind, just watched it again and started sobbing instantly 😭
Beth truly was the best of them all. The good die young :(
Before Frozen, no movie involving sisterly love ever moved me more.
Seeing the dolls at the end made me absolutely bawl, she was so young...
19 years young.
joey’s voice: “if i keep reading the book is Beth gonna die?”
Rachel: Do you want to keep the book in the freezer?
Haha lol today I just finished this episode then come back to little woman . I meant it every time I watch this episode I always searched out about little woman lol 😂
Just came home from the cinema seeing the 2019 version. I don’t remember too much about the 1994 version, having seen it over a decade ago, but I never forgot Claire Danes in this scene. Never. She left a mark for years and years, and I do think the 1994 version is a stronger movie.
This is so much better than the scene in the 2019 movie...
2:26 to 2:35 kills me, the music, the way Winona Ryder turns her head and her facial expression is so heartbreaking.
I cannot watch this without bawling my eyes out. Every time. I’m trying to learn the piano part, but CANNOT get through it.
This is the most well done beautiful death scene in any movie I have watched.... The music is ethereal...
I honestly believe none of the other Little Women adaptions will ever be able to top this one. Not even the 2019 version. The acting, cinematography, costume design, and editing are flawless. Especially the acting.
Period.
Danes is such a strong actress
And the music started to make me cry
Girls Nation That piece of music is particularly beautiful and poignant.
Yes. Thomas Newman is a killer movie composer.
its the most touching scene I have ever witnessed.. Winona did a great job as everybody did in the movie
Doesn’t matter how many times I watch this movie, I still bawl my eyes out every time
This is such a powerful scene, not just because it demonstrates the love between two sisters but also that death is nothing to fear if you have faith in God.
yes, that's what people tell themselves
There is no God.
there are ways to die without fear if you don't believe in God too.
@@emmam4123 this is what dumb people believe so they don't have to face truths. I mean, believe it if you want, but it's dumb. Shrug.
@@smartbunny Way to judge someone...
1995 was the Best! I cry and laugh in the same places every time we watch it at Christmas!
What an actress!
Still my favorite movie adaption of the book! I’m going to give the new one a chance but this one has such a special place in my heart!
Jai Arias same I will see the new one because there’s at least 2 people in the cast who I like very much but this is the version I own on dvd and grew up watching as a kid it will always be my favorite
How can you prefer the 2019 movie?!! This movie is a masterpiece ❤️ Irreplaceable. This version is the best of all time. Little Women 1994 😍😢🔝 #winonaryder #clairedanes
federica rizzo I absolutely agree
Agree 1000%!!
I dont just cry when I watch this scene, I SOB 😭😭 every.single.time
That's what you get for revealing the Shining ending to Rachel
Amarina, do you wanna put the book in the freezer?
HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
I get it
*OMG I JUST FREAKING WATCHED THAT EPISODE*
I lictually am watching that episode and I saw this but and decided to watch it
I could never love anyone as I love my sisters.
Mckenna Omoruyi I 1000 percent agree!!!
Claire Danes is a really great actress. This is one of my favourite scenes in the film.
I have three sisters and this story forever has a special place in my heart. Probably not a good idea to watch this while I'm away at school and feeling homesick haha. Thank you for this upload and making me feel happy/sad at the same time!
Oh really. What sister would you be then? (Bcs you have 3 sisters)
I would think anyone with three sisters would absolutely have to read the novel and watch this film version.
@@davelee8961 I agree. I have three sisters myself (and one brother) and I grew up watching this version on a weekly basis. I still know most of the script by heart. And this scene is all the more moving for me because one of my sister is a lot like Beth.
I don’t have sisters but I always watch this movie with my mom and I’m living abroad right now. Bad idea to watch this scene tonight 😭😭😭😭
When I was in first grade, being the avid reader I was, I found my family's copy of Little Women and read the first few pages or so. I didn't get far- I was an avid reader, not a talented one- but I absolutely loved the character of Beth. Since my name was Elizabeth, I quickly encouraged others to call me Beth. It was quite a shock when a few years later, already firmly stuck with the name Beth for life and no longer so much of an avid reader, I discovered that she dies. I then actually read the book. So that's the story of how I mistakenly named myself after one of the most amazing, profound, and melancholy characters in the history of literature.
Jo is such a good sister, she is always so caring and helpful, and I love it that she always tries to help her mother and her sisters, including her 13 year old sister Beth...
i have read the novel many, many times and i have watched the film a lot more but it never fails to make me cry.... Bethy is my favourite character to date.
I know I shall be homesick for you, even in heaven 😢💐
The almost exact same thing happened to me last February. I went to tell my mom and grandpa good morning outside my grandma’s makeshift room in a part of the downstairs of my house. As far as I was concerned, it was another day of taking care of grandma who was bedridden and just given a few months to live. I went back upstairs for a short while and came back down only to be told that she had died a couple minutes ago. It felt so weird to see her looking asleep but not breathing. Shortly before the undertakers came to take her body, I kissed her on her forehead and told her that I loved her. Though I never saw her again after that day, I never said goodbye.
I’m sorry for your loss, I know what it’s tile to lose a grandparent, but stay strong .
I remember being 10 years old watching this movie.... and crying my ass off.
I was 10 too!
a beautiful bittersweet scene from a wonderful film!
I’ve seen both the 1994 and 2019 editions. I have to say Beth death scenes from 1994 is much more emotional for me than 2019. Both are really good films in different ways but this scene captures emotion of the sisters excellently. In fact it reminded me of the death scene from Fried Green Tomatoes.!
Yes! The 2019 version was wonder full, the characters were more fleshed out. However, the new Beth was a huge disappointment. Claire Danes in this scene alone delivers one of the most powerful moments of the entire movie.
Winona and Claire made the perfect team
Imagine watching this movie weeks before getting Scarlet Fever like I did when I was 10 💀💀
Never saw the remake, I prefer this one... Scarlet Fever was a big killer for children back in those days.
Thomas Newman knows exactly which piece of music goes to each scene of the film. That makes him one of the greatest composers. 💗❤💗❤💗❤💗❤💗
Can’t believe this movie is 30 years old othis year!!!!!!!
I have 3 sisters and we always loved this story. It breaks my heart to think of losing any of them ❤️
THANK YOU for posting this. I ADORE Claire Danes and THIS is one of her best performances ever! Brings tears to an old man's eyes, anytime I see it. Thank you
Beautiful story and so well acted. One of my favourite productions of Little Women.
i MISS THESE WONDERFUL WOMEN ...IN FILMS.....rarely seen anymore...
Have you seen Stranger Things? Wynona Ryder plays Joyce.
This scene always gets to me. The way she speaks and the words she says cut me up so much. It’s the only movie that makes me cry at this very scene.
Sooo much better than the new one
It was my favorite book when I was 10, and I could recite this entire scene. A page and a half, and I remember it to this day. "So the Spring days came and went......."
One of my fave scenes it shows so many emotions x
I haven't seen all versions of the movie, and I can't imagine watching any other. This will always be the one that I grew up with and love. There's something special about this version. All of the actors were amazing and the story felt personal.
As much as I love the 2019 adaption, this one nails Beth’s death scene way better than the 2019 version (personally). I haven’t even properly watched this version fully yet, but I still sobbed like a wuss with this scene alone. Unlike 2019, where I got quite confused with the death for a few minutes
You should watch this version. The best Little Women by far.
This is the only version that does the book justice.
No one can play a better Beth than her
Claire Danes is such an EXQUISITE actress! She made me cry here and as the doomed Juliet...
Yes! She was a better actress as a teenager than many actresses could dream to become, even if they lived to 100.
To think that this is Claire Danes first movie. Wow.
I didn't want to start my day by crying my eyes out....but....I had forgotten about this scene. I wept like a baby in the theater when I saw it in 1994. Beautiful music.
Claire is the best Beth
You could not outdo Claire Danes's performance. Unforgettable. Better as a teenage actress than most of us could hope to be if we lived to be 100.
Such amazing acting here
I think of my late, beloved grandmother every time I see this scene I miss my Grams everyday...💔🥀😢 It’s been three years since she passed in hospice, and it still feels like yesterday. Grief and loss is so hard.😭
How can anyone possibly remake this? No other version can compare to this one.
I’ll see Greta’s version... but no matter what, I’m going in thinking of it as “Little Women (2019)”. To me, when I read the book, when I think of the movie, this version IS Little Women. Not “Little Women (1994)”. Not the Winona/Susan/Christian/Claire etc version. This is THE Little Women. I could go on and on, but this is the only version that doesn’t feel like it was made in the decade it was in, y’know? I’m back in the 1860’s. I watch it, the music... UGH the music... and I am there living these coming of age experiences with Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. I am here right now experiencing the devastating heartbreak of letting Beth go.
I don’t know... just to me, I know Greta will make a quality film. It just won’t be THE “Little Women”. And I think this version always will be.
Kelli Jackson 😪That was beautifully said.
stregadisalem Thank you so much! 🙏🏾😌
this scene never fails to make me cry. the acting and music are both beautiful and no other sad scene I've watched tops this one.
Never fails to break my heart ...
Hannah's pause before going back to the dolls kills me.
After seeing this movie a trillion times, it hits so much harder when you relate with Beth. Homebody, pianist, reserved, doesn't see ones self as much of anything.
I cried for this scene so much I can see Beth is her favorite sister for Jo. Winona and Clair such a talent actress they’re both great
“Beth is really really sick.” 😭
The way Hannah gently held the doll at the end of the scene. It makes me think, or imagine, that she had personally made that doll for Beth.
It's probably Beth's best doll, Joahna 😭
Honestly, I think this film is superior to Greta Gerwig's adaptation.
Except 2019 version shows Amy and laurie's character development more
Except for Laurie and older Amy, and their relationship in general, this movie largely outperformed the 2019 one. They ruined all of the characters.
The next film version will have its strengths and weaknesses. I think there have been four versions. The first was done in the silent era. As long as there are girls, this story will he retold.
Me too
I'm afraid to watch the 2019 version. From what little I've seen, it seems like 2 hours of feminist propaganda rather than telling a good story.
This is the scene that I desperately wanted to see in the GG adaptation. Beth's lines and Claire Danes performance are gut-wrenchingly beautiful.
I cried as Hannah was crying and spreading the flowers around 😭😭😭
I am only 11 and this video destroys me every time. I start crying. I even figured out how to play this on the piano. My friend and I re-created this scene.
If this scene doesn't rip your heart out, you have no soul
Best version ever ! The profound spirituality emerging from this film is so in phase to what is shown in the book. Greta's version is tiring and empty ; she missed the step.