This is my favorite scene from this movie. The dialog between Henry and Eleanor was absolutely brilliant. I love seeing a young Anthony Hopkins in this film as well.
to expect accuracy in accents in any movie is ridiculous and ppl who commet on them display limited minds that miss forest for trees. works of art don't fall bc of such details.
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anyway, this family would have spoken a dead dialect of french ( as did several generations of so called 'english' royals). as such ms. hepburn's accent is good as any other as far as it matters at all.
@hammertapping Or you could playfully joke about unimportant nuances in otherwise great films and not have uptight jerks who think that you're criticizing the movie go ultra-defensive and act like it's their job to lash out at anyone who dares to notice tiniest and most insignificant bit of unintended humor.
an angry joker! a joker who thinks he is not ridiculous!
lol
'come for me'! 'boy' ! again! bc its fun to poke jokers who think they are not ridiculous and gets angry when called limited for posting silly a comment about hepburn's accent..
@KilldozerRocks Its called poetic license and certainly doesn't affect the magnificent performances. I fancy Henry and Eleanor would have liked these portrayals of themselves (if not totally agree).
@windstorm1000 It's a joke. It's not a criticism. I love Katharine Hepburn, and I love this movie. It's just a slightly amusing note of Old Hollywood that you could get away with that, as well as the fact that Hepburn could never change her voice.
Had this film been made twenty years earlier, Olivier could have played Henry and either Joan Fontaine or Judith Anderson could have played Eleanor. Then, this could have been called "Lion in De Winter" haha. Bad joke, couldn't resist.
Perhaps my favorite performance by an actor/actress. If Streep equalled it, it was in Doubt. If Hopkins did, was in Remains of the Day. If Nicholson did, was in About Schmidt, and otherwise, Nicholson's really about a good time watching Nicholson, just like Peter O'Toole was about a good time watching Peter O'Toole. We like something about their life forces.
BACKSTORY....Anthony Harvey said Kate WOULD NOT do this scene with her hair down....He pleaded with her...and she did it anyway...AND was not happy doing his way....BUT later on that night...the cast and crew were staying at this castle they were filming at...Harvey saw a note being passed underneath his door to his bedroom....IT was from Katharine...and it said...You were right.
This entire movie sets the bar. Breathtaking performances from Hepburn and O'Toole and ably assisted by a terrific supporting cast. That O'Toole never won an Oscar for this is a travesty.
Another fabulous performance for the grand dame of American actors. She won her third oscar for best actress out of four. Made history in 1968, a tie with Barbra Streisand's FUNNY GIRL performance.
Kate you' re absolutely stunning! I love you and i adore you...your voice, your hair...i love you...what a great teacher you are!!! Keep on shining...now and forever you're a star in the sky...God bless you and your beloved Spencer!
This is just after the scene in the wedding chapel, where she masochistically asks her husband to kiss his mistress in front of her and then looks on in horror as they perform a mock marriage ceremony. Classic!
awesome. i just watched this scene for the first time and i had to come straight to YouTube to see if it was on here and therefore as memorable as i hoped. what a tremendous actress with tremendous material. and that score--it's perfect.
I think this is the scene where Katherine told Anthony Harvey that SHE would not do it with her hair down. SHE told him hell no she would not do it. HE had to beg her to do it. IT was filmed two ways HAIR UP and HAIR DOWN. She saw the hair down. and slid a note underneath his bedroom door at the castle, and it said You were right.
@grai l hope Kate will, l mean Kate Winslet. l vrery much love her perofrmance in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. l hope someday Kate will gain reputation somehow close to Katharine. l love Katharine in this scene too.
this scene is perfect, I love the way she controls her face and her body language is just outstanding! the director was very smart showing her to the public and then her twisted reflection in the mirror! it's just fascinating to watch! my fave scene from the Lion in Winter for sure!
This scene comes right after Eleanor masochistically asks her husband to kiss his mistress in front of her and then looks on in horror as they perform a mock marriage ceremony. What a movie!
My favorite Christmas movie.
HellBlazerRaiser 1 week ago
This is undeniably one of the best, if not the BEST, movie monologue ever to embrace our screen
EinsteinattheMovies 1 month ago
What a powerful performance by one of the greatest, classic Hollywood Actresses! This makes me want to see this movie all the more!
OceanbornAngel 2 months ago
This is my favorite scene from this movie. The dialog between Henry and Eleanor was absolutely brilliant. I love seeing a young Anthony Hopkins in this film as well.
2legit64 2 months ago
This breaks my heart every time I watch it.
YorkistWhiteRose 3 months ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
One of the most over rated actresses in the history of the silver screen.
LINCOLNREALESTATE1 3 months ago
One of the best monologues ever, and one of the best performances ever on screen.
outinsider 7 months ago
This is one of my all time favorite film scenes, ever. She is just stunning, and the dialogue is exquisite.
davidy323 9 months ago
I had no idea that Brits during the Dark Ages spoke with New England accents. It's amazing they could have such great foresight.
KilldozerRocks 11 months ago
@KilldozerRocks 1/
to expect accuracy in accents in any movie is ridiculous and ppl who commet on them display limited minds that miss forest for trees. works of art don't fall bc of such details.
2/
anyway, this family would have spoken a dead dialect of french ( as did several generations of so called 'english' royals). as such ms. hepburn's accent is good as any other as far as it matters at all.
hammertapping 8 months ago
@hammertapping Or you could playfully joke about unimportant nuances in otherwise great films and not have uptight jerks who think that you're criticizing the movie go ultra-defensive and act like it's their job to lash out at anyone who dares to notice tiniest and most insignificant bit of unintended humor.
KilldozerRocks 8 months ago
@KilldozerRocks oh boy! so you are a joker!
an angry joker! a joker who thinks he is not ridiculous!
lol
'come for me'! 'boy' ! again! bc its fun to poke jokers who think they are not ridiculous and gets angry when called limited for posting silly a comment about hepburn's accent..
hammertapping 8 months ago
@hammertapping I'd rather not, I'm busy watching Bringing Up Baby.
KilldozerRocks 8 months ago
@KilldozerRocks good choice! if you can think, run from where i am! otherwise you will land on your hat.
hammertapping 8 months ago
@KilldozerRocks Its called poetic license and certainly doesn't affect the magnificent performances. I fancy Henry and Eleanor would have liked these portrayals of themselves (if not totally agree).
windstorm1000 3 months ago
@windstorm1000 It's a joke. It's not a criticism. I love Katharine Hepburn, and I love this movie. It's just a slightly amusing note of Old Hollywood that you could get away with that, as well as the fact that Hepburn could never change her voice.
KilldozerRocks 3 months ago
What a desolation... and what an actress. How superb a lady!
Lokisdottir 1 year ago 2
gad is she superb.
diddymuck 1 year ago
All I can say is ...wow...
betteparker1234 1 year ago
Had this film been made twenty years earlier, Olivier could have played Henry and either Joan Fontaine or Judith Anderson could have played Eleanor. Then, this could have been called "Lion in De Winter" haha. Bad joke, couldn't resist.
102936 1 year ago
AH,,,,, Ugly to keep beauty intact, with Family and the Holiday's so near.
mantrap9 1 year ago
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mantrap9 1 year ago
It doesn't get better than this.
ravenflutterby 1 year ago
Perhaps my favorite performance by an actor/actress. If Streep equalled it, it was in Doubt. If Hopkins did, was in Remains of the Day. If Nicholson did, was in About Schmidt, and otherwise, Nicholson's really about a good time watching Nicholson, just like Peter O'Toole was about a good time watching Peter O'Toole. We like something about their life forces.
brelfan 1 year ago
BACKSTORY....Anthony Harvey said Kate WOULD NOT do this scene with her hair down....He pleaded with her...and she did it anyway...AND was not happy doing his way....BUT later on that night...the cast and crew were staying at this castle they were filming at...Harvey saw a note being passed underneath his door to his bedroom....IT was from Katharine...and it said...You were right.
UFOSPACE1999 1 year ago 2
Katharine was amazing actress and she was still really pretty at that time.
svoba4af 1 year ago
John Barry score is perfect here.
leandro00000000007 1 year ago 3
bravisssssssimo! mejor actriz de la historia *_* grande hepburn
nomatterhoow 1 year ago
Yep, this was a VERY good movie with some great acting and dialogue.
ridewave444 2 years ago
This entire movie sets the bar. Breathtaking performances from Hepburn and O'Toole and ably assisted by a terrific supporting cast. That O'Toole never won an Oscar for this is a travesty.
december2364 2 years ago 6
Cliff Robertson won that year, and he deserved it.
CharmingSage 2 years ago
@CharmingSage Yes. O Toole should have won for Lion in Winter and The Ruling Class
wowbobwow37 1 year ago
@december2364
tht otoole never won one for his 8 nominations is just terrible
hes definately on the top 10 actors of all time
iTzeXile13 2 years ago
"I'd hang you from the nipples, but you'd shock the children." =)
materialgurlnc 2 years ago 38
God she was beautiful in this scene it the whole movie really
sutch a wonderful actress ..the only scene better than thins one was the scene werwe she talks about sleeping with henerys father
heartmulgrew15 2 years ago 4
Another fabulous performance for the grand dame of American actors. She won her third oscar for best actress out of four. Made history in 1968, a tie with Barbra Streisand's FUNNY GIRL performance.
59span43 2 years ago 4
A great monologue
NFitalianGuy 2 years ago 2
I love everything about Kate: her voice, her face, her mannerisms. And this film is simply perfect. Kate and Peter made quite a pair.
teasymphony 2 years ago 3
Kate you' re absolutely stunning! I love you and i adore you...your voice, your hair...i love you...what a great teacher you are!!! Keep on shining...now and forever you're a star in the sky...God bless you and your beloved Spencer!
hepburn83 2 years ago 3
This is just after the scene in the wedding chapel, where she masochistically asks her husband to kiss his mistress in front of her and then looks on in horror as they perform a mock marriage ceremony. Classic!
mrbronte100 2 years ago
awesome. i just watched this scene for the first time and i had to come straight to YouTube to see if it was on here and therefore as memorable as i hoped. what a tremendous actress with tremendous material. and that score--it's perfect.
mseales 2 years ago 2
I love her with her hair down. It makes her look 20 years younger, I wish she would have done more pictures with it down.
wickedfan7681 2 years ago
acting at its finest. incomparable & irreplaceable. an actor's benchmark.
tashkenty 2 years ago 5
She is an amazing actress but she was born in 1907, thus 61 years of age. Despite that she looks good.
faeydra 2 years ago
Can I say that Katharine Hepburn looks very sexy with her hair down!!!
LadyAmerican 2 years ago 3
i kno shes 68 here too not a wrinkle on her face! this was before the days of plastic surgery!
a540guy 2 years ago
actually it wasn't before. plastic surgery was being experimented with decades before this.
you can see that katharine didn't go under the knife, but just thought i'd say.
CocaineHabbit 2 years ago
I think this is the scene where Katherine told Anthony Harvey that SHE would not do it with her hair down. SHE told him hell no she would not do it. HE had to beg her to do it. IT was filmed two ways HAIR UP and HAIR DOWN. She saw the hair down. and slid a note underneath his bedroom door at the castle, and it said You were right.
UFOSPACE1999 2 years ago 3
How will any other actress even come close to Hepburn in the future? What an amazing genius she will have to be to withstand any comparison to Kate
grai 3 years ago 32
@grai l hope Kate will, l mean Kate Winslet. l vrery much love her perofrmance in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. l hope someday Kate will gain reputation somehow close to Katharine. l love Katharine in this scene too.
mynameisdou 1 year ago
@grai Her name is Meryl Streep
papermooner 1 year ago
@papermooner sorry meryl doesnt hold a candle to Katherine Hepburn, 4 oscars will NEVER be beaten AND all in the Best Actress category
goolagong68 9 months ago
Magistral Katharine, yo tambien quiero una reina asi para mi, me afano en ello dia a dia. 5*****
nobisdatus 3 years ago
this scene is perfect, I love the way she controls her face and her body language is just outstanding! the director was very smart showing her to the public and then her twisted reflection in the mirror! it's just fascinating to watch! my fave scene from the Lion in Winter for sure!
CapricornBG 3 years ago 4
katharine hepburn and peter o tool are the best actors of all times for me!!!!!
nisiriti 3 years ago 4
this is my favorite film of all time
she and he give the bets duet acting performances in screen history
what a lifes work
theblueangel28 3 years ago
This scene comes right after Eleanor masochistically asks her husband to kiss his mistress in front of her and then looks on in horror as they perform a mock marriage ceremony. What a movie!
brownstony 3 years ago