She looked at his hands and realized that he was a child out of his element reaching out for love. She suddenly saw the stark contrast between their needs, and how her rant had nothing to do with their realities.
Non lo avrei fatto entrare, per nulla al mondo. Ma poi un uomo ti mollerà sempre, per una più giovane; che sia un tuo coetaneo, più grande o più piccolo... quel momento, arriva sempre. Quante seghe sull'età, quante troiate. Ogni uomo dovrebbe avere un rapporto con una donna più grande, per poi tornare a cercarne disperatamente una della propria età per costruirci qualcosa di convenzionalmente riconosciuto e per poterla, poi, tradire a 40 o 50 anni come tradizione vuole. Quest'è.
I remember the ending as slightly different. I forgot the long shot of the picture theatre and thought it ended in the kitchen. Still one of the almost perfect endings to one of the most perfect films. What a dream cast!!!
This was the best movie of the 70's. Every actor works at the same brilliant level - two supporting actor oscar winners and future oscar winners (Burstyn and Bridges both nominated for their roles in this film). Wonderful adaptation of of the Larry McMurtry novel.
You can't help who you love. She loves him and is glad to have him back; but she knows he doesn't love her, and probably never will. She can't not take him back, even though she knows it will probably not end well for her.
This is one of the greatest films ever made. Everything is considered. The acting is extraordinarily REAL, the photography and the direction captures all of it. A masterpiece created by a collection of magic by cast and crew. One of the most moving experiences I have had in a cinema.
The last image is the movie theater, some people leave when the the place closes, if cinema leaves, emptiness is what we have left, what would I do without cinema? have no idea
One of the best movies ever made. They don't hardly put out anything that matches the emotions of a movie like this anymore. This movie, almost like "American Graffiti," launched a lot of careers -- Cybil Shepard, Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms. Then you add in Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, etc. Everybody gave a great performance. If you haven't seen it, take time to watch it.
This was her Oscar scene for sure. I think this film as one of the best casts ever. Jeff Bridges and Timothy Bottoms were wonderful, Cloris Leachman just broke your heart, Ellen Burstyn showed she could do anything as she can be so different in other films, even Cybil Shepherd was perfect in her role.
timothy bottoms as sonny crawford should have been nominated. his work is pure genius. his performance has effected me even more than james dean in east/eden and rebel...!
Cloris Leachman is SO brilliant in this movie...a lot of today's 'actresses' should use this scene as an acting lesson. It's that good...what a great performance from a wonderful actress. That Oscar was so deserved.
Cloris Leachman's performance in this film was so good that it was actually frightening. Wow. Why she didn't do more drama after winning the Academy Award for this eludes me. She was doing the Mary Tyler Moore show at the same time. She's just as talented at comedy. I guess she just preferred the latter.
My point is that she could never the match the intensity that she displayed minute to minute in the movie without let up. I felt it; that is why she won the award. She puts Anne Bancroft to shame because of her inner fire.
I don't think she was ever in a role that displayed that much inner fire. Because, her later roles, though demanding was more Anne Bancroftish. That may be due to scripts,writers, directors, and producers who want it that way. Credit PB for her work as well.
I think it's open for interpretation. I think she forgives him and would still like to be with him, but can't trust him much anymore. If you wanna know what has happened 20 years later, watch or read Texasville. :)
Thanks mhayes25.I've got Texasville on DVD,I haven't seen it in years.I wonder why Tim Buttons didn't get nominated for an oscar,he was great in this film?
@mhayes25 Texasville doesn't hold a candle to this. It is open to interpretation, but she's a wreck. Her husband never paid any attention to her and this affair gave her life some worth again. That's my take. I don't think she forgave him, at least not in this scene. This movie is one of my all time favorites.
She was treating him like a child -- fussing at him and comforting him at the same time. Women always treat men in a motherly way. In fact, in most relationships, the woman does eventually become mother to the man. That is the whole idea.
@blkd25 As I saw it, this scene was a sad harbinger of these people's lives remaining as they are. They are both aware, in different ways, that there is no real love between them, yet at the same time they provide a much needed comfort for each other which can at least make them feel a bit of happiness in their otherwise very dead lives. It's not a good thing...a Band-Aid solution to profusely bleeding problems.
@LENTICULARPLASTIC It's amazing.I saw Texasville years ago,and I guess they basically changed roles.He became a basketcase,and she grew stronger from this.Which makes this scene even more legendary,because it was the bridge from who they were,to what they would become years later.
@blkd25 She does love him. She loves him desperately. She was wronged and she was hurt and she lashed out, because how could she still love him after what he did and how could she still want him to come back after what he did and how could she live with herself if she took him back after what he did? But she wanted him to come back more than anything, and she wanted to take him back more than anything. And when she says never you mind, that is exactly what she is doing.
She looked at his hands and realized that he was a child out of his element reaching out for love. She suddenly saw the stark contrast between their needs, and how her rant had nothing to do with their realities.
avengerspeel 1 month ago
@avengerspeel That's exactly how I saw it. Well said. This scene brings me to tears every time.
avastyer 1 month ago
Randy Quaid...hilarious.
marcusliciniusad 1 month ago
Non lo avrei fatto entrare, per nulla al mondo. Ma poi un uomo ti mollerà sempre, per una più giovane; che sia un tuo coetaneo, più grande o più piccolo... quel momento, arriva sempre. Quante seghe sull'età, quante troiate. Ogni uomo dovrebbe avere un rapporto con una donna più grande, per poi tornare a cercarne disperatamente una della propria età per costruirci qualcosa di convenzionalmente riconosciuto e per poterla, poi, tradire a 40 o 50 anni come tradizione vuole. Quest'è.
VanSheKelly 2 months ago
You have to normalize the audio before you upload these!
You little bastard!
ChicaWolverina 3 months ago
Just watched this movie for the first time at 21.... Simply beautiful! They don't make em like they used to.
kjduffy999 7 months ago
GREAT ACTRESS. ONLY A GREAT ACTRESS CAN MADE THIS SCENE. I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SCENE OF THE CINEMA.
clarinetto2000 7 months ago
This movie captured something that is so compelling.
I think it is the overall reality...the feeling that you are there.
Small town Texas..if you've never experienced it then this movie is almost like being there.
Ben Johnson's role and Cloris Leachman's role carried the movie.
They were the glue that the story stuck to.
These 2 AMAZING actors, especially Mr. Johnson, never really got the credit they deserve.
Ms Leachman never played a bad role.
Love you Ben..miss you.
hammerogod 10 months ago
Hank Williams says it all. One of the greatest films.
MrBuk86 10 months ago
One of the most powerful scenes in all cinema. One of the best deserved Oscars the Academy ever awarded. Thanks for posting.
dutchbonnet 11 months ago
WOW ! A 38 year old trading insults behind a computer,over a simple question asked 4 YEARS AGO...and i'm the one with the disability?
blkd25 1 year ago
Done in ONE TAKE. This is why this is one of the most legendary scenes in American film acting.
poetcomic1 1 year ago
A brilliant movie...and this scene with Cloris...wow!!!!!
neilerone 1 year ago 2
Def. one of the best scenes of all time
Seargent363 1 year ago
Cloris Leachman is so beautiful in this movie. :D
Teki420 1 year ago 2
Saw this film about an hour ago. Great ending. Heartbreaking.
BambiTheCierv 1 year ago
Timeless Film
AlexDeLargeisHere 1 year ago 2
This is what won her the Oscar. And she deserved it.
S13AR10AFan 1 year ago 3
I remember this movie well. It was kind of creepy - the way it got into you. Cloris won an Oscar for her role.
razzledazzle200 1 year ago 4
The Last Picture Show's two Oscar winners was absolutely wonderful, one of it was above, Cloris Leachman
1971 Academy Awards winners:
Best Supporting Actor : Ben Johnson
Best Supporting Actress : Cloris Leachman
470George 1 year ago 2
Loneliness makes us do things we wouldn't ordinarily do.
PinkLederhosen 1 year ago 4
I remember the ending as slightly different. I forgot the long shot of the picture theatre and thought it ended in the kitchen. Still one of the almost perfect endings to one of the most perfect films. What a dream cast!!!
shout102 1 year ago 2
This was the best movie of the 70's. Every actor works at the same brilliant level - two supporting actor oscar winners and future oscar winners (Burstyn and Bridges both nominated for their roles in this film). Wonderful adaptation of of the Larry McMurtry novel.
marctull2 1 year ago
You can't help who you love. She loves him and is glad to have him back; but she knows he doesn't love her, and probably never will. She can't not take him back, even though she knows it will probably not end well for her.
notpurfect1 1 year ago
what is the song played in the end credits?
TheNEWfilmfanatic99 1 year ago
love this strange and powerful movie still...
cruyffianslip 1 year ago
Painfully erotic.
TIPTON340 2 years ago 3
This is one of the greatest films ever made. Everything is considered. The acting is extraordinarily REAL, the photography and the direction captures all of it. A masterpiece created by a collection of magic by cast and crew. One of the most moving experiences I have had in a cinema.
vivienmerchant 2 years ago 5
The last image is the movie theater, some people leave when the the place closes, if cinema leaves, emptiness is what we have left, what would I do without cinema? have no idea
sonts 2 years ago
one of my favorite films of USA 70's
escons 2 years ago 5
This movie doesn't promote teenage sex at all. If anything, it portrays how it's not all it's cracked up to be.
Astrodan2600 2 years ago 7
Well inside the top 5 most under rated movies ever made in addition to being inside my personal top10 favorites of all time.
rogerrodd 2 years ago 4
This comment has received too many negative votes show
@percentum4 I don't enjoy films that promote teenage sex.
BJORT 2 years ago
This movie pisses me off for some reason.
BJORT 2 years ago
The silence between them when Sonny takes her hand says it all.
TIPTON340 2 years ago 4
One of the best movies ever made. They don't hardly put out anything that matches the emotions of a movie like this anymore. This movie, almost like "American Graffiti," launched a lot of careers -- Cybil Shepard, Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms. Then you add in Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, etc. Everybody gave a great performance. If you haven't seen it, take time to watch it.
reving19 2 years ago 16
It's the TV on in the other room you hear
muskivicci 2 years ago
Not a TV show, but a comedy record called "It's in the Book", recorded by Johnny Standley. It was a #1 hit in November 1952.
mdumas43073 2 years ago
Why do I hear a laugh track? WTF?
pm12345pm 2 years ago
Never you mind, honey. Never you mind.
pm12345pm 2 years ago
At 2:13 --it's Ryan Reynolds!
BillyL96 2 years ago 4
This was her Oscar scene for sure. I think this film as one of the best casts ever. Jeff Bridges and Timothy Bottoms were wonderful, Cloris Leachman just broke your heart, Ellen Burstyn showed she could do anything as she can be so different in other films, even Cybil Shepherd was perfect in her role.
Tigerlily21 2 years ago 4
What an actress. What a movie. My father went to Chloris lifetime acting premier about 75 years ago. I've always been a fan of hers.
Interlingua 2 years ago 3
CLORIS!
henrysinaga 2 years ago 3
Cloris deserved that oscar. She has proven her
self over and over again.
TIPTON340 3 years ago 6
HAHA! Yes, Young Frankenstein!
GuitarGrizz 3 years ago
timothy bottoms as sonny crawford should have been nominated. his work is pure genius. his performance has effected me even more than james dean in east/eden and rebel...!
jhrunion 3 years ago 4
Man, I forgot how sad this movie was. So many great performances. Cloris Leachman definately earned that Oscar.
bijeto 3 years ago
There is a documenatary on the making of this movie in which Leachman says that the final scene was done in one take. Now THAT is amazing.
BOSSOMATIC 3 years ago 3
Could someone please upload Texasville?
dankohner1 3 years ago
Hands down one of the Top Ten best American films ever made.
It's mesmerizing.
Cloris' character Ruth was so heartbreaking...
pegleg747 3 years ago 3
Cloris, yea...wow...I never saw anything on this movie though I keep reading about it...I always liked her and Ellen Burstyn too...
gatoperezoso 3 years ago
cloris leachmans performance made this movie
george319 3 years ago 3
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deontyk 4 years ago
One of the most shattering scenes in film. Leachman is riveting and Hollywood has underused her ever since.
jackmacdaddy 4 years ago 4
"Why don't you love my like you used to do?"
God, to think that Hollywood used to make films like this. It's almost hard to believe today.
hanshotfirst1138 4 years ago
this scene is one of my all time favs - Cloris is absolutely brilliant in this
sfbuddie 4 years ago 4
Does anyone have a clip of the bed scene with Cloris Leachman?
alanbedford2007 4 years ago
Cloris Leachman is SO brilliant in this movie...a lot of today's 'actresses' should use this scene as an acting lesson. It's that good...what a great performance from a wonderful actress. That Oscar was so deserved.
elliottrainbow 4 years ago 3
This movie, along with "Paper Moon," are my two favorite Peter Bogdanovich films... And all the better for being filmed in B&W.
JET997u 4 years ago
She earned that Oscar. This scene is brilliant.
nighttripping 4 years ago
I'm 35 year old woman, and I so get this scene.
It's perfect, and
jake315 4 years ago
Cloris Leachman's performance in this film was so good that it was actually frightening. Wow. Why she didn't do more drama after winning the Academy Award for this eludes me. She was doing the Mary Tyler Moore show at the same time. She's just as talented at comedy. I guess she just preferred the latter.
itsamrewiariddle 5 years ago 2
Cloris couldn't top this; no matter what she did later on or what she does now.
Ariamaluum 5 years ago
Thats why she won an Oscar for this film. But I think in recent years her performance in 'Spanglish' was so brilliant in such a subtle way.
JoshFi 5 years ago
My point is that she could never the match the intensity that she displayed minute to minute in the movie without let up. I felt it; that is why she won the award. She puts Anne Bancroft to shame because of her inner fire.
I don't think she was ever in a role that displayed that much inner fire. Because, her later roles, though demanding was more Anne Bancroftish. That may be due to scripts,writers, directors, and producers who want it that way. Credit PB for her work as well.
Ariamaluum 5 years ago
I love this movie,but could you explain the ending?She forgives him,but is not in love with him anymore?I don't know.
blkd25 5 years ago
I think it's open for interpretation. I think she forgives him and would still like to be with him, but can't trust him much anymore. If you wanna know what has happened 20 years later, watch or read Texasville. :)
mhayes25 5 years ago 4
Thanks mhayes25.I've got Texasville on DVD,I haven't seen it in years.I wonder why Tim Buttons didn't get nominated for an oscar,he was great in this film?
blkd25 5 years ago
I mean Tim Bottoms.Sorry.
blkd25 5 years ago
@mhayes25 Texasville doesn't hold a candle to this. It is open to interpretation, but she's a wreck. Her husband never paid any attention to her and this affair gave her life some worth again. That's my take. I don't think she forgave him, at least not in this scene. This movie is one of my all time favorites.
marcusliciniusad 1 year ago
She was treating him like a child -- fussing at him and comforting him at the same time. Women always treat men in a motherly way. In fact, in most relationships, the woman does eventually become mother to the man. That is the whole idea.
MKFaizi 4 years ago
@blkd25 As I saw it, this scene was a sad harbinger of these people's lives remaining as they are. They are both aware, in different ways, that there is no real love between them, yet at the same time they provide a much needed comfort for each other which can at least make them feel a bit of happiness in their otherwise very dead lives. It's not a good thing...a Band-Aid solution to profusely bleeding problems.
LENTICULARPLASTIC 1 year ago
@LENTICULARPLASTIC It's amazing.I saw Texasville years ago,and I guess they basically changed roles.He became a basketcase,and she grew stronger from this.Which makes this scene even more legendary,because it was the bridge from who they were,to what they would become years later.
blkd25 1 year ago
@blkd25 you must have a learning disability ..... this is one of the most poignant scenes in modern american cinema.
pdxexplorer1973 1 year ago
@blkd25 I think she realizes they are both facing the same problem - life in a dying town, a life of loneliness, and feeling trapped.
202pdiddy 10 months ago
@blkd25 She does love him. She loves him desperately. She was wronged and she was hurt and she lashed out, because how could she still love him after what he did and how could she still want him to come back after what he did and how could she live with herself if she took him back after what he did? But she wanted him to come back more than anything, and she wanted to take him back more than anything. And when she says never you mind, that is exactly what she is doing.
scar4527 7 months ago