I just wanted during the whole movie to hug her and save her, she's such a lovely and innocent person. And of course, she deserved that Oscar. Love Julia, but this performance it's historic.
how could anyone with a brain not give an oscar to ellen;s performace in this role Julia Roberts was only a favorite NOT because of her acting PLEASEEE
One the most well written and acted scenes in history. It hits a little to close to home. How lonely we become when we lose everybody. How fucked up drug abuse can become. In the beginning she seemed like such a sweet lady and by the end she completely lost her mind. Does anybody know if she did actually get that call by that Juice show or if they were scamming her? I always thought she was getting scammed with how hyped up her mailing the letter was.
ms.burstyn wuz fuckin robbed goddammit!!!!! cocksucking academy sucks big fuckin hamster nuts! ellen burstyn kicks fuckin assholes!!!! fuck em ellen, we all know who really won.
During Ellen Burstyn's impassioned monologue about how it feels to be old, cinematographer Matthew Libatique accidentally let the camera drift off-target. When director Darren Aronofsky called "cut" and confronted him about it, he realized the reason Libatique had let the camera drift was because he had been crying during the take and fogged up the camera's eyepiece. This was the take used in the final print.
julia roberts isn't really that great it's just some girl with big horse teeth who comes across as just being obnoxious and annoying... how could she win over Ellen? Ellen did such a great job it's ridiculous- when will true talent be recognized over "popularity"? lol it's like high school or something.
One of the best performances I have ever seen, it is unbelievable the Academy would be so absurdly superficial and offer the award to the most popular actress!
I have a question. She got crazy because of the pills, or she was still under the efects, when they gave her electric shoc treatment, and that's wat made her insane ?
@matthew47ak She was a victim of amphetamine psychosis. Prolonged abuse of the diet pills fried her. Hallucinations and the like accompany the onset of it. It's rare, but it can be permanent. The film stops before she is cured for sure, but it is likely there will be lasting damage.
@scraps992 She stays in a mental hospital. It's a lot clearer in the book. They commit her and keep her on Thorazine, so she never has a chance to recover. That's the only thing I didn't like about the movie, as compared to the book; Sarah's downfall and hospitalization was a lot more emotional in the book. There were passages that made me cry, and that never happens.
The book isn't necessarily better than the movie, though. They're both brilliant in their own regards.
@maybeupthere I remember reading the book, but movies and books can be so different I didn't want to make an assumption that they're sticking with that ending.
@matthew47ak, It was probably stacking reasons, clearly she was severely depressed even before starting with the meds. What happened here is criticism towards doctors that make patients a business.
never, ever, in the history of time, has a person portrayed an emotion/character so beautifully...julia roberts winning for playing a lawyer that only cared about her paycheck means nothing to me, this scene is the most moving thing i've ever seen ellen burstyn wins my award for a lifelong memory..it's something i'll never forget...the last time she sees her son and its all a ruse, there are so many addicts out there...they need to see how they affect other people's lives.
I just saw Ellen in A Dream Of Passion alongside Melina Mercouri. She was bone-chillingly brilliant as a modern day Medea who murders her little boy to get back at her husband for cheating on her. She should have at least been nominated for it. Granted it wasn't the greatest movie in the world, but its one of the best performances I have ever seen an actor give. I also saw her on SVU wher she played Det. Stabler's bipolar mom. As a son of a bipolar mom I can say she was dead on!
Ellen should have won not julia she still has no star on the hollywood walk of fame or her handprints at the theater where all the others have theres !!! IT'S JUST NOT FAIR!!!
it breaks my heart knowing this is the last time they see each other in the film
nostalgicBurst 2 weeks ago
I just wanted during the whole movie to hug her and save her, she's such a lovely and innocent person. And of course, she deserved that Oscar. Love Julia, but this performance it's historic.
PalmurcioWorld 3 weeks ago
that scene ALONE should have netted ellen the oscar. she was cheated.
Popteart 3 weeks ago
Why does the ad to the right say "Safe diet pills! Order now!". That's just wrong.
Skoboksen 1 month ago
how could anyone with a brain not give an oscar to ellen;s performace in this role Julia Roberts was only a favorite NOT because of her acting PLEASEEE
donpkra 2 months ago 2
One the most well written and acted scenes in history. It hits a little to close to home. How lonely we become when we lose everybody. How fucked up drug abuse can become. In the beginning she seemed like such a sweet lady and by the end she completely lost her mind. Does anybody know if she did actually get that call by that Juice show or if they were scamming her? I always thought she was getting scammed with how hyped up her mailing the letter was.
jlomonaco4391 3 months ago 4
This hits home. It hurts so bad. This proves that the Academy messes up A LOT. Especially in this case.
BoondockProphet 5 months ago 4
ms.burstyn wuz fuckin robbed goddammit!!!!! cocksucking academy sucks big fuckin hamster nuts! ellen burstyn kicks fuckin assholes!!!! fuck em ellen, we all know who really won.
ebuz218 5 months ago
First time I watched this I compltley lost it when harry started crying.
Dontmakemecomeover5 6 months ago
Really tough scene, touching and cathartic. Ellen Burstyn should have won the Oscar for this film.
DonovanAenslaed 6 months ago 3
One of the best and most touching scene in film-making history.
AnUnquietMind19 8 months ago 6
from IMDB
During Ellen Burstyn's impassioned monologue about how it feels to be old, cinematographer Matthew Libatique accidentally let the camera drift off-target. When director Darren Aronofsky called "cut" and confronted him about it, he realized the reason Libatique had let the camera drift was because he had been crying during the take and fogged up the camera's eyepiece. This was the take used in the final print.
RandomRage 9 months ago 5
why is harry crying?
elitepisong 9 months ago
@elitepisong He cares for his mother. First it was the fact she was using, then she displayed how truly lonely she was. He worried for her badly
Dednyz 6 months ago
I hate how those pills fucked her up so bad. It's a shame doctors can get away with prescribing such things to people.
Kenny2k08 9 months ago 4
This is a heart-gripping performance.
platinumdynamite 10 months ago
I don't easily cry watching movies but this scene does it for me, more than once :(
Solon1 11 months ago
julia roberts isn't really that great it's just some girl with big horse teeth who comes across as just being obnoxious and annoying... how could she win over Ellen? Ellen did such a great job it's ridiculous- when will true talent be recognized over "popularity"? lol it's like high school or something.
wombat911 1 year ago
One of the best performances I have ever seen, it is unbelievable the Academy would be so absurdly superficial and offer the award to the most popular actress!
erinelizabeth428 1 year ago
I have a question. She got crazy because of the pills, or she was still under the efects, when they gave her electric shoc treatment, and that's wat made her insane ?
matthew47ak 1 year ago
@matthew47ak She was a victim of amphetamine psychosis. Prolonged abuse of the diet pills fried her. Hallucinations and the like accompany the onset of it. It's rare, but it can be permanent. The film stops before she is cured for sure, but it is likely there will be lasting damage.
scraps992 1 year ago
@scraps992 She stays in a mental hospital. It's a lot clearer in the book. They commit her and keep her on Thorazine, so she never has a chance to recover. That's the only thing I didn't like about the movie, as compared to the book; Sarah's downfall and hospitalization was a lot more emotional in the book. There were passages that made me cry, and that never happens.
The book isn't necessarily better than the movie, though. They're both brilliant in their own regards.
maybeupthere 10 months ago
@maybeupthere I remember reading the book, but movies and books can be so different I didn't want to make an assumption that they're sticking with that ending.
scraps992 10 months ago
@matthew47ak, It was probably stacking reasons, clearly she was severely depressed even before starting with the meds. What happened here is criticism towards doctors that make patients a business.
Solon1 11 months ago
never, ever, in the history of time, has a person portrayed an emotion/character so beautifully...julia roberts winning for playing a lawyer that only cared about her paycheck means nothing to me, this scene is the most moving thing i've ever seen ellen burstyn wins my award for a lifelong memory..it's something i'll never forget...the last time she sees her son and its all a ruse, there are so many addicts out there...they need to see how they affect other people's lives.
Mathieux2004 1 year ago 34
I just saw Ellen in A Dream Of Passion alongside Melina Mercouri. She was bone-chillingly brilliant as a modern day Medea who murders her little boy to get back at her husband for cheating on her. She should have at least been nominated for it. Granted it wasn't the greatest movie in the world, but its one of the best performances I have ever seen an actor give. I also saw her on SVU wher she played Det. Stabler's bipolar mom. As a son of a bipolar mom I can say she was dead on!
tolkienfan51 1 year ago
Excellent scene. Very well written.
malchicken 1 year ago
Ellen should have won not julia she still has no star on the hollywood walk of fame or her handprints at the theater where all the others have theres !!! IT'S JUST NOT FAIR!!!
burstyn1fan1972 1 year ago 46
@burstyn1fan1972 you are so right!
bugal3569 3 months ago