Harper's Monologue

Night flight to San Francisco

[@labiamajoraxx]

Just close your eyes and picture the beautiful imagery in this monologue....I can't think of any other play that evokes such beautiful and moving imagery than Angels in America

[@mitchblairswaim6803]

As soon as the music cues, tears to come to my eyes. Such a great monologue. Longing for what we have left behind and dreaming ahead. Poetic.

[@rr7firefly]

The Bhagavad Gita was interjected into the Mahabharata as a clever device that brought the dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna into that great war saga. I see Harper's Monologue in the same way -- an interlude of incredible beauty with a special message. Harper is like a completely different person, having stepped out of the storyline.

[@rr7firefly]

Mary Louise Parker won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her performance in "Angels in America." It's a joy to see her in this wonderful scene, after the hopeless quagmire of her lonely marriage to Joe Pitt. Her triumphant return to life. // Whenever I feel discouraged I watch this -- it brings a welcome dose of calm reassurance. We may feel alone. We may feel lost. We may ache for those we have lost. In the end, despite all the signs, there is always HOPE.

[@pam0626]

Noe Berengena More life!

[@rr7firefly]

@@pam0626 YES! Stay safe, pam.

[@Bananianiown]

Harper is my favorite character, and this, in my opinion, was the most meaningful monologue from Angels in America.

[@rr7firefly]

There were more than a few but this one was the most beautifully poetic. Hope is always a beautiful thing.

[@socialweb4717]

Bananianiown there many astounding ones, but yes this it beautiful

[@simgegrandson8673]

still is?

[@joed180]

I’ve seen this a hundred times and I still shed a tear. And the score is amazing.

[@AndyZaturno]

Nothing is lost forever.

[@joed180]

Except for, perhaps now, America.

[@SteveGarza]

I finally read the books, both parts 1 & 2. The play is a fantastic, brilliant piece of work. The mini-series is equally mind blowing. I never saw it when it originally aired back in 2003. It is a great mini series.

[@patr70]

SkydiverSG The Mini-Series is Incredible. Its like a Long story of lives that you know in your own life.

[@gabrielmaroto18]

Because of my astonishing ability to see such things ! 😻

[@tonygrowley5275]

aka A delusional disorder.

[@samanthak9078]

This monologues hits everytime. Kushner's brilliance here shines.

[@xxminglexx]

I'm going through a breakup, and I've watched Angels in America over and over and over through my lifetime. At least this gives me hope. I also saw the soul's horizon while flying in next to no light above the Arctic circle.

[@pam0626]

This is the most beautiful and inspiring monologues I have ever heard. It fills me with such a sense of hope that we will be reunited with our loved ones in the end and released from all of the pain we experience in this life.

[@asmisaxena5972]

Kristen Stewart and the last lines from the movie Still Alice. Saw it last night and it's haunting. Led me here. Beautiful.

[@SteveGarza]

Asmi Saxena I just saw Still Alice last night too, and Stewart's lines made me remember this scene. Very touching.

[@MaxSharma1989]

What a mature & terrific monologue about the paradox of life. Mary Louise Parker was beautiful, vulnerable & insightful at the same time 😇😇😇 AT LEAST I THINK THAT SO......

[@mmarquezhn83]

I love you so much Harper, I feel sorry for all your pain and suffering, you are an angel, there's so many Harpers out there who suffers and struggle with so many kinds of "painful progress" is a relief to know that nothing is lost forever.

[@Offmedication]

I just fell in love with a fictional character in a film. A chill rose up my spine and my eyes welled with tears. Beautiful.

[@federico6485]

How can this simple monologue scene be such an expressive, poetic, and beautiful? Such a good actress.

[@MrJefjones]

What a combination of writing and acting. This monologue always got me. Thank-you Tony Kushner and Mary Louise Parker

[@walkabou5]

Such a wonderful scene. Good that Harper appears to have found a little peace.

[@rulesofrose]

this has to be one of mary louise parker's finest performances. she's so great in this

[@AlbusTay617]

Thank you so much for posting this. I would skip to the end of the film just to see this scene over and over again. You cut the scene perfectly! Thank you!! Beautiful!

[@jjones81963]

What amazing words…after so much lost he delivers us hope 🤷‍♂️

[@hpbrainiac]

Favorite monologue of all time.

[@italovasquez5508]

A great actress, A great actress

[@jodyhoote9583]

One of the best parts of this series

[@kaqs8994]

immeasurable talent...an angel

[@brimsauce]

This scene just knocks me off my feet. Amazing .

[@vvdik]

i loved this too ... "nothings lost forever".

[@greenbunny13]

Always moves me to tears

[@frederikrodrigez]

I cry every time i see this. Hard stuff.

[@ryeberza9800]

"Nothing is lost forever.." yes.

[@lordsxman]

I cry every time I watch this scene.

[@sinohui3]

She was my favorite part!!!! Love her!!!!

[@60enterprises]

"Nothing's lost forever".

[@joed180]

And now, 9 years after your comment, who could imagine where we would be. Nothing's lost forever? So we hope.

[@bridgetherring2426]

I cry every time i see this scene

[@fernando200270]

MLP is just the best Her best performance is still to come.

[@mazzaj89]

like skydivers in reverse

[@HollyGoLightly1978]

This scene gets me every time. MLP, so talented.

[@mayfairproductions]

I'm acting this scene out for my assessment, I tell you what its hard to achieve! She is amazing

[@Inoloveshika]

Yes! Thank you, exactly what I needed.

[@craigwagstrom5952]

Love this scene . . .

[@alizzahGrace]

I'm doing this for a monologue! This is really good

[@sassygryffindor3812]

I’m doing this part in my acting class form emotion memory monologue

[@blankenhober]

Woah. I've never seen this before, but I'm totally getting a Willow Rosenburg vibe here. Never would've expected it from Ms. Botwin. Awesome.

[@jzapert]

I've seen this so, so many times over the years. This week, I learned that someone I loved for a decade died in car crash. Longing for what I've left behind.

[@Ilovemyhair13]

i thought i was the only one. :``` )

[@tokyosenzoku]

Is it possible to change the settings of this video so I can embed it on facebook? Thanks!

[@SteveGarza]

This one scene makes me want to read the book. Has anyone read the book and if so, is it worth reading?

[@MrElicottero]

+SkydiverSG Every single page of it was worth reading, several times over.

[@audreyhorne]

I've read the play and I saw it on stage. It's fantastic.

[@MaddBadgerr]

SkydiverSG As far as I know the movie(s) and the text are more or less word-for-word the same. They did a good job here.

[@felderkirk]

Imagine being stuck beside her. I'd request another seat.

[@joed180]

You made me laugh 10 years later

[@limelightraver5690]

Same here! 🤣

[@cmoran9103]

If only this was true

[@Jimmy-jy5ol]

I agree

[@claire2021]

Kristen did it waaaaaaaaay better

[@SteveGarza]

+maria romero I would say that Kristen did it good for the content in which the movie she was in was intended to be. I agree, Kristen did a good job in the scene with this monologue. But I also think Mary-Louis Parker did an excellent job at delivering this line for the character she was portraying.

[@claire2021]

+SkydiverSG Yeah you right, but dont you think she talks like a robot or something? What i like about kristen is that she spoke with emotions, I dont know how to explain it

[@coop-clovismckenzie1208]

valle r no way. Mary Louise Parker perfectly captured the essence of this character, a pill popping, unhappy, sex starved housewife of a Mormon guy, she has this quality in her as a performer, she has this on screen presence that's perfect for this role. A calmness that perfectly fits for the Valium popping housewife role. And she's still making sense. Her emotions are subtle, but haunting.

[@brucebrittany5663]

Jerking off motion