Little Women (1994) - My Hands Are Empty Scene (10/10) | Movieclips

[@misspopcoin2204]

"I have nothing to give you my hands are empty." When I was a teenager I believed he meant that he didn't have a ring to give her. Now as an adult I believe he meant that he had no wealth or lands to provide for her. Her grabbing his hand & saying not empty now, means that as long as she has him, that's all she needs.

[@keniaivalg]

I’ve watched the whole movie so many times only to watch this scene, the not empty now is the most romantic to me.

[@lizbeth.gonzalez]

Wow I never thought of it this way. Thank you! This will always be my favorite version of Little Women

[@margaritam.9118]

No, she means they aren’t empty because he has her in his hands now.

[@rovli816]

just like pride and prejudice, all about the hand.....

[@ladydavinci9914]

“Reading your book was like opening a window to your heart”. What a line. I keep thinking how he fell deeper in love when reading her book. So romantic.

[@liz8129]

Whatever anyone might say, Friedrich was older than Jo in the book as well. And Gabriel Byrne was the perfect choice, not to mention handsome as well.

[@juliajulie8500]

@Al Pacino FanForever She needed somenone mature, smart and her equal. In some ways he was like a father and that's ok.

[@julietalavorato]

Yes

[@catherinediaz5180]

Absolutely would 100% marry Gabriel Byrnes.

[@accaliastone9666]

@@juliajulie8500 ye no its not

[@marialawson2328]

@@juliajulie8500 I'm sorry what was that last sentence

[@mystrugle900]

I think for anyone who has read the book this version makes more sense. The professor is older than Jo - that is supposed to be obvious. And the chemistry is simply better between these two.

[@emilywandosen8472]

Dude 2019 version was better for professor. Garrel is 37 and saorise is 24. 13 years is enough gap . But in this version it is like she married with someone who has the same with her dad.

[@MaheshSingh-de1ix]

Also the acting is much better

[@euclidtheorem4817]

@@MaheshSingh-de1ix you mean this or the new version?

[@purpurina5663]

I agree, I find 2019 Friedrich to be somewhat of a bro.

[@YoFabbiOk]

for anyone who has read the book little women 2019 makes more sense, we saw at the ending how jo didn't wanted that her heroine get married but her editor forced her into. All the scenes of Bhaer and Jo seems really out of character for her in the books and kinda creepy since the age gap. At least in the 2019 film Bhaer is young and doesn't treat her in a paternalistic way.

[@p.c6175]

That must of been one of the most romantic grand gestures in film history

[@julianabraga2897]

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[@kylebrogmus8847]

This version is simply the best.

[@littlewomenchannel]

I love these two to the moon and back. True story Friedrich is mainly based on philosopher Henry Thoreau. Louisa was in love with him. He is the romantic lead in all of her novels. Fritz in Little Women, Mac in Rose in Bloom, David in Work, Adam in Moods. Of course, Jo falls for him. Henry was also known for carrying an umbrella.

[@12classics39]

Exactly. Some, including the creators of the 2019 film, say that Louisa May just threw in an unattractive endgame lover for Jo as a “screw you” to publishers who didn’t want her to end up single. That simply isn’t true. Louisa May based Jo’s endgame lover on the love of her own life. She gave Jo the happy ending that she herself couldn’t have with him.

[@lhickey847]

Henry David Thoreau was one of Alcott’s unrequited loves and an inspiration for the character of Prof. Bhaer. I’ve always thought Gabriel Byrne looks a little like Thoreau. Whether or not that was intentional on the part of the casting director, I loved it.

[@BetterWithBob]

It possibly was intentional, since Susan Sarandon is made to resemble Abba Alcott, quotes some of her writings and is renamed from Margaret to Abigail

[@anne-louiseluccarini4530]

Well, they got everything else right, so why not?

[@elamplough1]

When I was much younger, I thought as Friedrich way saying he was hoping to stay for the "celebration of your new marriage" that he was proposing to Jo right at THAT very moment. Saying in a subtle way that he loves her and so wants to stay and marry her. I thought that for years!

[@eunbitpark5251]

I really don't like how Friedrich is treated in the 2019 version. All the couples in that version were treated fairly except that one. Friedrich is important to Jo because she had finally found a man who has a lot of affinity with her intellectually and emotionally. He loves to see her in the world of men and he supports her love for writing. Then in the new version of the movie they just cut off their romantic scene to tell us that the author of the book was pushed to create this romance, and then go back to their kiss scene, which ruins the value of this couple. A character is a character. An author's life is personal. When a reader loves a character from a story, it is this character that the reader loves. Why on earth must we confound its life with the author's in the 2019 version? I'm just disappointed that they had to detariorate Friedrich's value in it.

[@meracle8425]

Totally Agree with You. It quite made me disappointed.

[@petalchild]

Agree 100%

[@greeciequibby8477]

LMA never wanted jo to marry. So that’s why the professer was old and ugly, because it was a joke to her and she wanted the readers to want jo to be single too. The 2019 version honours LMA’s wishes much better. Maybe just do your research.

[@petalchild]

@@greeciequibby8477 Fredrick was based off of Henry David Thoreau, who Alcott deeply admired. She didn't just make him "old and ugly" as a "joke."

[@eunbitpark5251]

@@greeciequibby8477 yes, she never wanted her to marry...but, You know, every artists, writers, movie directors, every professions in the world must somehow put their own desires aside to conform their work for others for the sake of money and that's what she did. Plus, Little women is not biographical, it's fictional. If it mattered so much to her, she could have written in her way but it would not have been as popular for centuries.

[@spillthetarot]

My favourite version of little women

[@utterlycynthia]

This was my favorite scene in the entire movie. I really liked Winona Ryder back then.

[@geraltofrivia5220]

What happen now?

[@neila.5_209]

She hasn't changed

[@wylurdjgh]

@@geraltofrivia5220 You have to watch Stranger Things, she's amazing!! One of my favorite characters!!

[@hardtopleaseme...2643]

F: My hands are empty J:Now they're not Definition of love 🥲

[@ms.ongnipotent]

This was always the Best adaptation

[@saz6950]

Only because Of Winona ❤ Susan Sarandon and Christian Bale.

[@nostalgia.8219]

This guy is so damn attractive it literally hurts

[@doug989]

Watch Miller’s Crossing Wowza No one looked like Byrne Great actor too

[@1000000man1]

Winona Ryder is one of the Cutest human beings to ever live.

[@InfinityFortnite_Real]

That was the Best little women

[@samanthagardner620]

Agreed, it has so much heart, it is such a genuine beautiful story❤

[@xyPERSON]

One noticeable difference regarding Professor Friedrich is that in this version he was significantly older than Jo whereas in the remake he appears to be much younger.

[@zephyr3693]

This version is closer to what he was in the book. I’m pretty sure he was around 40 and Jo was 25ish. They probably wanted to make him younger in the new movie bc most people don’t find age gap relationships socially acceptable.

[@jesseg1217]

Am I the only one who didn't like the 2019 version??? After all the critical acclaim I was expecting something great but i thought it was a genuinely bad movie, the direction was all over the place

[@CVilla-ny1er]

you're not the only one

[@kellyl7688]

I love this version of the story...❤️

[@lilywallace6172]

He is the best and most handsome man, my gosh. I am hopeless

[@doug989]

So true!

[@anne_bckmnn]

This is how I imagined it in the book!

[@phantoms2719]

Beautiful ending😭✨❤

[@brooklyngal6334]

I have loved this movie for 30 years! This is a perfect and beautiful ending. I wish they had made a sequel, "Little Men," with Jo and Friedrich and the school for boys.

[@maddee5273]

friedrich is the perfect man lmfao at the first tine when i saw him w jo i was like oh no hes too old but lol now im shippig them😭😭❤❤

[@PrincessSerene]

Look, normally, I am not scared of thunder but when I heard that thunderstrike, I almost ran upstairs into the arms of my mommy.

[@brandyloutherback9288]

A true meeting of hearts and minds! A perfect ending! The 2019 Adaption should take notes!

[@PaintingStepByStep]

This is amazing movie.

[@drrodz4968]

So romantic.

[@AnaLuiza-rl9ee]

Clássicos são incomparavelmente melhores que as versões modernas...amo essa versão de Jo e Fred ❤

[@Liz86000]

Now this was the great love story that was missing in Greta's film... (though I loved everything else).

[@Emmareads15]

I actually loved Greta's spin on it, and honoured what LMA really wanted for this character.

[@hkc8544]

Lady Em I’m pretty sure LMA also didn’t want Jo to write a letter telling Laurie she was wrong to reject him and practically begging for a second chance yet here we are.

[@soxxy22]

@HKC Exactly. Jo knew that she and Laurie were not meant for each other. It was out of character and a slap to LMA to have Jo beg Laurie for another chance.

[@juliajulie8500]

@@soxxy22 It was out of character completly.

[@greeciequibby8477]

@@hkc8544 it was only because she was lonely. she didn’t really want it.

[@slay_hiddenprof]

he’s literally my kind of man

[@chorlauheung4920]

Best scene of the movie!!

[@Cabrabrava]

¿Cuántas veces vine a ver este final? No sé... perdí la cuenta. ♥

[@sinm619]

Yo tambien ❤

[@southernbellekari]

I remember seeing this & feeling so good that Jo chose her hearts desire rather than some young dashing Gent that didn't match her soul !!! Now, as an adult I too followed my heart & chose for love. My Love is also older than me, but though numbers may differ we are yet still the same. Truly I say to you, do not love for looks or for money, these things fade away. FOLLOW YOUR HEART. Anything else will leave you completely unfulfilled. I am so glad I waited such a long time. It was well worth the wait !!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@belaiza]

Can you dream a more beautiful ending? 2:44 Maybe yet, when Jo and Friedrich get married in Plumfield, then I'll be satisfied.❤

[@christinevanwinkle-smith4902]

I grew up watching the 1940’s version which I always loved but I was fortunate enough to see this version with my mother, my aunts and my only first cousins on my mother’s side of the family (we are all girls) This story has always held such a special place in my heart….. But honestly I can’t decide which is my favorite scene…. This one or when Rory professes his love for Jo…..😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️

[@malinhessedahl]

Love this scene❤❤

[@heathersky8218]

I havent read this book for so long but as the words come out of their mouth I knew this version is true to the book! No wonder i cannot recall the ending in 2019 ver. but I do enjoy both ending❤

[@anne-louiseluccarini4530]

The 2019 film is a brilliant and sensitive distillation of the story geared to present day. But this one is the book, filmed. So beautiful.

[@summer-c7i]

Friedrich, she's running to you. And you can't even smile? Friedrich's too shy, mature.... Idc. T/J all the way! Jo can be herself around Teddy and vice versa. Yeah, Jo can quote the quotations, discuss equality and transcendentalism. Friedrich accepts her interests, encourages her to be a better writer. This is more like a mentor. With Teddy, she was talking about the stage, Europe, and so on, within a few minutes of meeting him. She's sitting on someone's desk, all relaxed. Forgetting her manners, forgetting her scorched dress. She can be natural and real around Teddy and vice versa. Despite the script rejects the Teddy and Jo pairing, they're like Harry and Hermione: the characters naturally gravitate to each other.

[@umaimasaeed8975]

I liked ur point of view till i read the harry amd hermione part..

[@summer-c7i]

@@umaimasaeed8975 That's fine. To each their own.

[@mell6398]

Anyway at the start Friedrich wasn't smiling as he was shocked and heartbroken because had thought that Jo had married Laurie. Him having that conversation with her even while thinking he had lost her for good, shows what a kind and mature person he is.

[@summer-c7i]

@@mell6398 I can see his sadness. I mean, he's not exactly jumping for joy down that lonely road. However, I still think Byrne's portrayal during this scene is still very dull. Esp when says the line, "Such a little name." This is a defining a moment in the movie when Friedrich is suppose to be declaring his love for her. Yes, he touches her and gazes at her. But his tone quality and the pitch of his voice are pretty much same as the rest of the scene, with very little emotional display. It's as if he's going through the motions. But Friedrich's dull throughout the rest of this movie, although he does smile + laugh a lil'. There's very little nuance between his emotions. I'm not referring to a huge display of emotion or unrealistic, but even subtle changes such as his inflection or a deeper gaze with soft eyes. After all, Friedrich is suppose to be the love of her life. I mean, a moment here and there of somberness is fine. That's realistic. Like I said, I can understand the serious tone in the beginning of this scene. He says he was hoping that there was a reason to stay + the name mix-up is understandable. The thing is, he could've still smiled, heartbroken, but happy to see her. I just don't buy that he's the love of her life. His reserved,yet polite nature plays more into the mentor/mentee dynamic, not lovers. Plus, my issue with F/J during this movie is that Jo seems to have to repress her lively self. She seems more self-conscious, subdued. Doesn't really smile in other parts of the movie with him, such as the tea scene. I mean, one could argue she's nervous due to her crush, or he has an impressive decorum that influences her. She's freer with Teddy. Even during their serious talks, they still laugh. One could argue she's freer bc she doesn't have a crush on him, they're friends, Teddy has a welcoming vibe. But with true love, there needs to be friendship, a sense of trust + peace. A place where she can feel right at home. I don't sense that when I see F/J together. I do see it with T/J.

[@TeaForThee]

I see it this way. Teddy was her first love. The way we all have a first love, perfect in the moment but not forever. Friedrich on the other hand is what Jo desired, and Amy is what Laurie desired.

[@diledile89]

Never fails to make me cry

[@Lizawrites]

Not entirely unrelated, but Claire Danes still cries better than any actress she ugly cries, and that doesn’t come naturally to some. This is the best version of.

[@123gomovies7]

How ya find the movie on the website?

[@valenmcfadden6423]

The whole love and happy and sadness music didn't hurt you too bad Did it Valen McFadden My man what kind of feel bad about all right now yeah hey it isn't going to hurt you anymore it was just good love music

[@monster7742]

I watched the new 2019 version of this movie and thought of watching this old version But after watching this I hated it

[@GeorgiaAdams18]

♥️

[@stofelie]

🌿 😍💚🌿💚🌿

[@dicenqueeresantigua6415]

This old guy was sooooo boring for Jo... 😔

[@damemi3879]

Why She loved this older man like him. Well 🤷‍♀️

[@saltyk9561]

He’s so much... soggier than the 2019 version

[@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701]

The 2019 version looked way too young for the role

[@SR3272]

He's exactly how he's portrayed in the book in this version

[@theinvisibleme4104]

He is so old for her

[@MegaBecks1981]

It was the late 1800s - not that weird back then

[@hkc8544]

Al Pacino FanForever Celine Dion’s husband also knew her when she was a teenager, so that’s infinitely worse.

[@SR3272]

She's supposed to be...25? And he 40

[@LusyenP]

Why is everybody saying it's a perfect scene? The male actor is not playing at all. Just saying his lines and not for a single moment believing what he is saying

[@elpreciososi1735]

This scene seems perfect to me, full of honest feeling, maybe you are the wrong one, haven't you thought about it? , there is another version from 1949 that also ends with this scene, it is on youtube, maybe you will like it better, it is also very beautiful.

[@LusyenP]

@@elpreciososi1735 so nice of you to divide people into wrong and right ones because of their opinoin. Definitely shows your high level of emotional intellect

[@claudiov5554]

I believe the actor accurately conveys what the character is experiencing at that moment. Friedrich, a German immigrant who has never been certain of what she feels for him, mistakenly believes she has married when he visits her to deliver the book. Filled with bitterness, he decides to walk away, never to return. However, when he finally learns that she isn't married, the once gloomy and sad man, perhaps "reciting his words as if reading lines from a book,"undergoes a transformation, opening his heart a little more

[@blacsouljah]

They're probably saying it because he's so good-looking.

[@SR3272]

It follows the book, she wasn't a grand gesture type of person, and he thought she was getting married off

[@Ivy285]

Creepy! He looks like Dr. Octopus from Spiderman 2. 😂

[@michellelekas211]

TROLL AGAIN!

[@Yikkoofficial]

I have no idea how people enjoy the version. I’m guessing it’s the fact that people saw this one first. But, the plot is terrible and acting is cheesy like a play.

[@petalchild]

The plot is true to the book and the acting is great, they're acting appropriate for the time period.

[@fastbowler]

I can give you plenty of ideas why people enjoy this version: the score is objectively fantastic, and has become iconic, the character development makes sense and each one is distinct and consistent, the acting really makes this story come to life, and overall wonderful movie.

[@Chapin-pc2kz]

@@petalchild Exactly. This 1994 version was more authentic to the time period/novel (c. 1860s). The 2019 version was clumsily shoehorned with current 'woke' politics. In a generation or so, long after this 'woke culture' nonsense has passed -- and it will -- the 1994 version will have aged better, because it wasn't trying to force 1990s sensitivities into its film, whereas the 2019 version will just reek of early 21st century politics.

[@irynadzyubynska3137]

I'm a fan of the 1949 version and the recent mini series with Uma Turman's daughter as Jo. I like this 1994 version more than the 2019 one though as the 2019 one gets a bit too political. Also, I find the acting here natural enough.

[@coffeetea8577]

Friedrich may not be as handsome or as dashing as Laurie, but oh my lord, he is so perfect for Jo! they're truly partners of the heart and kindred spirits!

[@FlashakaViolet]

Reshme Subramaniam truly!

[@liz8129]

Omg Gabriel Byrne was handsome AF in this film. Apart from Jo, I fell in love with him too ♥️

[@lilly-xg8gv]

He was more handsome

[@misspopcoin2204]

In the book he was described as overweight & no where near as handsome as Laurie. But Jo was attracted to him anyway. That's what made me love her character. He was considered ugly, he was poor & Jo loved him regardless. She saw him for the kindhearted man he was.

[@christianealshut1123]

I like Gabriel Byrne much better in the part than Louis Garrel in the new version because I always believed that Friedrich should be older than Jo. Garrel was much too young; you hardly believe that he already is a Professor. In addition, he is still named Friedrich and purported to be German but he clearly has a French accent.

[@sford557]

Gosh i had forgotten how beautiful Winona Ryder was in this film 😍😍😍

[@neila.5_209]

always is

[@TheObsessiveMuffin]

She always is! 🥺

[@Laura-we6xi]

Winona it's one of few people who have sparkle in their eyes.Its captivating.

[@sbrasel]

What can I say? This scene is pure movie magic, and Little Women 1994 is a Winona Ryder masterpiece.

[@shouvikghosh8946]

It's a cinema masterpiece......a cult classic..!!

[@anne-louiseluccarini4530]

It's a Gillian Armstrong masterpiece. I've loved Little Women all my life - I've got an 1873 edition, and I think the production team must have seen it: everything looks like the illustrations. The houses, the costumes.

[@anne-louiseluccarini4530]

It's exactly like in the book. I love it.

[@renaniidepinheiroepereira4104]

I hated the 2019 versión, It was very disrespectful with the story.

[@johnnygunzfilmbuff7821]

@@renaniidepinheiroepereira4104 I agree this is still the best one. Winona Ryder is Jo.

[@kittygrimm7301]

I hate how much the 2019 version butchered this relationship! They gave Jo's relationship with Friedrich zero buildup and no heart at all. Hell, the whole climax was played up as a joke! This movie actually *cares* about their relationship and takes it seriously. Jo and Friedrich are perfect for each other!

[@FlashakaViolet]

Agreed

[@lma.9735]

couldn't agree more ! Greta's version did not have the warmth and pureness of this one. and the casting of her version is bad. come on Timothee as Laurie !! wtf

[@christianealshut1123]

I think I can explain the background of this, or the possible reason why Gerwig chose to do it this way. When Louisa May Alcott wrote the Little Women books (there are two: Little Women and Good Wives), she was at first determined that Jo should remain single, and this is dramatized in the handling of this scene, which constantly shifts between Jo at the publisher's and Jo with her sisters and finally running after Friedrich. We do not know whether what finally happens in the film (she goes after him because she realizes that she loves him) happened in reality or just in the book, being put there because the editor wanted Jo to put it there. I must say that I am not a big fan of this scene either, or of a number of other things in Gerwig's movie. I also like this version with Winona Ryder better. I think Gerwig just brushed at a lot of things that are in the story and make it rich, another point was the story of Beth. We know that she is weakened by scarlet fever - most likely she developed a heart condition and the Winona Ryder version shows how her condition gradually declines. In the Gerwig version it seems nothing is wrong with her after she "recovers" from her sickness; she speaks about having to die soon, but there is nothing in her condition to corroborate this, and then suddenly she is dead.

[@arianamadison3015]

The reader was never supposed to care about Fred and Jo's romance though. LMA put it in there to make fun of the fact that her publisher made her marry Jo off. She wanted Jo to be single (and she wanted the reader to want Jo to be single too). This version doesn't understand that. And although it's cute, this is much more cheesy. In the 2019 version, the movie isn't trying to sell you on romance, it's trying to expand on themes such as the strength of familial love, and personal freedom. The romance was designed to be a subplot to Jo's main purpose as a character.

[@AmaraEmme]

@@arianamadison3015 agreed. I’m so glad we get both versions- one that earnestly interprets the book, and one that recognizes LMA’s vision.

[@ainaizzati2047]

Friedrich is my type. how lucky Jo is

[@SalsabilaAstrakusumarsa]

dude ikr

[@Ivy285]

He looks like Dr. Octopus.

[@michellelekas211]

@@Ivy285 TROLL

[@poojatarkunde6032]

Very lucky 😊

[@arcticslogy]

@@Ivy285 exactly! i thought it was him at first

[@AmaraEmme]

Growing up with the book and this movie, I wasn’t sure why Jo wanted to open a school. I thought maybe it was because she had helped teach her sisters growing up. But Jo’s decision to make a school finally made sense to me in the 2019 version. In that version, the constant juxtaposition of a warmly-lit, laughter-filled, sibling-focused childhood and the blue-toned loneliness of adulthood made it clear that one of Jo’s ultimate desires was to recapture the magical camaraderie, play, and love of her childhood. In that sense, I think the 2019 version most clearly expresses Alcott’s original vision for Jo; Alcott was SO ahead of her time! But I will forever love the 1994 version for its earnest loyalty to the book- including period accuracy, and really selling the Jo/Bhaer relationship.

[@FR-wg1jf]

This is such a beautiful description

[@AmaraEmme]

@@FR-wg1jf thank you!

[@ram2092]

Same really ❤️

[@AndromedaMoon888]

The movie also mentions that her dad ran a school and was forced to quit because he let a black student in. This is a nice full circle moment where she can pay tribute to her family (and her own personal) dream of equality across all human beings by turning an old, wasted house into a lively school for anyone who wants to learn (Jo herself always craving education and seeing it as a high treasure)

[@cing9545]

As I saw it, she wanted to be of use for her society and she had achieved her position of a reputable writer by being able to study. She wanted more children to become accomplished, especially poor children, and probably she took joy in that. Plus she had the money to open one. But you are right, another reason would be that it would feel like a big family.

[@itsjustme0123]

This ending is SOOO much better than the 2019 remake ending. Winona is spectacular.

[@johnnygunzfilmbuff7821]

I agree Winona Ryder is Jo hands down. This is still the best version of Little Women the 2019 remake was horrible.

[@MaraJadeSkky]

I refuse to watch the newer version. This is peak cinema.

[@sfooyqueen7942]

So when I will meet my Friedrich?! 😭❤❤❤

[@rmusic8969]

I am waiting also

[@AmaraEmme]

Maybe you’re a friedrich waiting for your jo- he had to wait for a long time but the wait was worth it

[@sfooyqueen7942]

@@AmaraEmme I hope so❤ I always say that to my self and I know one day after all the waiting me and him will finally meet 😸

[@thelittlelovemaid]

Be patient! Every Jo will find her Professor someday!

[@sandragrout6448]

He's very attractive in my humble opinion.

[@doug989]

Byrne? Hell yeah

[@pichikita]

What I like the most about this version is that she seems to be in love with him, not like in the reacent version

[@seishirouhimada9881]

From what I happen to know about the newest version, Greta Gerwig made it paralleled to how Alcott really wanted Little Women to end; Jo not ending up with anyone. So, I guess the way you saw Jo's lack of love for him may have been the fact that the ending to Little Women is forced to end where Jo ends up with someone.

[@blaithin83]

@@seishirouhimada9881 Yeah, maybe, but in the book she clearly loved him and the new version fails to show it, if you make a film about the book you don't put stuff about the author inside who are not in line with how things turned out for the main character.

[@seishirouhimada9881]

@@blaithin83 Well, yeah you have a point, but regardless, I still find Gerwig's decision to end the film that way a redemption for Alcott. I'm not saying that I don't like Jo ending up with Bhaer, but Little Women is quite autobiographical for Alcott (in which she did not marry in real life) and she really intended for Jo not ending up with anyone. That is why the ending also gave off ambiguity as to whether Jo really loved Bhaer in a way she would intend to marry him or not. In addition, not all film adaptions are faithful to the main source. Gerwig's spin for Jo's ending just turned out working well.

[@nevergottired5926]

@@seishirouhimada9881 i like the new version too. Because it was more in character for Jo. I mean she was dead set on not marrying so it was an appropriate ending. She and the professor ended up being friends right? I don't think the professor in the 2019 movie was exactly a love interest.

[@mr.nobody896]

@@seishirouhimada9881 yea i noticed that part to and i think the same...but another part of me think others...Jo never write ending story where the character be together...but suddenly she agree with that oldman to write it might represent that finally she accepted to fall in love with someone and married him while still having her ambition...but hey...its just a theory...a film theory...well idk...its have 2 perspective in that scene...so for people who like her to be single will think that its only in writing but for people who want then together might believe they are together in the end

[@audreykennedy8891]

Gabriel Byrne can be my professor any day. 😍

[@michellelekas211]

Or my therapist!

[@kaede7876]

same girl!!

[@roselanes3865]

my favorite version of the umbrella scene (including the book lol). winona sells jo's love for friedrich really well, and the background is gorgeous.

[@luxvella1598]

"Not empty now." 😭❤😭❤

[@rozeara]

This scene is better and heart warming than the 2019 version

[@sarahxo2317]

Agreed the 2019 version was good but it didn’t have the warmth or heart of this version. Also Jo and Freidrich were more believable as a couple and had better chemistry in this.

[@tripletroubletruffle9827]

are you kidding? 2019 version had me in tears for the most parts of the movie, other times it was pure love and humour, it was really really good

[@tracys169]

@@tripletroubletruffle9827 I think it's meant the connection between Jo and Prof. Bhaer. I like both versions. But yeah, when it comes to Jo/Bhaer, I prefer the 1994 version. The 2019 excels in others. The newest version also made me like Amy much better :D

[@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701]

5 outta ten dude this person is talking about ONE scene from this film, the kissing scene. She was right, the kissing scene from the 2019 one wasn’t as wholesome and heartwarming, she wasn’t talking about the movie as a whole. Also regardless, the 1994 one is still SUPERIOR AND ELITE FIGHT ME 🔥🔥🔥

[@MsSonnencreme]

The 2019 version did Louisa May Alcott justice , who never wanted Jo to be with anyone ! The author wanted her independent and that’s what they did

[@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701]

I dont care what this new generation says. Winona Ryder was, is, and always will be the utmost superior Jo March in my eyes. Not even Saoirse Ronan can amount to her.

[@12classics39]

Gabriel Byrne’s performance in this scene is sublime. There’s incredible subtlety in the way he looks at her in the first part of the scene. Overwhelming love for her, joy at seeing her again … but also sadness because he misunderstood Hannah’s comment and thinks Jo is married to Laurie. His eyes really convey, without words, how much he cherishes her and wants her.

[@Jan96106]

I liked that he played this role so well. In so many movies he plays the villain or the devil.

[@doug989]

He is perfect

[@rainyd4293]

I much prefer this version than 2019 version.

[@marcusmariemoylan]

Sameee

[@MaryCrmn]

Both version are good.

[@AndreaActually]

I think this version is more true to the book and I think the 2019 version they were trying to tell more of Louisa May Alcott’s story since the book is semi-autobiographical. I think they’re both very good they just have different stories to tell.

[@juliajulie8500]

@@AndreaActually Don't tell Louisa Alcott's story and name it Little Women, stay true to the story she wanted to tell.

[@AndreaActually]

@@juliajulie8500 Well, I mean that might have been the ending that was published but who knows if she actually wanted Jo March to be married at the end. She might have been pressured to write it that way for publishing purposes. I'm not saying one ending is better than the other. I like them both just for different reasons :)

[@Bluegirl9]

Call me old fashioned but i love Gabriel Byrne portrayal

[@doug989]

Agreed!!

[@elianne4753]

Yes! He was the equal partner Jo needed! He complemented her so well on an intellectual & emotional level in a way Laurie couldn’t. He wanted her to succeed & write what she was passionate about, not just chase the dollar.

[@angelatheangel839]

If you read the book, this movie makes more sense than the 2019 version.

[@Erika-br8xo]

This version makes more sense even of one doesn't read the book. I just did not like the new one.

[@kierannicholas9440]

@@Erika-br8xo same. i dont know why people said that the new one is a good adaptation. tbh, the new one is the worst of all adaptation -_-.

[@ofkitsune1355]

I like new version because Amy and Laurie relationshio makes more sense in there. In book or this movie i never really feel like Amy and Laurie has chemistry. I dont even like Amy from book and from this movie, but i totally love Amy from 2019 version.

[@SR3272]

​@@ofkitsune1355Laurie just wanted into the family

[@ofkitsune1355]

@@SR3272 I know, but in the new movie makes it seem more like they really had room to build a relationship and not just using Amy for his goal, which looks like in this movie and in the book.

[@McCarthy0000]

Dang, the romance is off the freaking charts!!! Gave me butterflies 😍

[@atrayeeghoshal]

I had read this book so many times and this film is the best adaptation from it. Prof. Bhaer and jo and all others characters were perfectly justified. Jo and Friedrich is my favourite couple and both the actors suited perfectly to each character.😊

[@MaryCrmn]

This Is the Best Ending! I love It ! 1994 version; the relationship between Jo and Professor Bhaer Is better ! 2019 version; The relationship between Jo and Laurie is better.

[@Maria26]

Amy and Laurie's relationship in the 2019 version is the best imo.

[@MsSonnencreme]

The 2019 version showed us that Alcott wanted Jo to stay single, how do people miss that!

[@josephhernandez1885]

This by far the best and only version of Little Women to portray the book well

[@ShupU12]

Joyce from stranger things and the dad from hereditary have come along way

[@selty]

They've both have prolific careers and are very highly regarded... for a couple decades at least lol...

[@michellelekas211]

Funny!

[@MWayne-zz1cr]

The dad from hereditary is also a pretty good therapist.

[@itchy_feet_alex]

A good priest and a devil as well...a great actor

[@doug989]

(:

[@inakigil-favre9052]

Gabriel Byrne is 21 years older than Winona Ryder, who was 22 at the time this movie was being filmed.

[@Spelaea]

grossss

[@Niniane17]

Well, in the book she's 25 and he's 40. The age gap is intentional, because Alcott wanted to make him as different from Laurie as possible.

[@a.m.s6611]

@@Niniane17 that's only a 1 year difference to the age gap between Emma and Mr Knightley

[@hillyplays29]

SewingVideos it’s not that uncommon in those days

[@summer-c7i]

@@Niniane17 Hmm. Wanted to make him as different as Laurie. Just gives more thought to me that the J/F ship is forced. T/J is where I see the true happiness together. Just my opinion, of course.

[@rozeara]

Winona was the perfect Jo

[@champikayapa8624]

I literally fell in love with this man ❤😍🥰

[@LisaG442]

THIS is the version I love best and captures the rhythm, feel and cadence of the books. The new version leaves me cold and uncaring about the characters.

[@Caelyefavorite1989]

I never saw the 2019 version I prefer 1994 version I love this version so much more.

[@Erika-br8xo]

I love that scene, and as much as I love this one I hate the one in the new movie. They butchered the relationship betwen Jo and Friedrich ☹ I walked out of the cinema mad.

[@cinemastermovies]

I think I have about 1000 views on this clip

[@rrhotj]

F that i want my own older handsome Friedrich!

[@leelaural]

truly the role of Winona's lifetime....not overly done, just perfect....chills for the ending scene.

[@tikie398]

What a man she found😍😍😍WHAT A PERFECT MATCH!

[@SR3272]

Everyone complaining about his age and jane eyre was younger and mr rochester just as old, if not older.

[@FlashakaViolet]

I love them together 🖤

[@FlashakaViolet]

You simply cannot best this version. I liked Greta’s movie, but their relationship was treated so poorly.

[@shadowofyourwings4120]

For me, the perfect adaptation of a beloved book. ❤

[@jjhbjhbhjgjhgfjhghjg]

This is the Best Version!

[@kloonst]

That sudden exhale of relief Friedrich made when Jo revealed that she wasn't married is so cute

[@db.3036]

The best adaptation. A no nonsense adaptation.

[@FreyXFI]

*really remake is not like this*

[@orangesheep1294]

he is old enough to be her father

[@mystrugle900]

and...

[@iblivs21]

they're in love, what can u do

[@Denisov-in7ji]

Imagine when the film Cleopatra by Denis Villeneuve was released. Cleopatra had an age difference of 30 to her lover Julius Caesar.

[@normamcmanus1139]

Whomever, at YT, is responsible for the closed captioning does a terrible job of translating dialogue.

[@returnoftheromans6726]

Yes, it is terrible. 😅😬

[@fati.mazahrakin]

The only best version