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What is your favorite scene?

posted 15 years ago by KatharineFanatic
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I recently rewatched this movie after not having seen it for many years, and fell in love with it all over again. It's magnificent. I realize the entire film is wonderful, but is there a scene in particular that you love?

If I had to choose, I think my favorite two would be when she goes outside to the lake to "shout!" and when he kisses her in the school room. I hadn't realized that all the way through the film, I had been waiting for her to actually KISS her. Before then, it was physical intimacy, but that was the first true intimacy, and it was almost more erotic than the love scenes!

Anyone else?

[–] Fernuti 15 years ago

* The "lake shouting scene" definitely, this is a good scene because Elizabeth couldn't "shout" 6 years prior on the beach.

* The scene when Louisa confronts Elizabeth and calls her "mother". This scene had me in tears

* The scene where Elizabeth and Charles are looking at the lake house through the window. Elizabeth says "She pretends she has a mother" and Charles says "I know, we are all pretending... How could you be so calm!?"

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[–] galaxychick 15 years ago

Favorites scenes? Oh gosh! So many in that film.

Definitely when Louisa confronts her mother about giving her away. Their tearful "momma" and "ma petite fille" (my little girl in French) followed by their visiting the lake house together has me in tears every time.

Another is at the lake house when Charles asks Elizabeth to go away with him. Another poster called it "pivotal." I agree. I believe that he started planning their leaving then.

Then there are the tender scenes. The kiss in the school room before they become intimate again (I agree with another poster that it felt like their very first kiss.) Then there is the tender holding hands scene by the stairs.

Then there are the priceless moments:

The "WTF" look on Charles' face when he sees Elizabeth in his house. Followed by the "You're right, I surrender" look when he grants her authority over Louisa. Then of course the "Well! Now he has! (...been truly *beep* line splendidly delivered by Elizabeth to Lord Clare while she haughtily looked him down her nose like the worthless worm he is. And to think that the old pervert was checking her out. Ugh!

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[–] Bai-Ling 14 years ago

Then there is the tender holding hands scene by the stairs.

Yes, that's one of my favourite scenes too. Also the polka dancing.

[–] merlinsbeard 14 years ago

I like the moment when she sees the little girl's face for the first time, through the mists.

[–] Thrillseeker303 10 years ago

The scene in the end where Louisa hugs her mother and calls her "mama".
It always brings tears to my eyes.

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[–] leader (1689) 5 years ago

When the father tries to take the key away from the mother and he is unable to do so. The little girl did need discipline and it was good the mother eventually stepped up to the task.