When this series aired, I was just 10. I watched North and South again last night, I cried watching this scene. I now understand how painful but necessary the separation was for them. So deeply in love with Margaret,but marrying her meant going against the grain of his regal family. I think Margaret too had feeling for John secretly which she feared admitting.
HE is one of the greatest and most underrated actors I have ever come across! He nailed this character! I've seen his movie a dozen hundred times and all because of him! Plus he's damn sexy!
I hope the casting crew see our comments. Richard Armitage is a superior actor. His acting has depth and can convey his feelings without too much words. Excellent actor!
i love this scene so much b/c in almost every movie that has the slightest love interest there is that one scene where the two lovers are parting and they look back at eachother or are waiting for the other to look back at them as they go in opposite directions...but no one actually says it!!!! thornton voicing that desire is just utterly heart-wrenching...
He is such a good actor. I mean you can see it in his eyes how he was feeling. From hope and then change to sorrow and sadness when she didn't look back.
I thought that, too! I think they really utilized that imagery so well. I used to play this piece of the soundtrack when I was feeling particularly bleak (teenager dramatics). But teenage drama or not, if you play this on a cold cold morning with snow falling, let me tell you... the feels are real. It feels very much like the moment where she says, "I believe I have seen hell. And it's white, it's pure white." If you get into the moment, it's super dramatic, but I love it.
The power of a good actor. He speaks with his eyes, and it communicates in ways that words cannot. I have only seen a few movies that really utilize facial acting like this one, and I wish I saw it more, because it's so amazing and moving when is done right.
oh goodness when i first watched this when i saw the movie my heart was beating and i literally screamed "LOOK BACK AT HIM!!" i almost cried. poor thornton. ill look at u ;) wonderful movie and positively one of the best parts.
I dare think that, on the contrary, he says it with a lot of emotion, with such a heart-wrenching contained despair that he means it nearly as an order -THANK YOU Richard Armitage for being such a great actor- and this makes us feel his being soooo miserable.
The way he turns around, hiding his face, only to return watching her leave him.. That voice saying "Look back at me".. There is something special about Richard Armitage I cannot put into words.
This series, with Persuasion (with Hinds and Amanda) and the 2005 Pride and Prejudice are my favorites. So well done and such great scripts and actors!
@madamtorsion Yeah its because all the way through she always looked back at him whenever she was taken away from him, such as in that quite little dinner, so he wanted her to do it one more time! Probably to show that yes she still cared about him!! I can't quite help but wonder what he would have done if she did!!
i just watched "north and south" for the first time today.. i was freaking out during that scene.. i just kept thinking, look back!!! give him SOMETHING!!! lol
It's somehow good to know that I wasn't the only person who shouted look back at him!!! This whole sequence is just sould destroying, he thinks he's never gonna see her again and she thinks he's in love with someone else so won't see him again!! Ah Gaskell you and your misunderstandings wrench me to bits lol!
awww! The whole time he was waiting for her to look back at him, my heart was pounding, wanting and lusting for her to look back!!!!! ahhh my heart crying for him in here
OMG ! If it would have been possible at all, I would jump into the film give him a hug a kiss and say: Well I will always look back at you.. I couldn't resist it xD!
gah tears my heart in two! i know that he literally wants her to look back, bc it would show him that she cared about him, but thinking back on the movie, doesn't she always look back when she walks away from him? or most of the time anyway? so he just wanted her to do what she always did and look back at him this last time. let me know what you think, i'm not positive.
kb1025. This was different than all other times, because this was an arranged definite farewell. The tension and emotion was so much more heavily charged in this moment, because he (told her! he) loved her and was convinced he could not have her and by now she knew she loved him too and was also convinced she could not have him anymore❣️💔😍
I got it on my computer, and it's called "murmur" since I couldn't hear that he sayed "look back at me" :P anyway, a very beautiful and touching scene.
bracken snowwitch. Well, that could range from practical circumstances like a closed carriage and cold weather while it is snowing😋, to more emotional matters of the heart; Margaret is convinced that, although she knows by now that she loves John Thornton, he is already taken and she cannot have him anymore, besides the fact that at this point in time she is equally convinced that she will certainly never see him again💔😢
Even now - after all these years and countless viewings, this scene still rips at my heart.
LOOK BACK AT HIM FOOL! LOL. - Me, screaming at the screen.
He said it was one of his favorite scenes in the movie.
When this series aired, I was just 10. I watched North and South again last night, I cried watching this scene. I now understand how painful but necessary the separation was for them. So deeply in love with Margaret,but marrying her meant going against the grain of his regal family. I think Margaret too had feeling for John secretly which she feared admitting.
the living proof that a movie scene can be played with eyes only... Exceptional, truly exceptional!!!
And the voice...
HE is one of the greatest and most underrated actors I have ever come across! He nailed this character! I've seen his movie a dozen hundred times and all because of him! Plus he's damn sexy!
He will make a perfect James Bond too!
He’s amazing. So true. Underrated.
I hope the casting crew see our comments. Richard Armitage is a superior actor. His acting has depth and can convey his feelings without too much words. Excellent actor!
I think this is the best part of the movie. My heart skipped a beat when he said "look back at me"!
i love this scene so much b/c in almost every movie that has the slightest love interest there is that one scene where the two lovers are parting and they look back at eachother or are waiting for the other to look back at them as they go in opposite directions...but no one actually says it!!!! thornton voicing that desire is just utterly heart-wrenching...
He is such a good actor. I mean you can see it in his eyes how he was feeling. From hope and then change to sorrow and sadness when she didn't look back.
And the snow falling:
- 'I believe I have seen hell... and it is white'
I thought that, too! I think they really utilized that imagery so well.
I used to play this piece of the soundtrack when I was feeling particularly bleak (teenager dramatics). But teenage drama or not, if you play this on a cold cold morning with snow falling, let me tell you... the feels are real. It feels very much like the moment where she says, "I believe I have seen hell. And it's white, it's pure white."
If you get into the moment, it's super dramatic, but I love it.
loved that line
I get shivers every time the man speaks. A human voice should not be that sexy!!!!
The power of a good actor. He speaks with his eyes, and it communicates in ways that words cannot. I have only seen a few movies that really utilize facial acting like this one, and I wish I saw it more, because it's so amazing and moving when is done right.
This is the best adaptation of any novel. People say pride and prejudice of bbc was best but i consider this as best.
100% agreed
*adaptation😉
Both are of equal Merit. I couldn’t choose between the two & have watched them both Many times. Excellent viewing !
RA is brilliant from beginning to end. This is merely one small example of it. I will never, ever tire of watching this film.
oh goodness when i first watched this when i saw the movie my heart was beating and i literally screamed "LOOK BACK AT HIM!!"
i almost cried. poor thornton. ill look at u ;)
wonderful movie and positively one of the best parts.
The most powerful scene in the movie!
I dare think that, on the contrary, he says it with a lot of emotion, with such a heart-wrenching contained despair that he means it nearly as an order -THANK YOU Richard Armitage for being such a great actor- and this makes us feel his being soooo miserable.
Yes...like an order ..almost as if by saying it he could will her to look back at him.
I was literally sobbing when I saw the look of heartbreak in his face, the anguish when he says look back, I CAN’TTTTT 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I saw a gif of this scene a few years ago and that is what drew me to the series.
What a lovely and heart wrenching scene. Richard Armitage has bewitched me.
This scene still gives me goosebumps - and I've seen it 10,000 times now!
The way he turns around, hiding his face, only to return watching her leave him..
That voice saying "Look back at me"..
There is something special about Richard Armitage I cannot put into words.
MrsBrando. You do not have to. Most of us are utterly aware of that something special Richard Armitage brings across from the screen😉🤩
This series, with Persuasion (with Hinds and Amanda) and the 2005 Pride and Prejudice are my favorites. So well done and such great scripts and actors!
those are all my favourite adaptations too!! The best ones ❤
I take this one.
Persuasion 2007, Pride and Prejudice 1995 and Sense and Sensibility 1995
The year 1995 made great adaptations.
Oh, good Lord, I can't even put it into words. This movie is just too perfect.
One of many times my heart broke for this man.
@madamtorsion Yeah its because all the way through she always looked back at him whenever she was taken away from him, such as in that quite little dinner, so he wanted her to do it one more time! Probably to show that yes she still cared about him!! I can't quite help but wonder what he would have done if she did!!
This scene is one of my favorites in the movie. It is so sweet... :)
One of my favourite lines in the film. The more I hear this, the more I love it.
From the novel: "'To turn and look back when thou hearest the sound of my name ...' [Gerald Griffin] ... This was such a beautiful film :)
How can she not look back? I know I would!!!
Oh, this scene always make me shiver! His voice, and the emotion in his face!! Thanks for posting!
OMG his face! It's so tragic. *sniff* (watches end kiss scene to make it better)
and that VOICE! omg i could just melt...
He's a wonderful as John Thornton (a rare character). Richard Armitage is a fine actor who can hold his own alongside Daniel Day Lewis.
i just watched "north and south" for the first time today.. i was freaking out during that scene.. i just kept thinking, look back!!! give him SOMETHING!!! lol
He is soooo good......💓💓💓
Holy crap. I love this movie.
Who knew that snow could make a scene even more poignant? It’s just so visually stunning.
She always looked back at him throughout the movie. I actually thought she would have here😢
Love the music, the acting... this video!
It's somehow good to know that I wasn't the only person who shouted look back at him!!! This whole sequence is just sould destroying, he thinks he's never gonna see her again and she thinks he's in love with someone else so won't see him again!! Ah Gaskell you and your misunderstandings wrench me to bits lol!
I always start to laugh when his mother says, "to be sure.."
jeannearaminta. Yes, mothers trying to run their grown-up children’s lives is hilarious in general😋😂
She knew if Margaret stayed what would happen. 😂
Yes, make her son happy.@@iwillstom
Sigh. . .
My fave line from the movie. Thanks for putting it up!
I totally agree...it's a gut wrenching beautiful scene!
awww! The whole time he was waiting for her to look back at him, my heart was pounding, wanting and lusting for her to look back!!!!! ahhh my heart crying for him in here
He kind of says, 'look back...' with no emotion but, that gives it so much emotion. :)
oh me too!!! who could resist that gorgeous face!! ;o)
I love how she constantly has to say "of course not" so he doesnt get another outburst...
Pretty sure my heart just broke into a million pieces....
@BlackPeppermint That is my favorite line. It is the most striking to me.
Thank you
Esta escena me rompio el corazon...llore..😪😪😪
such a powerful scene and one of my favorite pieces of dialogue from the movie. Thanks so much for posting it.
OMG !
If it would have been possible at all, I would jump into the film give him a hug a kiss and say: Well I will always look back at you.. I couldn't resist it xD!
😂😊
I totally agree!
Thank you so much, it's taken me forever to figure out what he said then
Dear God woman LOOK BACK AT HIM!!
Heartbreaking everytime i watch i
Kind of of hard to do in a closed carriage:) But still Wonderful.
Heartbreaking.
i'd never look forward when back is so hot
@madamtorsion Really? I always thought he was saying it because if she did look back it would be a sign that she cared for him.
F*ck looking back, I'd jump outta the damn carriage....
Oh, my heart. *SOB*
Gah, it just breaks my heart!!!
LOOK BACK AT HIM!!! 🤪
eeeee so romantic! *melts into puddle*
Beautiful❣
I wish that would happen for me :( I'd look back!
gah tears my heart in two!
i know that he literally wants her to look back, bc it would show him that she cared about him, but thinking back on the movie, doesn't she always look back when she walks away from him? or most of the time anyway? so he just wanted her to do what she always did and look back at him this last time.
let me know what you think, i'm not positive.
kb1025 aAA
kb1025. This was different than all other times, because this was an arranged definite farewell. The tension and emotion was so much more heavily charged in this moment, because he (told her! he) loved her and was convinced he could not have her and by now she knew she loved him too and was also convinced she could not have him anymore❣️💔😍
I got it on my computer, and it's called "murmur" since I couldn't hear that he sayed "look back at me" :P anyway, a very beautiful and touching scene.
@GallagherGirl07 Glad you watched this too. :) btw, I couldn't find the comment you replied to. What did it say?
The book agrees with you too :)
Body and Soul
Good for Margaret being strong to walk away and move on.
hahahaha! I screamed at her too.
I'm guessing....she didn't look back at him
OH MY GOD! I was about to respond that exact same thing.
OMG I just saw this yesterday and it was soooo good. And then isnt the guy supposed to be in the hobbit?
Omg!!!! Yes! I just realized who he is in the Hobbit! I can’t unsee it now 😩
This is why I'm single. No one's gonna look at me like that 😉
Mood...
Is there any way of watching the series back to back with no interruptions and five minute clips! The story eludes us!
North and South, dailymotion
BUT WHY DOESN'T SHE LOOK BACK???!!! silly girl...
bracken snowwitch. Well, that could range from practical circumstances like a closed carriage and cold weather while it is snowing😋, to more emotional matters of the heart; Margaret is convinced that, although she knows by now that she loves John Thornton, he is already taken and she cannot have him anymore, besides the fact that at this point in time she is equally convinced that she will certainly never see him again💔😢
Is it just me but when I first saw this I thought he said
"You're back. You're back in me"
????
A lady of high character - why she would look back when he's out informally witu the Ettimer, the banker's daughter from Switzerland
Essa filha do banqueiro não está no livro. Figura bem dispensável no filme, não abriu a boca para falar nada.
Именно из-за этой роли Ричард Армитидж останется в истории мирового кинематографа.
oomph....my woman parts.
@blahblahblinx you and me both! :DDD
@madamtorsion if he just says look back, then whats the second part? :P
I think it was just you lol
Gut-wrenching! Richard is such a extraordinary actor! Too bad he had such a controlling and intrusive mother. I cannot stand her or Aunt Shaw!
Squee!