Truly, Madly, Deeply
1990
In Anthony Minghella's directorial debut, Nina (Juliet Stevenson) is trying to put her life back together following the untimely death of her boyfriend, Jamie (Alan Rickman). She still hears his voice in her head, telling her to lock the back door, or instructing her in the proper way to brush her teeth. Nina gets the shock of .. Read more
| Starring | Alan Rickman, Juliet Stevenson, Bill Paterson, Michael Maloney |
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| Director | Anthony Minghella |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Truly, Madly, Deeply
In Anthony Minghella's directorial debut, Nina (Juliet Stevenson) is trying to put her life back together following the untimely death of her boyfriend, Jamie (Alan Rickman). She still hears his voice in her head, telling her to lock the back door, or instructing her in the proper way to brush her teeth. Nina gets the shock of her life when Jamie returns to her--still dead, but there in the flesh nevertheless. Just as the two settle back into their comfortable relationship, Nina meets Mark (Michael Maloney), a kind, quirky fellow who is obviously drawn to her. Nina is then caught between two worlds and two men--one dead and from and her past, the other alive and in the present. A supporting cast of mildly eccentric characters adds flavor to this romantic comedy about finding love where and when you least expect it. Stevenson is enchanting as Nina, instilling her with humor and grief simultaneously. Rickman`s performance as Jamie, a dead cellist who brings other dead friends to hang out at Nina's flat, is wonderfully subtle and droll.
| Starring | Alan Rickman, Juliet Stevenson, Bill Paterson, Michael Maloney |
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| Director | Anthony Minghella |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 42 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Rom-Coms, Anthony Minghella Collection |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | English |
| Dubbed | French |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | Danish, Dutch, English, French, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 04 Feb 2002 Production year: 1990 |
| Format | DVD |
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It was dubbed the British Ghost, but this romantic drama is a far more witty and incisive affair. It's distinguished by the glorious performances of Alan Rickman as the dearly departed who returns and Juliet Stevenson as his grief-stricken partner struggling to come to terms with her loss. But the strengths of this movie are numerous, most notably an emotional integrity that shines through in every scene and director Anthony Minghella's ability to inject the pathos with well-aimed humour. In many ways, the success of this film in America paved the way for a wider distribution for Four Weddings and a Funeral and, of course, Minghella's subsequent triumph The English Patient.
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The BBC's sweet, feminine answer to Ghost concentrates on the emotions (and the ratty flat) of Juliet Stevenson, so... read more on Time Out
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16 out of 16 people found this review helpful
A true classic
Warm, funny and very moving, the film revolves around the themes of grief and loss. Alan Rickman & Juliet Stevenson are excellent as the central characters & I defy you not to have 'got something in your eye' at least once by the end of the film.
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7 out of 8 people found this review helpful
This film, which some call a British version of Ghost (although that is to demean Truly, Madly, Deeply) is a tremendous love story in which, unusually, the principal male character is the one who eventually suffers the loss of his lover through death.
Alan Rickman is in great form as the lovelorn spirit who has to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Warm, good-natured, charming and life-affirming, this is a film which will touch the hearts of everyone who has ever loved.
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Truly, Madly, Deeply
In Anthony Minghella's directorial debut, Nina (Juliet Stevenson) is trying to put her life back together following the untimely death of her boyfriend, Jamie (Alan Rickman). She still hears his voice in her head, telling her to lock the back door, or instructing her in the proper way to brush her ...
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