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Truly, Madly, Deeply

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A cellist (Alan Rickman) returns from the hereafter to a grieving London pianist (Juliet Stevenson) to comfort her.

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Critics Consensus

Largely thanks to charming performances from Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson, Truly Madly Deeply is an afterlife romance with infectious spirit.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Mar 18, 2008
This is a beguiling film in more ways than one. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety Mar 18, 2008
This sharply scripted study of a bereaved woman who literally wishes her partner back from the grave is an impressive directorial bow by British playwright Anthony Minghella. Go to Full Review
Time Out Feb 9, 2006
As a metaphor for the experience of bereavement, the conceit is over-extended, though Stevenson almost makes it work. Go to Full Review
Farah Cheded A Good Movie To Watch Jul 28, 2023
85/100
Blending raw observations with wry humor — and anchored by two leads with genuine chemistry — this is a profoundly moving and rewarding movie. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Jan 24, 2023
Truly, madly, deeply a delicious flying saucer from another world. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Mar 11, 2022
4/4
A formative marker in Minghella's transition from television to a resounding, if too-short career in film, Truly, Madly, Deeply is an often funny but mostly touching film of rich characterizations. Go to Full Review
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Huntin P @PaxVobiscum80 1 day ago I think Tomatoes may have got it wrong about Nina. She seems to work as a translator, not as a pianist, even if she does play the piano a bit. Her dearly departed boyfriend, Jaime, is the musician. The movie's working title was Cello. Jaime has died suddenly, on account of some infection. A year or two has passed since his death, but Nina is still suffering, still grieving as intensely as if it were yesterday. Jaime, therefore, returns to her from the beyond, to offer her some consolation. Technically, TMD is a comedy. Not a funny one, admittedly; rather, it is a weepy comedy. The scene where Jaime reappears to Nina will have you in bits, and will haunt your memory for years to come. The living and the dead can't readily live together, however, and pretty soon Jaime is proving to be a nuisance, especially as he has returned from the hereafter with his buddies. Nina now has several house guests to contend with, and then there's the prospect of a new love interest to complicate matters. See more Kim B @RT57950329 May 20, 2026 This movie came out just after Ghost. Both are romantic ghost stories, but this one is what someone called, The Thinking Man's Ghost". It's sad, funny, and has a happy-sad ending that leaves you satisfied. Alan Rickman is phenomenal, a huge talent that is greatly missed. I think it's my favorite of the two romantic ghost stories. But don't worry, guys, my husband enjoyed it too because it has a quirky, funny take on ghosts. See more Stacy P @RT54606907 Dec 25, 2024 There never has been and never will be another actor like Alan Rickman. And he was a gorgeous man. For those saying he was ugly in this movie, he was made to look disheveled in this role, with that weird mustache. He was beautiful!!! See more Sibyl R @Sibyl Oct 17, 2024 I followed a local critic's advice to see this movie, and found myself one of three people in the theater. Which was good because I cried. And cried. And then cried again. The moment of self-sacrifice revealed at the end was almost too painful to bear. As was Alan Rickman's incantation of the poem, "The Dead Woman." See more Robbi W @Fangarang Jun 27, 2023 One of my absolutely all time favourite movies. I've never forgotten it. Sweet, sad and profound but ultimately a celebration of life. See more Donnette T @RT31869467 May 8, 2023 Even Alan Rickman couldn't save this treacly and ponderous sniveller. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A cellist (Alan Rickman) returns from the hereafter to a grieving London pianist (Juliet Stevenson) to comfort her.
Director
Anthony Minghella
Producer
Robert Cooper
Screenwriter
Anthony Minghella
Production Co
BBC Films
Rating
PG
Genre
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
British English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.5M
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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