Truly, Madly, Deeply

Truly, Madly, Deeply.

Truly, Madly, Deeply is a romantic film by Anthony Minghella.

Cast

Singing cast

• Juliet Stevenson as Nina
• Alan Rickman as Jamie
• Christopher Rozycki as Titus

Non-singing cast

• Michael Maloney - Mark
• Bill Paterson - Sandy

Plot

Nina, an interpreter, is beside herself with grief at the recent death of her boyfriend, Jamie, a cellist. When she is on the verge of despair, Jamie reappears as a "ghost" and the couple are reconciled. The screenplay never clarifies whether this occurs in reality, or merely in Nina's imagination. Nina is ecstatic, but Jamie's behaviour – turning up the central heating to stifling levels, moving furniture around and inviting back "ghost friends" to watch videos – gradually infuriates her, and their relationship deteriorates. She meets Mark, a psychologist, to whom she is attracted, but she is unwilling to become involved with him because of Jamie's continued presence.

Nina continues to love Jamie but is conflicted by his self-centered behaviour and ultimately wonders out loud, "Was it always like this?" Over Nina’s objections, Jamie decides to leave to allow her to move on. At the end of the film, Jamie watches Nina leave with Mark and one of his fellow ghosts asks, "Well?" and Jamie responds, "I think so... Yes." At this point the central conceit of the movie has become clear: Jamie came back specifically to help Nina get over him by tarnishing her idealised memory of him.

Musical numbers

• "Skrwawione Serce (Bleeding Heart)" - Titus
• "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" - Jamie and Nina
• "Raining In My Heart" - Jamie