Truly Madly Deeply (Original title)Cello (Alternative title)Truly, Madly, Deeply (Help search title)
Dates: 1991 (Copyright), 16 August 1991 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Anthony Minghella
Synopsis: Nina, mourning the recent and sudden death of her lover Jamie, who was a gifted cellist, visits a bereavement therapist and admits to feeling a sense that Jamie is still around. One evening Jamie returns as a ghost to Nina’s flat in Highgate, north London. Nina is ecstatic to have him back in her life but their time back together is short-lived.
Genres: Fantasy, Romance
Subjects: Bereavement, Ghosts, Love
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 01 March 1992Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:00-23:40Slot duration: 100 minsNetwork
Date: 11 January 2003Broadcast channel: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:00Network
Date: 19 September 2004Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 00:15-02:10Slot duration: 115 minsNetwork
Title: Video to buyAuthor: [CW] Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen v38 n1 Spring 1997 Pages: 60-75
Title: Symbol, narrative and the musics of Truly, Madly, DeeplyAuthor: STILWELL, Robynn Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: An analysis of TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY (1990) which looks at the visual symbolism in the film but particularly examines the influence of the music in the film as central to its narrative and character development.
In: Sight and Sound v2 n7 November 1992 Page: 61
Title: [Sight and Sound - v2 n7 November 1992: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Television Today n5787 12 Mar 1992 Page: 21
Title: [Stage - n5787 12 Mar 1992: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v1 n9 January 1992 Page: 59
Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n9 January 1992: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Positif n377 June 1992 Page: 30
Title: Truly, Madly, DeeplyAuthor: LIANDRAT-GUIGUES, Suzanne Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Screen International n799 22 Mar 1991 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n799 22 Mar 1991: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Note of success of film at Santa Barbara Film Festival.
In: Broadcast 20 Sep 1991 Page: 24
Title: [Broadcast - 20 Sep 1991: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Brief note of its cost and box office.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v317 n2 12 Apr 1991 Page: 65
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v317 n2 12 Apr 1991: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Reviewed at the 1991 American Film Institute's Los Angeles Festival in April
In: The Hollywood Reporter v316 n30 12 Mar 1991 Page: 11, 55
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v316 n30 12 Mar 1991: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Empire n27 September 1991 Page: 26
Title: New filmsAuthor: ROWLAND, Sally Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v315 n44 16 Jan 1991 Page: 3, 78
Title: Goldwyn gets "Truly" worldwide rights.Language: English
Description: Some production and credit details in an item on Samuel Goldwyn Co. acquiring the worldwide distribution of the film
In: Cinefantastique v22 n2 October 1991 Page: 54
Title: [Cinefantastique - v22 n2 October 1991: no known title]Author: BIODROWSKI, Steve Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief review.
In: Sight and Sound v1 n6 October 1991 Page: 61
Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n6 October 1991: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n748 17 Mar 1990 Page: 25
Title: [Screen International - n748 17 Mar 1990: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Variety 19 Nov 1990 Page: 83
Title: [Variety - 19 Nov 1990: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Author: LOWENSTEIN, Stephen Pages: xiv, 360p.
Title: haunted screen: ghosts in literature and film
Author: KOVACS, Lee Pages: v, 183p.
Title: Giving up the ghost: spirits, ghosts, and angels in mainstream comedy films
Author: FOWKES, Katherine A. Pages: 202p.
Title: Plays: 2
Author: MINGHELLA, Anthony Pages: viii, 250 pages
Description: This selection of radio and screen plays written by Anthony Minghella includes Cigarettes and Chocolate; Hang Up; What If It's Raining?; Truly Madly Deeply; Mosaic; Days Like These.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(11)
Accessible materials to view(5)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 101.52 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-689581
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 101.3 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1478779
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Betacam SPDuration: 101 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1478296
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 101.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1029280
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedStock date: 1990BFI identifier: C-1567556
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Video materials(9)
Description: 1-inch C-FormatDuration: 101.52 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-689580
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: D3Duration: 101.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1029279
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 101.52 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-689581
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 101.56 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1341111
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 101.3 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1478779
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Betacam SPDuration: 101 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1478296
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 101.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1029280
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376343
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: 1-inch (unspecified)Line standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-4584119
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1990BFI identifier: N-464581
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedStock date: 1990BFI identifier: C-1567556
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Dates: 1991 (Copyright), 16 August 1991 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Anthony Minghella
Synopsis: Nina, mourning the recent and sudden death of her lover Jamie, who was a gifted cellist, visits a bereavement therapist and admits to feeling a sense that Jamie is still around. One evening Jamie returns as a ghost to Nina’s flat in Highgate, north London. Nina is ecstatic to have him back in her life but their time back together is short-lived.
Genres: Fantasy, Romance
Subjects: Bereavement, Ghosts, Love
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 01 March 1992Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:00-23:40Slot duration: 100 minsNetwork
Date: 11 January 2003Broadcast channel: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:00Network
Date: 19 September 2004Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 00:15-02:10Slot duration: 115 minsNetwork
Credits
(58)
©: BBC, A BBC Films production: BBC Films, Produced by BBC Films for Screen Two: BBC Films, In association with: BBC Enterprises, Lionheart, Executive Producer: Mark Shivas, Producer: Robert Cooper, Contracts Executive: Alison Gilby, Sarah Cooper, Senior Marketing Executive: Viviana Marcus, Production Associate: Simon Mills, Location Manager: Chrissie McMurrich, Producer's Secretary: Catherine Hignett, Supervisor Scene Team: Phil Baggarley, 1st Assistant Director: Peter Markham, 2nd Assistant Director: Todd Austin, 2nd Assistant Director: Ajay Parekh, Continuity: Jayne Spooner, Casting: Michelle Guish, Written by: Anthony Minghella, Director of Photography: Remi Adefarasin, Focus Puller: Peter Loring, Clapper Loader: Jay Jay Odedra, Lighting Gaffer: Pat Deveney, Electrician: Andrew Bailey, Electrician: Geoff Burden, Electrician: Barry More, Grip: Micky Ellis, Stills Photographer: Barry Boxall, Visual Effects Consultant: Ian Legg, Editor: John Stothart, Designer: Barbara Gosnold, Assistant Designer: Jim Holloway, Graphic Designer: Iain Macdonald, Production Buyer: Gillian Farr, Construction Manager: David Gray, Costume Designer: James Keast, [Costume] Dresser: Sheila Cullen, Michael Johnson, Make-up Designer: Fran Needham, Make-up Assistant: Jayne Buxton, Colour by: Rank Film Laboratories, Music: Barrington Pheloung, Cello Sequences Played by: Caroline Dale, Piano Sequences Played by: Eleanor Alberga, Music Recording Engineer: Keith Gunn, Music Adviser: Andrew Brown, Music Adviser: Matthew Lee, Simon Mills, [Production] Sound Mixer: Jim Greenhorn, Boom Operator: Dudley Houlden, Dubbing Mixer: Aad Wirtz, Dubbing Editor: Helen Whitehead, Dubbing Assistant: Francesca Zeeman, Footsteps Artist: Pauline Griffiths, Magic Adviser: Brian Miller, [Rats] Supplied by: Janimals
Cast
(34)
Juliet Stevenson (Nina), Alan Rickman (Jamie), Bill Paterson (Sandy), Michael Maloney (Mark), Jenny Howe (Burge), Carolyn Choa (translator), Christopher Rozycki (Titus), Keith Bartlett (plumber), David Ryall (George), Stella Maris (Maura), Ian Hawkes (Harry), Deborah Findlay (Claire), Vania Vilers (Frenchman), Arturo Venegas (Roberto), Richard Syms (Symonds), Mark Long (Isaac), Teddy Kempner (Freddie), Graeme Du-Fresne (Pierre), Frank Baker (Bruno), Tony Bluto (Anthony), members of the Reach Group Swindon (themselves), Awam Amkpa, Hamilton Baillie, Nick Burge, Steven Deproost, Nitin Ganatra, Leroy Joseph, Jonathan Lunn, Eddie Vincent, Tom Yang (ghost), Heather Williams (midwife), Henry James (Maura's baby), Squeak (rat), Mark Shivas (ghost)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(16)
In: Empire n135 September 2000 Page: 126Title: Video to buyAuthor: [CW] Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen v38 n1 Spring 1997 Pages: 60-75
Title: Symbol, narrative and the musics of Truly, Madly, DeeplyAuthor: STILWELL, Robynn Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: An analysis of TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY (1990) which looks at the visual symbolism in the film but particularly examines the influence of the music in the film as central to its narrative and character development.
In: Sight and Sound v2 n7 November 1992 Page: 61
Title: [Sight and Sound - v2 n7 November 1992: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Television Today n5787 12 Mar 1992 Page: 21
Title: [Stage - n5787 12 Mar 1992: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v1 n9 January 1992 Page: 59
Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n9 January 1992: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Positif n377 June 1992 Page: 30
Title: Truly, Madly, DeeplyAuthor: LIANDRAT-GUIGUES, Suzanne Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Screen International n799 22 Mar 1991 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n799 22 Mar 1991: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Note of success of film at Santa Barbara Film Festival.
In: Broadcast 20 Sep 1991 Page: 24
Title: [Broadcast - 20 Sep 1991: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Brief note of its cost and box office.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v317 n2 12 Apr 1991 Page: 65
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v317 n2 12 Apr 1991: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Reviewed at the 1991 American Film Institute's Los Angeles Festival in April
In: The Hollywood Reporter v316 n30 12 Mar 1991 Page: 11, 55
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v316 n30 12 Mar 1991: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Empire n27 September 1991 Page: 26
Title: New filmsAuthor: ROWLAND, Sally Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v315 n44 16 Jan 1991 Page: 3, 78
Title: Goldwyn gets "Truly" worldwide rights.Language: English
Description: Some production and credit details in an item on Samuel Goldwyn Co. acquiring the worldwide distribution of the film
In: Cinefantastique v22 n2 October 1991 Page: 54
Title: [Cinefantastique - v22 n2 October 1991: no known title]Author: BIODROWSKI, Steve Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief review.
In: Sight and Sound v1 n6 October 1991 Page: 61
Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n6 October 1991: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n748 17 Mar 1990 Page: 25
Title: [Screen International - n748 17 Mar 1990: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Variety 19 Nov 1990 Page: 83
Title: [Variety - 19 Nov 1990: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(4)
Title: My first movieAuthor: LOWENSTEIN, Stephen Pages: xiv, 360p.
Title: haunted screen: ghosts in literature and film
Author: KOVACS, Lee Pages: v, 183p.
Title: Giving up the ghost: spirits, ghosts, and angels in mainstream comedy films
Author: FOWKES, Katherine A. Pages: 202p.
Title: Plays: 2
Author: MINGHELLA, Anthony Pages: viii, 250 pages
Description: This selection of radio and screen plays written by Anthony Minghella includes Cigarettes and Chocolate; Hang Up; What If It's Raining?; Truly Madly Deeply; Mosaic; Days Like These.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(11)
Accessible materials to view(5)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 101.52 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-689581
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 101.3 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1478779
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Betacam SPDuration: 101 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1478296
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 101.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1029280
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedStock date: 1990BFI identifier: C-1567556
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Video materials(9)
Description: 1-inch C-FormatDuration: 101.52 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-689580
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: D3Duration: 101.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1029279
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 101.52 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-689581
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 101.56 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1341111
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 101.3 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1478779
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Betacam SPDuration: 101 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1478296
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 101.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1992-03-01BFI identifier: C-1029280
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376343
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: 1-inch (unspecified)Line standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-4584119
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1990BFI identifier: N-464581
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedStock date: 1990BFI identifier: C-1567556
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)