Jeanie, I remembered "Truly, Madly, Deeply" at work today and fired up the computer when I got home to add it to this thread, but you got there before me. I heartily second your motion. Juliet Stevenson does the most powerful and believable grieving (and getting through it) I've ever seen on film, and Alan Rickman has never been better (except for maybe in "Die Hard", which was an entirely different sort of role).

Did you catch the cello playing? It was also the most believable musicianship by a non-musician I've ever seen in a movie. I heard Mr. Rickman speak once and someone asked him how he did it. He said there was a good cellist crouching on the floor behind him, reaching around him and playing. We had great shots of Rickman's face being emotionally involved the the beautiful music, with his hand right next to his head obviously playing the instrument. Only it wasn't his hand . . .

John Peekstok