Truly Madly Deeply (1990 Anthony Minghella & scr)

A sweet but tangy film about bereavement. Juliet Stevenson snots convincingly, Alan Rickman joined her in a BAFTA nomination (Minghella won for the original screenplay, which set him on his way - via Mr Wonderful - to The English Patient). It's subtly done - you can easily read it like AMOLAD - in that it's all in her head.

Best moment is a fight in a café interrupted by an impromptu magician trick, performed by Tony Bluto (who had an unsuccessful career).

With Bill Paterson, David Ryall, Christopher Rozychki, Stella Maris and a number of film loving ghosts, cuing name checks for Hannah and Her Sisters, Manhattan, Five Easy Pieces, Fitzcarraldo, Brief Encounter, Pinocchio, Easy Street and something about Venice - To Forget Venice maybe? Shot by Remi Adefarasin.