BBC Films has delivered some terrific films over the years and in 2015, it is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
All week we will be looking back at some of the biggest movies - as well as some of our favourites - as we tip our hat to the filmmaking arm of the BBC.
Truly Madly Deeply hit the big screen back in 1991 and was the first film for BBC Films they teamed up with writer and director Anthony Minghella. Minghella went on to direct films such as The English Patient and Cold Mountain, but Truly Madly Deeply was only the second film of his career and came over ten years after he made his debut with A Little Like Drowning.
The drama, romance, comedy saw Juliet Stevenson take on the role of Nina, a woman who struggle to get over the death of her musician love Jamie - played by Alan Rickman. Stepping away from reality, Nina begins an affair with Jamie's ghost but keeps her relationship a secret. As time passes, Nina starts to play host to Jamie's deceased friends - but are they ghosts or figments of her imagination?
Truly Madly Deeply was one of the most offbeat British movies to hit the big screen in 1991 and showed that BBC Films was willing to take a chance when it came to picking the projects that they backed.
With this film, Minghella showed off all of his directorial promise with Truly Madly Deeply as he delivered a bittersweet, funny, and charming movie that was packed with great characters as well as some interesting themes and ideas.
Juliet Stevenson gives a very touching performance as Nina, who struggles to let go and literally wishes her partner back from the dead. Of course, Truly Madly Deeply is a comedy, but Stevenson really does play the character of Nina with true emotion and heart that you cannot help but feel for her.
Alan Rickman is one of the best actors of his generation and delivers another devilish performance as the villainous Jamie. Together, Rickman and Stevenson make a terrific comedy couple and they really help to anchor and elevate this movie.
Truly Madly Deeply is a funny and heartfelt look at dealing with loss and coping with sorrow and heartbreak and it really is a great film that is well acting and well written.
Truly Madly Deep went on to be nominated for three Baftas; Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay for Minghella - Minghella went on to triumph.
This is the movie that saw the start of BBC Films and this now movie making giant never looked back - and boy have they enjoyed some success over the years.
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