MADLY explores six stories of modern love in all of its dizzying, sweet complications. Six short independent films on love in all its forms around the world.

Contents • • • • • • • • Plot [ ] Nina, an, is beside herself with grief at the recent death of her boyfriend, Jamie, a. When she is on the verge of despair, Jamie reappears as a 'ghost' and the couple are reunited. Nina is ecstatic. But Jamie tells her about his days while she is at work, and one dialogue suggests she should embrace the life around her; one of these is about a memorial plaque in a park about a dead child and how parents who read it feel an immediate, compelling need to hug their children.

The returned Jamie also reminds her that he also irritated her, and as a ghost he manifests behaviours she'd have little patience for – turning up the to stifling levels, moving furniture around and inviting back 'ghost friends' to watch videos. This infuriates her, and their relationship deteriorates. She meets Mark, a, 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-centred 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. Towards the end of the film, Jamie watches Nina leave and one of his fellow ghosts asks, 'Well?' And Jamie responds, 'I think so. 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.

Cast [ ] • as Nina • as Jamie • Jenny Howe as Burge • Carolyn Choa as Translator • as Sandy • Christopher Rozycki as Titus • Keith Bartlett as Plumber • as George • Stella Maris as Maura • Ian Hawkes as Harry • as Claire • Vania Vilers as Frenchman • Arturo Venegas as Roberto • Richard Syms as Symonds • as Mark Production [ ] Minghella said he wrote the script specifically as 'a vehicle for [Stevenson] to express all her talents. She plays, likes dancing and has a quirky side to her which she usually can't express in the classical parts she is asked for.' The title comes from a played by the main characters, in which they challenge each other to by turns repeat and add to a series of describing the depths of their mutual affection. Data mining techniques by arun k pujari pdf free. The working title for the film was ', a reference not only to the cello within the film, but also to the word 'cielo' for heaven.

The film was made-for-TV, and produced in a 28-day shooting schedule for just $650,000. It was shot on location in and, with external shots in and on the. Stevenson said in 2012 that it was the favourite role of her career, commenting that the shoot was like a party. Reception [ ] The film was critically successful, winning several awards including a for best original screenplay. (Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson received Best Actor and Best Actress, and Anthony Minghella Most Promising Newcomer, from the 1991.

) It became a hit in the American arthouse circuit and Minghella subsequently was offered work by every major studio in Hollywood. The film's combination of serious themes with comic scenes, music and strong performances from the actors was noted by critics.

Called it 'a for grownups' (a common comparison because of the shared theme of lovers returning as ghosts and the concurrent releases of the films) and considered the film to reveal 'some truths that are, the more you think about them, really pretty profound'. Review aggregator reports that 72% of the professional critics have given the film a positive review. At the film has weighted mean score of 72 out of 100 based on 16 reviews. Awards [ ] Won • Australian Film Institute's Best Foreign Film Award • 's award for best original • Rickman and Stevenson won Best Actor and Best Actress awards from the Evening Standard British Film Awards • Minghella won Most Promising Newcomer from the Evening Standard British Film Awards • Won Critics' Award and Best Actress (Juliet Stevenson) at the 1992 Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival Nominated • Rickman and Stevenson were nominated for best actor and actress by See also [ ] • References [ ].