Gem of a movie #1 : Truly Madly Deeply

Now, whenever I come across a movie that must be written about, no matter how old it is, I shall spread awareness about the same through my blog. After watching Alan Rickman as Snape in the Harry Potter series and also after watching him in Die Hard (by chance), I was eager to see his other works.. and the first one that I lay my hands on was a 1990 classic called Truly Madly Deeply.

Truly Madly Deeply (TMD) is about a woman trying to come to terms with the loss of the man she loved - Jamie (Alan Rickman) and how she almost 'wills' him to come back and voila! he returns.. but she knows not what is in store for her.. just when she thought her world revolved around Jamie, life (and Jamie) had other plans for her..

A beautiful film about loving, losing and living.. with superb performances from Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson and a supporting act by Michael Maloney, this movie is a great watch. If you are one of those who has truly loved and lost someone, you will value and treasure this movie but no matter what frame of mind you are in, this movie will make you love your loved ones, just a little bit more :)

Timeless..

Some things never age, they are simply timeless. One of them is the movie, "My Fair Lady", made in 1964 

starring one of the most gorgeous women to ever grace the screen, Audrey Hepburn and the dashing 

Rex Harrison, this movie just cannot be reviewed or rated, it simply has to be experienced at least once

in your lifetime.

A simple story about how an arrogant, phonetics professor takes on the challenge of 

passing a flower-seller on the street as a Duchess at an upcoming Royal Ball through change in her language

and speech, My Fair Lady touches your heart through it's simplicity, it's stress on the intrinsic

qualities of human nature, the gamut of expressions on display and through the terrific performance

by the entire cast. 

Though Rex Harrison went on to win the Oscar for his portrayal of Henry Higgins later

that year, it baffles me that Audrey Hepburn did not win an Oscar for her performance

in this movie, which was nothing less than exemplary. The supporting cast was also nominated for Oscars.

Not many may know, but a famous Marathi play by the name of Fulrani is an adaptation of 

My Fair Lady, being written and edited for marathi audiences by the legendary Pu.La.Deshpande. 

That's very good for trivia, but I would urge all you movie-lovers out there to watch this gem of a movie,

and if time permits, read Pygmalion, the book by G.B.Shaw, on which the movie is based.