moments like Jamie reciting the Spanish poem and later withdrawing from Nina's world in Truly Madly Deeply.

Loves JZ. And yes to the disturbing and the cathartic cry. And the love.

Actually, I credit TMD for introducing me to Neruda, the same way the Perlman/Hamilton Beauty and the Beast introduced me to Rilke many years ago. In my world of a southern US public school education heavy in Home Ec and softball and light in classic literature, far from distracting me from reading, tv pushed me to read more widely, with more curiosity and understanding.

Um. Where'd that soapbox come from?

I adore that film beyond all reason.

As much as I liked it at the time, all I remember now is "There are ghosts in my house watching videos." But that still makes me laugh.

My house is full of dead people! And why are they all men?

I truly love TMD with all my heart.

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore scene is one of my top three most romantic moments in cinema, ever.

Juliet Stevenson said that when they did that scene, Minghella blasted the song and all the crew was dancing. We only see Nina and Jamie, but they're actually in a crowded room full of crazy giddy dancers.

This makes total sense to me, as I always dance around when I play the youtube clip!!

There is just JOY in it.

Well, it's not supposed to be *not* disturbing

I'm assuming you experienced a sort of disturbing where you felt empathy. I did not--I found her tiresome and irritating. And also disturbing. Her grief was not evocative for me in the least.

Yeah, I... can't help with that. Sometimes an actor or character just rubs someone the wrong way and that's that.

Oh, it's been way too long since I've seen TMD. I've had it in my Netflix queue for ages, but they list it as unavailable on DVD. ???