THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE
The BBC's site for the film with a preview
The BBC's press release 05-01-2006
64th Golden Globe Award for ''Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie'' photos - press conference video (courtesy of hfpa.org)
2006 Satellite Award for ''best actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for TV''
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Article from New York Times, 19-03-2006: Love Among The Ruined |
Some other press commentaries:
... It's only Nighy's unerring ability to convey inner turmoil, wrapped in a neatly pressed package, which elevates this material above its conventional moorings...
An excerpt from the (alas, not so positive) review at variety.com
... The
heavy-handedness is smoothed over, however, by Nighy's reliable performance as a
cool, calm, collected emotional wreck...
The Herald, 06-03-2006
and one for my own pleasure:
... how many other romantic encounters began with the words, “Oh s***! I’ve lost your guinea pig”?...
THE TIMES, 05-03-2006
Miranda Richardson said it:
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about Bill Nighy: |
"Bill is a complete gent and a delight to work with. He's complex and simpatico which is a lovely combination. And he plays great music. You always hear The Rolling Stones coming out of his trailer."
Bill Nighy said it:
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about life: |
"When you don't care, people give you everything. If you can arrange not to want stuff, people hand it to you for free.''
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about Gideon: |
''Gideon has lost his moorings. He's improvised his life as he's gone along, as a lot of us do, but somewhere along the line
he forgot the point of it all. He forgot to stop and smell the roses.''
And some trivia:
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Permission was denied for shooting in
Kensington Gardens, the royal park where the banks and banks of flowers in
tribute to Diana had been stacked. A park owned by a local London council was
the substitute, with real flowers used in the re-creation; nothing computer
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