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* Karen opening the present and realising Harry has given the gold necklace to somebody else. Then her in her room listening to Joni Mitchell while tearfully looking around at pictures of her family. Mixed in with this, we get a shot of Mia getting out of bed to put the necklace on. The juxtaposition of Karen's sadness with Mia's pleasure, with no trace of remorse for what she's done, is wrenching.

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* Karen opening the present and realising Harry has given the gold necklace to somebody else. Then her in her room listening to Joni Mitchell Music/JoniMitchell while tearfully looking around at pictures of her family. Mixed in with this, we get a shot of Mia getting out of bed to put the necklace on. The juxtaposition of Karen's sadness with Mia's pleasure, with no trace of remorse for what she's done, is wrenching.

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* Karen opening the present and realising Harry has given the gold necklace to somebody else. Then her in her room listening to Joni Mitchell while tearfully looking around at pictures of her family.

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* Karen opening the present and realising Harry has given the gold necklace to somebody else. Then her in her room listening to Joni Mitchell while tearfully looking around at pictures of her family. Mixed in with this, we get a shot of Mia getting out of bed to put the necklace on. The juxtaposition of Karen's sadness with Mia's pleasure, with no trace of remorse for what she's done, is wrenching.

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* Sarah throwing away her chances with Carl to go visit her brother in a mental institution, where he actually ''tries to punch her'' before she calms him down.

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* Sarah throwing away her chances with Carl to go visit her brother in a mental institution, where he actually ''tries to punch her'' before she calms him down. And the way she blocks him, with a very practiced gesture that indicates that this is far from the first time he's been violent with her.
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-->'''Juliet:''' ...They're all of me.
-->'''Mark:''' Yeah...yeah...''yes''.

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-->'''Juliet:''' ...They're all of me. \n-->'''Mark:''' \\
'''Mark:'''
Yeah...yeah...''yes''.



-->'''Daniel''': When she first told me, I said, "Over my dead body." And she said, "No, Daniel, over mine."

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-->'''Daniel''': -->'''Daniel:''' When she first told me, I said, "Over my dead body." And she said, "No, Daniel, over mine."



-->'''Jamie:''' ''[In English]'' It's the best part of my day, driving you.
-->'''Aurelia:''' ''[In Portugese]'' It's the worst part of my day, leaving you.

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-->'''Jamie:''' ''[In English]'' It's the best part of my day, driving you.
-->'''Aurelia:'''
you.\\
'''Aurelia:'''
''[In Portugese]'' It's the worst part of my day, leaving you.
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** Especially on a Meta-level since Creator/EmmaThompson confessed she knew too well how to play that scene given her experience with her ex-husband Creator/KennethBranagh cheating on her.
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* Billy's manager, Joe is mentioned to have [[BusCrash died of a heart attack in between the film and "Red Nose Day Actually"]]. Billy breaks his snarky facade as he tells the story to San interviewer.

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* Billy's manager, Joe is mentioned to have [[BusCrash died of a heart attack in between the film and "Red Nose Day Actually"]]. Billy breaks his snarky facade as he tells the story to San an interviewer.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''Would you stay, knowing life would always be a little bit worse? Or would you cut and run?'']]
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** Especially on a Meta-level since Creator/EmmaThompson confessed she knew too well how to play that scene given her experience with her ex-husband Creator/KennethBranagh cheating on her.
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* Billy's manager, Joe is mentioned to have [[BusCrash died of a heart attack in between the film and "Red Nose Day Actually"]].

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* Billy's manager, Joe is mentioned to have [[BusCrash died of a heart attack in between the film and "Red Nose Day Actually"]]. Billy breaks his snarky facade as he tells the story to San interviewer.

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* Karen opening the present and realising Harry has given the gold necklace to somebody else. Then her in her room listening to Joni Mitchell while tearfully looking around at pictures of her family. And the fact she's trying so hard to hide it from the kids and forces herself to put on a cheerful face so they don't have to watch their mother break down... it's hard to watch.

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* Karen opening the present and realising Harry has given the gold necklace to somebody else. Then her in her room listening to Joni Mitchell while tearfully looking around at pictures of her family. And the fact she's trying so hard to hide it from the kids and forces herself to put on a cheerful face so they don't have to watch their mother break down... it's hard to watch.




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* Sam admitting he loves Joanna, convinced that she doesn't even know who he is:
-->'''Sam:''' Yes, she's American. And she's not my girl. Everyone worships her because she's heaven.

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!!Love Actually



-->'''Juliet''': ...They're all of me.
-->'''Mark''': Yeah...yeah...''yes''.
** As is seeing that the situation has Mark in almost physical pain .

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-->'''Juliet''': ...-->'''Juliet:''' ...They're all of me.
-->'''Mark''': -->'''Mark:''' Yeah...yeah...''yes''.
** As is seeing that the situation has Mark in almost physical pain .pain. And he has to physically leave, even though they actually are at ''his'' house, in such a hurry that he doesn't even put on a jacket and is terribly cold outside (December in the U.K. is cold...) And then the soundtrack of Dido's "Here with Me", which is just heart-breaking.



-->'''Jamie''': ''(in English)'' It's the best part of my day, driving you.
-->'''Aurelia''': ''(in Portugese)'' It's the worst part of my day, leaving you.
* Jamie's wife cheating on him ''with his brother''. Ouch.

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-->'''Jamie''': ''(in English)'' -->'''Jamie:''' ''[In English]'' It's the best part of my day, driving you.
-->'''Aurelia''': ''(in Portugese)'' -->'''Aurelia:''' ''[In Portugese]'' It's the worst part of my day, leaving you.
* Jamie's wife girlfriend cheating on him ''with his brother''. Ouch. That was his live-in girlfriend who cheated on him, but worse, his own family? No wonder he runs off to France.

!!Red Nose Day Actually



* Billy's manager, Joe is mentioned to have [[BusCrash died of a heart attack in between the film and "Red Nose Day Actually"]].

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* Billy's manager, Joe is mentioned to have [[BusCrash died of a heart attack in between the film and "Red Nose Day Actually"]].Actually"]].
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* The absence of Creator/AlanRickman from the Red Nose Day sequel, after his death the previous year. Plus, Creator/EmmaThompson declined to appear as she wouldn't be able to handle playing Karen knowing that Harry was gone.

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* The absence of Creator/AlanRickman from the Red Nose Day sequel, after his death the previous year. Plus, Creator/EmmaThompson declined to appear as she wouldn't be able to handle playing Karen knowing that Harry was gone.gone.
* Billy's manager, Joe is mentioned to have [[BusCrash died of a heart attack in between the film and "Red Nose Day Actually"]].

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* As is seeing that the situation has Mark in almost physical pain .
* Karen opening the present and realising Harry has given the gold necklace to somebody else. Then her in her room listening to Joni Mitchell while tearfully looking around at pictures of her family.

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* ** As is seeing that the situation has Mark in almost physical pain .
* Karen opening the present and realising Harry has given the gold necklace to somebody else. Then her in her room listening to Joni Mitchell while tearfully looking around at pictures of her family. And the fact she's trying so hard to hide it from the kids and forces herself to put on a cheerful face so they don't have to watch their mother break down... it's hard to watch.



* Then the scene where she confronts her husband and he almost breaks down as he realizes what an ass he's been and how he nearly threw his life away.
* Daniel struggling to keep his composure while talking about his wife at her funeral, even more now that Liam Neeson really did lose his wife, and to a random accident that didn't give them any time to prepare.

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* ** Then the scene where she confronts her husband and he ''he'' almost breaks down as he realizes what [[HeelRealization an ass he's been been]] and how he nearly threw his life away.
away.
* Daniel struggling to keep his composure while talking about his wife at her funeral, even more now that Liam Neeson Creator/LiamNeeson really did lose his wife, and to a random accident that didn't give them any time to prepare.



* The absence of Alan Rickman from the Red Nose Day sequel, after his death the previous year. Plus, Emma Thompson declined to appear as she wouldn't be able to handle playing Karen knowing that Harry was gone.

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* Jamie's wife cheating on him ''with his brother''. Ouch.
* The absence of Alan Rickman Creator/AlanRickman from the Red Nose Day sequel, after his death the previous year. Plus, Emma Thompson Creator/EmmaThompson declined to appear as she wouldn't be able to handle playing Karen knowing that Harry was gone.

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* The absence of Alan Rickman from the Red Nose Day sequel, after his death the previous year.

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* The absence of Alan Rickman from the Red Nose Day sequel, after his death the previous year. Plus, Emma Thompson declined to appear as she wouldn't be able to handle playing Karen knowing that Harry was gone.
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* The scene where Juliet watches Mark's wedding video to find that he's only filmed her. He manages to stay in composure until he leaves the house. Her face when she suddenly understands why Mark is so cold to her is so heartbreaking.
-->'''Juliet''': ...They're all of me.
-->'''Mark''': Yeah...yeah...''yes''.
* As is seeing that the situation has Mark in almost physical pain .
* Karen opening the present and realising Harry has given the gold necklace to somebody else. Then her in her room listening to Joni Mitchell while tearfully looking around at pictures of her family.
** And the fact she's trying so hard to hide it from the kids and forces herself to put on a cheerful face so they don't have to watch their mother break down... it's hard to watch.
* Then the scene where she confronts her husband and he almost breaks down as he realizes what an ass he's been and how he nearly threw his life away.
* Daniel struggling to keep his composure while talking about his wife at her funeral, even more now that Liam Neeson really did lose his wife, and to a random accident that didn't give them any time to prepare.
-->'''Daniel''': When she first told me, I said, "Over my dead body." And she said, "No, Daniel, over mine."
* Sarah throwing away her chances with Carl to go visit her brother in a mental institution, where he actually ''tries to punch her'' before she calms him down.
* Jamie and Aurelia parting ways when she flies back to Portugal:
-->'''Jamie''': ''(in English)'' It's the best part of my day, driving you.
-->'''Aurelia''': ''(in Portugese)'' It's the worst part of my day, leaving you.

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