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The only thing lying between the lovers in While You Were Sleeping is his comatose brother. But that's nothing compared with the obstacles faced by other film couples. Take a look at just how rough the course of true love has gotten.
WHERE'S POPPA? (1970, FoxVideo) Romance: Gordon (George Segal), a lawyer, has lost his heart to nurse Louise (Trish Van Devere). Trouble is: His senile mom (Ruth Gordon) has a habit of making embarrassing comments about his anatomy. As Gordon says: ''Ma, there's a girl here that I want you to meet....I like her very much....And I want you to know that if you mess this one up for me, I'm gonna punch your f -- -ing heart out.''
THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO (1985, Orion) Romance: Depression-era waitress Cecilia (Mia Farrow) falls for explorer Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels). Trouble is: He's a movie character who has stepped off the screen. As Cecilia says: ''I just met a wonderful new man. He's fictional, but you can't have everything.''
LADYHAWKE (1985, Warner) Romance: Phillipe (Matthew Broderick), a medieval thief, is trying to unite Isabeau (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Navarre (Rutger Hauer). Trouble is: A curse turns Isabeau into a hawk by day and Navarre into a wolf by night. As Navarre says: ''You must save this hawk...my last and best reason for living.''
MIRACLE MILE (1989, HBO) Romance: Musician Harry (Anthony Edwards) has finally found Ms. Right, waitress Julie (Mare Winningham). Trouble is: Just after he finds her, nuclear war is declared. As Julie says: ''And we'll be together, won't we? When it comes? Even if we're atoms or spirits, we'll be together?''
TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY (1991, Touchstone) Romance: Nina (Juliet Stevenson), a translator, is still very much in love with Jamie (Alan Rickman), a cellist. Trouble is: Jamie's dead -- and he keeps appearing in Nina's apartment, redecorating and watching videos all night with his deceased friends. As Nina says: ''I mean, why can't you just go back to heaven while I'm at work?''
