creepy movie

A very well made movie that went under the radar. I saw it on TCM from the UK and you honestly can't find it in the States. I love the setting, so dark and gloomy adding the gray cloudy skies and rain falling, you have a excellent set. Patricia Neal is an excellent actress and it is great how her husband (Dahl) used Neal's real life experience of a stroke in the storyline even explaining what had happen to here,and if you catch it early in the movie, the treatments used to help stoke victims. Not matter how wrong young Billy is, you almost find yourself understanding why he became the rapist he is. He deperately wants to get away from his demon and Maura tries to help by providing the love he had probably been searching for while he was filling the void and loneliness that Maura had felt. You find yourself happy that Neal's character find was finding the happiness she deserved. I found myself sadden by the ending but it was well worth the time watching this film. I give it a 7.5 out of 10.

I just now finished the novel this was adapted from and it was absolutely wonderful....I'm trying to see if I can get TCM to tape me a copy to purchase since it's obvious after 18 years, it is never going to be shown in the States again. I hate that they show the same crap over and over but hidden gems like this fall into obscurity.

Quick question....since it's been close to two decades since I caught the end of this.....if memory serves me, didn't Billy die at the end of the movie? I thought he drove his motorbike off the road over a cliff or am I dreaming?