The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998)

Director:

María Ripoll

Writer:

Rafa Russo (writer)

Release Date:

25 June 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

In the game of love, three's are wild.

Plot:

A shambling, out-of-work actor, desperate to win back the affections of his ex-girlfriend, unexpectedly stumbles upon a way to turn back the clock.

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Destiny | Accident | Beautiful Woman | Repeated Event

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Lena Headey	...	Sylvia Weld
Douglas Henshall	...	Victor Bukowski
Penélope Cruz	...	Louise
Gustavo Salmerón	...	Rafael
Mark Strong	...	Dave Summers
Eusebio Lázaro	...	Don Miguel
Charlotte Coleman	...	Alison Hayes
Neil Stuke	...	Freddy
Elizabeth McGovern	...	Diane
Antonio Gil	...	Director (as Antonio Gil Martí nez)
Heather Weeks	...	Carol
Inday Ba	...	Janice
Paul Popplewell	...	Simon
David Spinx	...	Vendor (as Dave Spinks)
David Fishley	...	Pianist (as Dave Fishley)

Also Known As:

If Only... (Australia) (France) (UK)
Lieber gestern als nie (Germany)
Lluvia en los zapatos (Spain)
Twice Upon a Yesterday (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

Spain | France | UK | Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-10 | France:U | Germany:6 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

All Saints Road, Notting Hill, London, England, UK

Company:

CLT

Soundtrack:

Show Me The Way

Compelling romantic fantasy...

1st watched 10/9/2001 - 8 out of 10(Dir-Maria Ripoll): Compelling romantic fantasy which keeps you interested all the way to the end. Believable characters played by little known British actors with Penelope Cruz playing the love interest near the end of the Movie. The story is basically about love gone bad, but is given a second chance by some interesting characters at a junkyard similar to the theme of the TV show `Twice in a Lifetime.' What is different in this movie is that we are never quite sure who to cheer for. It starts out being a weeper where we are routing for the dumped male character played by Douglas Henshall, then by the end were routing for the forgotten female character played by Lena Heady. It seems to be about how life gives us many chances to redeem ourselves despite our mistakes, with the two characters from the junkyard representing that `entity' that gives us the second chance. Definitely not a Hollywood-made romantic comedy because of the way that we are twisted from one character to the other in our loyalty and we are made to think about real life rather than just smiling about the played out fantasy-type life that never really happens(Aka - American made romantic comedies). These are the kinds of movies that made me a movie buff but they seem to be hard to find these days in our predictable Hollywood-glamorized video stores(look for this one in the comedy racks despite it's multi-faceted themes and multi-genred experience.)