The Man Who Cried (2000)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Sally Potter

Writer:

Sally Potter (written by)

Release Date:

22 September 2000 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance | War

Plot:

A young refugee traveling from Russia to America in search of her lost father falls for a gypsy horseman.

Plot Keywords:

America | Gypsy | Village | Dancing | England

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Christina Ricci	...	Suzie
Oleg Yankovskiy	...	Father
Claudia Lander-Duke	...	Young Suzie
Danny Scheinmann	...	Man in Suit
Anna Tzelniker	...	Mother of Man in Suit
Barry Davis	...	Man in Village
Thom Osborn	...	Man in Village
Frank Chersky	...	Man in Village
Daniel Hart	...	Man in Village
Peter Majer	...	Man in Village
Hana Maria Pravda	...	Grandmother
Ayala Meir	...	Child
Abraham Hassan	...	Child
Lloyd Martin	...	Child
Uri Meir	...	Child

Also Known As:

The man who cried - Les larmes d'un homme (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality.

Runtime:

100 min | Italy:97 min (Venice Film Festival)

Country:

UK | France

Language:

English | Yiddish | Russian | French | Italian | Romany | Romanian

Color:

Black and White | Color (Duboicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | USA:R (certificate #37649) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Canada:14A (video rating) | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Bourne Woods, Farnham, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

The scenes where the people of Paris are shown leaving town because of Nazi occupation were shot just before the morning traffic jammed the streets.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the scene where Suzie is following Cesare and his friends on her bike, they go through a passage where you can see the Eiffel Tower in the background and it is lit up. However, the lights were not added to the Tower until 1986.

Quotes:

Dante Dominio: What do I have but my voice? I am nothing if I cannot sing.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Cinemania: I anodos kai i ptosi tou Nazismou" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Je crois entendre encore

A character driven story with great acting, music and cinematography.

My entire reason for bringing this film home was the cast: Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro and Johnny Depp. Each of the actors are phenomenal and have talent in spades, and to see them all together in a film with such great characters was a delight. However, this is one of those movies where there is no fast-paced, witty dialog, no car chases and no gratuitous sex. It is about the characters. Therefore, many will find its plot slow and dull. This movie was not made for mass appeal. Many will find it to be beautiful and meaningful, while others will not sit through the first half hour. With that said, I will now say how much I loved this movie. It was visually stunning, superbly acted and has a score to match. While I have always enjoyed Christina Ricci and found her to be quite attractive, I have never seen her look as beautiful as she does in this film. Cate Blanchett is as wonderful as she always is, proving once more she is one of today's most versatile and convincing actors. Johnny Depp and John Turturro are also both excellent in their roles. Overall, I would have to recommend this to anyone who enjoys good character development/superb acting.