The Man Who Cried (2000)

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

Director:

Sally Potter

Writer:

Sally Potter

Stars:

Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, Oleg Yankovskiy

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

In this historical drama with music, a gifted singer (Oleg Yankovsky) from a Jewish village in Russia travels to the United States in 1927, leaving behind his young daughter Fegele (Claudia Lander-Duke). Father has promised his family that he'll send for Fegele as soon as he can, but authorities make life hard for the Jewish population, and Fegele is forced to flee with relatives to England. Fegele is adopted by a British family, which renames her Suzie and raises her with little acknowledgment of her ethnic heritage. As she grows to adulthood, Suzie (Christina Ricci) becomes a gifted vocalist and gets a job singing in a nigh club revue in Paris. Before she leaves England, her adopted family presents Suzie with a picture of her father, still believed to be living in America, and she decides she will go to the United States some day and find him. In Paris, Suzie makes friends with Lola (Cate Blanchett), a Russian showgirl in the market for a rich husband. Lola becomes involved with ...

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Plot Keywords:

gypsy | village | russian | dancing | england | 

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

UK France

Language:

English Yiddish Russian French Italian Romany Romanian

Release Date:

8 December 2000 (UK)

Also Known As:

Čovjek koji je plakao

Filming Locations:

Bourne Woods, Farnham, Surrey, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$93,455, 27 May 2001

Gross USA:

$747,092

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,322,763

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Universal Pictures, Adventure Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Black and White Color (Duboicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The actors and musicians that play Cesar's family are members of the Romanian music group Taraf de Haidouks.

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Goofs

When Suzie is following on her bicycle, we can see that it is a multi-speed bike with a rear derailleur, which were not in use until 1949.

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Quotes

Cesar: It's better to run and live than to stay and die.

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Connections

References Pas de deux (1968)

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Soundtracks

Di quella pira
from "Il Trovatore"
by Giuseppe Verdi (as Guiseppe Verdi)
Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano (uncredited) (completed by Leone Emanuele Bardare) (uncredited)
Performed by Salvatore Licitra and Iva Bittová (as Iva Bittova) with Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Concertmaster Vasko Vassilev
Royal Opera Chorus (as The Royal Opera Chorus)
Chorus Director Terry Edwards

User Reviews

Wonderful

The Man Who Cried is a story about a young jewish girl Suzie(Christina Ricci) who during World War II, get's seperated from her father at a young age, and goes on to live in england, where she becomes a singer/dancer and starts working in a theater. Suzie meets Lola(Cate Blanchett), a russian woman who also works in the theater and them two become friends and roomates. One day, Suzie falls in love with a very handsome gypsy Cesar(Johnny Depp), and they become lovers. All Suzie has left of her a father is a faded picture and she still is searching for him, hoping she will reunite with him one day. This was a very beautiful movie, the characters didn't talk to much, but you could understand everything that was going on because they were showing so much emotion. The music was great too and the whole movie was just wonderful. Christina Ricci is so beautiful, you won't be able to keep your eyes away from her. I would give The Man Who Cried 9/10