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The Man Who Cried Details

2000 Certificate 12
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Set in 1927, this is the story of a young Jewish girl who was sent from Russia to England where she was adopted by a family who re-named her Suzie. When Suzie reaches adulthood she sets off for a new life in Paris where she works with an opera company. Her happiness is short-lived and she is forced to move on again when the .. Read more

Starring Cate Blanchett, Christina Ricci, John Turturro, Johnny Depp
Director Sally Potter
Genres Drama

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The Man Who Cried

Set in 1927, this is the story of a young Jewish girl who was sent from Russia to England where she was adopted by a family who re-named her Suzie. When Suzie reaches adulthood she sets off for a new life in Paris where she works with an opera company. Her happiness is short-lived and she is forced to move on again when the Nazi invasion begins and she must leave everything that she loves behind.

Starring Cate Blanchett, Christina Ricci, John Turturro, Johnny Depp, Harry Dean Stanton
Director Sally Potter
Studio UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time DVD: 1 hr 50 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 14 Apr 2003
Production year: 2000
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (3) of The Man Who Cried

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    Director Sally Potter strayed into the realms of self-indulgence with The Tango Lesson, but this sublime theatrical romance marks a return to form. Set in Paris in the months before the Nazi occupation, it follows Suzie (Christina Ricci), a Russian Jewish émigrée separated from her father and anxious to be reunited with him in America. Working as a chorus girl, Suzie meets the socially ambitious Lola (Cate Blanchett) and falls for the charms of gypsy horseman Cesar (Johnny Depp), who educates her in the ways of love. But their romance is overshadowed by the impending invasion. Evoking the spirit (if not the era) of Marcel Carné's Les Enfants du Paradis, Potter's poignant drama will leave you spellbound.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Potter comes unstuck with this misbegotten romance charting a Jewish girl's journey from Russian oppression, through... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 25 out of 25 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    My fave film of all time!

    What a fantastic film! Depp's screen presence is superb. It is worth watching just to see him alone. So much is said between the lead characters Depp and Ricci, without any words being spoken. The soundtrack is also exceptional. Sally Potter (director) at her best....

      • Maria Shaw from Lincoln
      • Posted 29 Nov 2003 20:47

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Brooding in the Shadows

    The Man Who Cried tells the story of a young Russian girl who is taken from her

    family and spends her youth trying to find her lost father in Nazi occupied Paris.

    Terrific performances from Christina Ricca, Johnny Depp, John Turturro and Cate Blanchett

    make this film an enjoyable yet quiet, moving and brooding drama.

      • tenentenemy from Shropshire
      • Posted 20 Jul 2005 21:00

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