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The Man Who Cried on DVD (2000)

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Average rating: 61%
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Starring: Cate Blanchett, Christina Ricci, John Turturro, Johnny Depp, Harry Dean Stanton
Director: Sally Potter
Studio: UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time: 110 mins
Certificate: 12
User collections: Depp-Mania!
Genres: Drama
Languages: English
Released: 14/04/2003

Brief synopsis of 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.

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Rating of 4 stars out of 5 Radio Times

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.

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Rating of 1 stars out of 4 Halliwell's Film Guide

A romantic melodrama with exuberant musical accompaniment, ravishingly photographed.

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Rated - 5 starsMy fave film of all time!

Maria Shaw from Lincoln , 29/11/2003

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....

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Rated - 5 starsSimply beautiful

Tikal731 from Lincs , 20/02/2004

Sally Potter at her best. A truly memorable and touching film. Depp and Ricci really connect in their portrayal of their characters, without even having to speak. The eyes say it all. Wonderful soundtrack and a visual delight. The name of the film 'Man who cried' leaves you wondering who really the film is named after as it could be one of several characters. One not to be missed if you enjoy a slight diversion off the track of mainstream movies.

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Rated - 4 starsLittle talk, lots of atmosphere

Kati from London, England , 09/02/2005

Probably the best word to describe this film is: beautiful. Talk is mostly substituted by music and pictures, and it is amazing to see how much emotion and meaning can be expressed with so little speech. 'The man who cried' captures both the life story of a Russian emigrant searching for her father, and the brief moment when the lives of four lonely strangers intertwine, against the backdrop of World War 2 and Nazism. Definitely recommended.

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Rated - 4 starsBeautifully crafted film

daisy5uk from BRIGG , 26/11/2004

This a beautifully crafted film that tells the story of a Jewish young girl (Christina Ricci) who is sent to England when she is six and adopted by an English family who re-name her suzie. As soon as Suzie is old enough she moves to Paris to make a new life for herself, and hopefully get to America where she can try to find her long lost father. She joins an opera company where she meets Cate Blanchette, and who quickly become friends, and soon falls in love with a Gypsy (Johnny Depp). But her happiness is destroyed when she must decided what she wants when the Nazi invasion begins.

This film is an interesting look into ideas surrounding identity and nationality, and is fused together with rich and vivid images. The costumes are stunning and the setting of Paris against the backdrop of WWII is brilliant. It captures a certain haunting essence, and has some great performances from all the leading roles.

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Rated - 5 starsMy fave film of all time!

Maria Shaw from Lincoln , 29/11/2003

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....

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Rated - 3 starsNice film - a little different

A customer from London, UK , 06/02/2006

Quite a nice film - a bit sad, but enjoyable, focusing on a young jewish girl and her life during wartime. Some reviewers thought it ended abruptly - her story could continue but I thought the ending was kind of appropriate. To be left wondering what will happen isn't always a bad thing as there's always hope. Christina Ricci is very good as the main character. And for Johnny Depp fans - yes he's seriously sexy in this film, despite his small role.

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