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The Man Who Cried

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A Russian Jewish girl (Christina Ricci) is separated from her father in 1927 and escapes to England, where she's rechristened Suzie. She grows up to be a singer in a Parisian theater populated by a glamorous Russian dancer (Cate Blanchett), an egotistical Italian tenor (John Turturro) and a handsome Gypsy horseman (Johnny Depp). When the Nazis invade France, however, Suzie's life is suddenly in danger, and she attempts to flee to the United States, where her father moved years earlier.
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The storyline is overwrought and awkward, and the audience is distanced from the flatly drawn characters.

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Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 2/4 Oct 30, 2001 Full Review Desson Thomson Washington Post I prefer to think of this movie as The Critic Who Cried. Rated: 1/5 Jul 20, 2001 Full Review Kevin Courrier Globe and Mail Potter eschews drama for posing, politics for postulating, and provides enough symbolic broad strokes to gag a magic realist. Rated: 1.5/4 Jul 16, 2001 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: C- Oct 8, 2012 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid The film brings grace and balance to the traditional Holocaust story. May 26, 2006 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Peepmo E Absolutely beautiful to watch. Interesting story. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/05/24 Full Review Steve D No one is given much to do in this emotionally manipulative nonsense. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/31/24 Full Review Kathryn V I saw this movie a lot of years ago. CNt stream it anywhere now. Couple of years I've been looking. Finally ordered the dvd. One of the best love stories I had seen since Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood, splendor in the grass. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/25 Full Review Audience Member tragic story in the world war era brilliant actors & actresses (all of them! but especialy Johnny depp and Cate Blanchett) Salvatore Licitra's penetrating opera aria 'Je Crois Entendre Encore' Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Jan L An interesting film beginning in Europe between the wars, using some stalwarts of the European cinema for the cinematography so beautifully lit and photographed. The story is very intriguing: one of love, loss, the dispossessed and the outcasts at a time of the upheaval of war, yet ultimately about the human character. Somewhat frustrating in that it leaves this viewer wanting to know so much more about the back stories of each and every character. Boasting a very starry cast lead by Christina Ricci and Cate Blanchett who are both excellent as it John Turturro as the stroppy opera star; however Johnny Depp steals every scene he is in and as the script is very sparse in dialogue, one aches for the sound of his voice to tell his characters story. Wonderfully atmospheric music throughout. An overlooked and very much under appreciated film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/06/20 Full Review Audience Member The only thing I could take from this movie is it must be horrible being a woman. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Sally Potter

Director

Christina Ricci

Suzie

Cate Blanchett

Lola

John Turturro

Dante

Johnny Depp

Cesar

Harry Dean Stanton

Felix

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Synopsis A Russian Jewish girl (Christina Ricci) is separated from her father in 1927 and escapes to England, where she's rechristened Suzie. She grows up to be a singer in a Parisian theater populated by a glamorous Russian dancer (Cate Blanchett), an egotistical Italian tenor (John Turturro) and a handsome Gypsy horseman (Johnny Depp). When the Nazis invade France, however, Suzie's life is suddenly in danger, and she attempts to flee to the United States, where her father moved years earlier.
Director
Sally Potter
Producer
Christopher Sheppard
Screenwriter
Sally Potter
Distributor
Universal Focus, Universal Pictures
Production Co
Le Studio Canal +, Working Title Films, Adventure Pictures
Rating
R (Sexuality)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 25, 2001, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 2, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA)
$739.6K
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)