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the singing voices for the characters of Dante and Suzie were provided by [[Salvatore Licitra]] and [[Iva Bittova]], respectively.<ref> as seen in the film credits and on the soundtrack.</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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| The Man Who Cried | |
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| File:The Man Who Cried film.jpg Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Sally Potter |
| Written by | Sally Potter |
| Produced by | Simona Benzakein Christopher Sheppard |
| Starring | Christina Ricci Cate Blanchett Johnny Depp |
| Cinematography | Sacha Vierny |
| Edited by | Hervé Schneid |
| Music by | Osvaldo Golijov |
| Distributed by | Canal+ Working Title |
Release dates | September 2, 2000 (Venice) |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom / France |
| Languages | English Yiddish Russian French Italian Romany Romanian |
The Man Who Cried is an Anglo-French film released in 2000, written and directed by Sally Potter.[1]
The film stars Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, Harry Dean Stanton, and John Turturro.
The film tells the story of a young Jewish girl who is separated from her father in Soviet Russia, grows up in England and then moves to Paris, France right before the Nazis move into the capital.
The picture is the last film of the French cinematographer Sacha Vierny.
Plot
The film revolves around a Russian Jew who is separated from her father as a child years before World War II.
Raised by English parents, the young woman named Suzie (Christina Ricci) takes up singing because she has a beautiful voice. When older she makes her way to Paris and meets the Russian Lola (Cate Blanchett) and they form an interesting friendship.
Cesar, (Johnny Depp) is a gypsy performing horse rider who falls in love with Suzie but ultimately has to let her go after the Nazis march into Paris and discover her origins.
She finally makes it to America and reunites with her father.
Exhibition
The film was first presented at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2000.
The film screened at various film festivals, including: the London Film Festival, London; the Mar del Plata Film Festival, Argentina; the Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan; the Reykjavik Film Festival, Iceland; and others.
Cast
- Christina Ricci as Suzie
- Oleg Yankovsky as Father
- Claudia Lander-Duke as Young Suzie
- Cliff Barry as English Port Official
- Cate Blanchett as Lola
- Miriam Karlin as Madame Goldstein
- Johnny Depp as Cesar
- Consuelo De Haviland as Party Hostess
- Harry Dean Stanton as Felix Perlman
- John Turturro as Dante Dominio
the singing voices for the characters of Dante and Suzie were provided by Salvatore Licitra and Iva Bittova, respectively.[2]
Awards
Wins
- National Board of Review: NBR Award; Best Supporting Actress, Cate Blanchett; 2001.
- Chlotrudis Awards, Massachusetts: Audience Award; Best Supporting Actress, Cate Blanchett; 2002.
- Florida Film Critics Circle Awards: FFCC Award; Best Supporting Actress, Cate Blanchett; 2002.
Nominations
- Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion, Sally Potter; 2000.
Footnotes
- ^ The Man Who Cried at IMDb.
- ^ as seen in the film credits and on the soundtrack.