The Man Who Cried (2000) - film review

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The Man Who Cried is a British-French romantic film drama first released in 2000, directed by Sally Potter. The film stars Christina Ricci, Oleg Yankovskiy, Claudia Lander-Duke, Danny Scheinman and Anna Tzelniker. It has also been released under the title: The man who cried –. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Sally Potter
Script: Sally Potter
Photo: Sacha Vierny
Music: Osvaldo Golijov
Cast: Christina Ricci (Suzie), Oleg Yankovskiy (Father), Claudia Lander-Duke (Young Suzie), Danny Scheinman (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), Sophie Richman (Child), Theo Wishart (Child), Michael Mount (Boy in Cart), Harry Flinder (Boy in Cart), Danny Richman (Man in Cart), Victor Sobchak (Man at Port), Sue Cleaver (Red Cross Woman), Cliff Barry (English Port Official), Paul Clayton (Second Official), Diana Hoddinott (Foster Mother), Richard Albrecht (Foster Father), Ornella Bryant (Playground Bully), Sam Friend (Playground Bully), Isabella Melling (Playground Bully), Alan David (Welsh Teacher), Imogen Claire (Audition Mistress), Cate Blanchett (Lola), Miriam Karlin (Madame Goldstein), Johnny Depp (Cesar), Consuelo De Haviland (Party Hostess), Harry Dean Stanton (Felix Perlman), John Turturro (Dante Dominio), Katia Labèque (Pianist), Marielle Labèque (Pianist), George Yiasoumi (Reporter), Pablo Verón (Dancing Romany), Taraf de Haidouks (Romany Band), Odile Roire (Opera Chorus), Brigitte Boucher (Opera Chorus), Norah Krief (Opera Chorus), Hélène Hardouin (Opera Chorus), Hugues Dalmagro (Romany Brother), Cedric Gary (Romany Brother), Saïfi Ghoul (Romany Boy), Manfred Andrae (German Officer), Richard Sammel (German Officer Pianist), Ahmet Ziyrek (Father of Boy), Don Fellows (Joe), Joyce Springer (Refugee Worker), Cyril Shaps (Older Man in Sweatshop), Anna Korwin (Woman in Sweatshop), Mark Ivanir (Man in Sweatshop), Alfred Hoffman (Man in Sweatshop), Bernard Spear (Man in Sweatshop), Damien Puckler (Studio Assistant), David Baxt (Studio Lawyer), Katherine Hogarth (Father’s New Wife), Patrick Clarke (Son), Bridget Clarke (Daughter), Chris Gillespie (Nurse), Shelly De Vito (Sally, English Guest), Susie Gossling Valerio (Red Cross Woman)
Country: UK / France
Language: English / Yiddish / Russian / French / Italian / Romany / Romanian
Runtime: 100 min; B&W
Aka: The man who cried – Les larmes d’un homme

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