The Man Who Cried

Fans of the testudinate pace and art-house vibe of writer-director Sally Potter's other works (Orlando, The Tango Lesson) will likely enjoy The Man Who Cried. Fegele (Christina Ricci) is a Russian Jew separated from her father as a child. Raised as "Susie" by an English family, she makes her way to Paris, where although the city's multiculturalism is vibrant, the Nazis are already on the rise and the secret of her origin becomes increasingly dangerous. The cast of The Man Who Cried is excellent; Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, John Turturro, and Harry Dean Stanton all do fine jobs in what could have easily degenerated into an accentfest. Depp and Ricci do very well with minimal dialogue--both go through the entire movie almost without speaking. The film moves at a leisurely pace and is beautifully shot. Not a film to show to a roomful of action movie fans, but it's well suited to people who like their films a little more European in flavor. --Ali Davis

Movie Details

Cast: Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, Oleg Yankovsky, Claudia Lander-Duke, Danny Scheinman, Anna Tzelniker, Barry Davis, Thom Osborn, Frank Chersky, Daniel Hart, Peter Majer, Hana Maria Pravda, Ayala Meir, Abraham Hassan, Lloyd Martin, Uri Meir
MPAA Rating: R
Running time: 100 min
DVD Aspect Ratios: 1.85:1

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DVD Features:

• Color
• Closed-captioned
• DTS Surround Sound
• Widescreen
• Dolby

International rating:

Europe: 12
Australia: M

DVD International release dates:
North America: Sep 2, 03

VHS International release dates:
North America: May 21, 02