The Man Who Cried

The Man Who Cried is a 2000 AngloFrench film, written and directed by Sally Potter. The film stars Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, Harry Dean Stanton, and John Turturro.

Fegele Abramovich Christina Ricci, a Russian Jew is separated from her father Oleg Yankovsky as a child in 1927. Her father has travelled to America to seek his fortune and plans to send for Fegele and her grandmother. Before leaving, he sings Je Crois Entendre Encore from the Bizet opera Les pcheurs de perles to her. After her father leaves, the village is attacked and burned in a pogrom. Fegele escapes with the help of neighbours after many obstacles, she is crowded onto a boat headed for Britain, with only a photo of her father and a coin given to her by her grandmother.Upon arrival, an English official renames her Susan and places her with foster parents. English students at school taunt her by calling her a gypsy, but she cannot yet understand English. A teacher at the school overhears her singing Je Crois Entendre Encore in Yiddish, and teaches her to sing and speak in English. Time passes, and Suzie auditions for a singing dance troupe heading for Paris. There, she meets an older Russian dancer, Lola Cate Blanchett, and they share an apartment as friends. At a formal party, both women perform as dancers alongside a mysterious performing horseman Cesar Johnny Depp, a Romani that Suzie is attracted to. After their performance outside, they overhear a tenor inside singing Je Crois Entendre Encore the voice belongs to Dante John Turturro, an Italian opera singer who immediately catches Lolas eye. Lola works her way into his good graces and falls for his charms, enticed by his wealth and success. Dante, Lola, Suzie, and Cesar all work for an opera company directed by Felix Perlman Harry Dean Stanton. Dante is an imperious follower of Mussolini this alienates him from Suzie even as he becomes Lolas lover. Meanwhile, Cesar introduces Suzie to his family essentially his entire tribe, and they fall in love. ........

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