A young refugee travels from Russia to America in search of her lost father and falls in love with a gypsy horseman.
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An Exercise In Nonsense
This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
The Man Who Cried has one of the most grand musical scores I've ever heard in a film, and this is coming from someone who is not a fan of opera. Each piece is deep and moving and adds richness to the film. Unfortunately, the cast does not quite deliver as well. Ricci gives a valiant performance as the heroine; however, her accent slips noticeably many times, detracting from the authenticity. The filmmaker would have done well to go with a British actress instead.Depp's talent as a character actor was wasted in this film. As a love interest he was rather cold and aloof; there was a distinct lack of chemistry between him and Ricci. The problem wasn't that his character had relatively few lines, but that combined with few actions aside from some equestrian stunts led for a wooden performance from Depp, through no fault of his own. Unlike the wide range of body language he was allowed in Benny and Joon, this uninspired role gave him no chance to shine.In contrast, Turturro does an excellent job of portraying the talented, but arrogant and snobby Dante. His singing voice (I assume it was not dubbed)is captivating and unparralleled. Likewise, Blanchett delivered a believable performance as the likable but misguided Lola, and engages the audience in alternately being disappointed in and feeling sorry for her. Her Russian accent was convincing and felt natural.Overall I quite enjoyed this film, I just wish the acting had been as rich as the music.
man this move was bad and slow . i was every disappointed.acting was good but the story was bad.i had high hopes for this movie.no wonder it took me 12 years to watch it. sad panda......it could have been grate....but it was not the only good thing about this movie was Depp and Christina Ricci it was pretty to look at but i was bored out of my mind...and i love history type movies the ending was lame to i hate when movie's end leaving you wonder so much all that time watching the characters boring life's unfold to have no real development and no real purpose to the movie at all there was nothing i learned or gained ....lame
The Man Who Cried (2000)On paper, this looks unstoppable: in the 1920s, a Russian Jewish family is torn by war and poverty into pieces, the father leaving his little girl behind as he seeks a better life in America. This is the story of the girl, who flees, with some luck, to England, and then as a young woman to Paris, seemingly in search of her father. But she is delayed there long enough to be involved in an acting troupe, falls in love with a gypsy horseman, watches Paris fall to the Nazis, and escapes to America, at last, to find her father.How in the world could this go wrong? There are even three truly stellar actors in lead roles: Cate Blanchett (as a Russian expatriate dancer in Paris), Johnny Depp (the Gypsy, of course), and John Turturro (an Italian opera singer, well done!). And the photography, by French cinematographer Sacha Vierny in her last film, and the production design, by Carlos Conte, who worked on Kite Runner and Motorcycle Diaries, among recent films, are terrific, almost self-sustaining.But somehow it is slow going stuff. It isn't lyrical, some voyage through disaster and beauty, and it even avoids sympathy for many of the characters, who naturally fall to one fate or another in this topsy turvy environment. Partly it's the script--there is little said, and very little said of interest, probing or fascinating or moving. And it's been said before, of course--the story, taken in its broadest sense, is that familiar terrible story that needs retelling, but with greater intensity and respect. Again, it looks good on paper.So, director Sally Potter is in charge here, and she wrote it, too. I really liked the surprise and invention of Orlando, which she directed, but that, too, was flawed, and it's probably her best film. The rest of her resume, that I've seen or heard about, is paltry stuff. So watch this knowing it has the chops, the goods, and the best of intentions, but it will only feel amazing in small parts, which never quite get rolling into a meaningful whole, including the calculated and inevitable tear-jerking end.
Sally Potter's 'The Man Who Cried' is one of those disappointments, that hurt, dishearten & leave you exhausted.The film tells the story of a young Jewish girl who after being separated from her father in Soviet Russia, grows up in England. As a young adult, she moves to Paris (shortly before the beginning of World War II), and then flees to the United States when the Nazis move into the French capital. The idea, the backdrop, the characters look real in every frame. But the film doesn't hold, it loses energy after a point, in fact, the climax is a yawn.Potter, the director films,'The Man Who Cried' really well. But Potter the writer, pulls the efforts down. The writing is a mess. One can't grasp it's genre! Is it a musical, or is it a love story. Sorry, this doesn't work on its advantage. This was cinematographer Sacha Vierny last film, his work is memorable.Coming to acting, Christina Ricci not only looks maddening but also delivers a fantastic performance. She is the sole saving grace of this venture. Cate Blanchett is passable, while John Turturro seems in be in character throughout. Harry Dean Stanton is wasted. Johnny Depp sleepwalks. Claudia Lander-Duke, playing ricci as a kid, is good.'The Man Who Cried' is a colossal disappointment. Period!