The Man Who Cried
Synopsis
Fegele is re-named Suzie, sent to a Christian foster home and to a school where she is forbidden to speak Yiddish but learns to sing. Ten years later she leaves England for Paris, where she becomes a chorus girl and befriends an ambitious blonde Russian dancer, Lola. She starts to save, hoping to earn enough money to pay for her passage to America. Together Lola and Suzie find jobs in the new opera company of impresario Felix Periman.
Suzie falls in love with gypsy horse-handler Cesar, while Lola falls for Dante Dominio, an arrogant Italian opera singer. When the German army invades Paris, Dante, with Lola at his side, immediately collaborates with the Nazis, while Suzie joins Cesar and his band of gypsy musicians.
The Nazis have plans to round up the Jews and Gypsies. When Dante betrays Suzie, Lola decides to leave him. She tells Suzie that she will help them both get out. Suzie wants to stay and fight but Cesar encourages her to leave. Suzie is heartbroken, but eventually agrees.
In the mid-Atlantic, the ship to America is bombed. Suzie is rescued but Lola drowns.
Once in America, Suzie continues her search for her father, which finally leads her to Hollywood.
Details
- Year
- 2001
- Type of film
- Features
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Sally Potter
- Producer
- Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
- Editor
- Hervé Shneid
- Screenwriter
- Sally Potter
- Director of Photography
- Sacha Vierny
- Music
- Osvaldo Golijov
- Principal cast
- Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Johnny Depp
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Working Title in Association with Adventure Pictures
Sales Company
UIP
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