The Man Who Cried Page #2

Synopsis: A Russian Jewish father emigrates to America in 1923, with a promise to send for his mother and young daughter when he is settled. When his village is burned in a pogrom, his mother is killed and his daughter is separated from other youngsters who make it to the port to emigrate. She ends up on a ship bound for England, where she is renamed Suzie and raised by a British family. Many years later, Suzie's talent for singing and dancing sees her accepted into a Paris dance troupe where she is befriended by Lola, a fellow dancer from Moscow. Cesar, a handsome brooding gypsy who works with the troupe later becomes her lover. Lola pursues Dante, an egotistical tenor who is performing in the area. All is well until the Nazis march into Paris, and Suzie's Russian Jewish background places her in danger. She must decide whether to leave Cesar and her friends and continue the search for her father in America.
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Director(s): Sally Potter
Production: Universal Focus
  3 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
40
Rotten Tomatoes:
35%
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Year:
2000
100 min
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Come on.

No.

Did you see|how he looked at me?

You see, Suzie,

there are rules|of how you get your man.

Rules? What rules?

Well, first,

you must play hard to get.

If it is too easy, he loses interest.|He must feel that he is, uh, a hunter,

and you are a beautiful|wild animal he is hunting.

It's a primitive instinct,|you see.

Second, if you want to make|a man want you,

and only you,|you must smile.

And you must listen.|You always listen.

Mmm. He needs attention.|Men, you see, they are very,

very fragile.

And third,|you must look good.

Very good.

Actually, that's probably|the most important thing of all.

You know, without my looks,

I would never have|got out of Russia.

Never. Will you tell me|something frankly, Suzie?

Do you think...

I should get my hair bleached some|more or should I leave it like this?

Hmm?

So what do you think explains the|rise of Fascism in your country?

An artist must be|above politics.

- Don't you agree, Felix?|- So they say.

But, you know,|there has been "caos. "

- Come se dice "caos"?|- Chaos.

Chaos. Chaos and confusion|in my country.

Mussolini believes|in order and organization.

He understands that the Italian|people must regain back...

their self-respect.

By putting on black shirts and marching|up and down in one of those rallies?

Ah, you intellectual, huh?

For the working man, the rallies|are about dignity and strength.

The lighting, the music, the|choreography creates an atmosphere.

Magnifico!

- Mussolini most certainly|has a great sense of theater.

Certo. Certo, huh?

And everything he does,|huh, is big.

Yes. Yes.

You could learn something, Felix. He|really knows how to reach his public, huh?

Felix, thank you|very much.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Let's go.|They're just gypsies.

So you, uh,|sleep here, hmm?

And your, uh, friend...

sleeps over there?

Da.

This is, uh,

how it was...

for me.

Yes.

This is, uh, how it was.

My mother and a baby|in one bed.

And my brothers and me|in the other.

End to end.

The sacrifices my mother|made for me.

But why?

Why did your|little friend, huh,

refuse my invitation?

It's here.

It's too big for you,|the room?

Perhaps soon there'll be not two, not|three, but four occupants in the residence.

Would you say that again,|Madame Goldstein?

So now I understand why you didn't|seem like the other English girls.

Eat.|Thank you.

Isn't it gorgeous?

Did he buy that too?|- Yes.

You would not believe some of the|restaurants he has taken me to.

Oh, my God. You have never|seen such luxury.

It's beauty, this one.|Don't touch.

Get back. Your hands,|they're dirty.

It fits me like a glove.|He knows my size.

I won't tell you how he knows,|but he knows it.

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Sally Potter

Charlotte Sally Potter, OBE (born 19 September 1949) is an English film director and screenwriter. more…

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