The Man Who Cried - Award-Winning Drama Film DVD | Emotional Story of Love & War | Perfect for Movie Nights & Film Studies

I am not usually a fan of the 'gentler genre', but The Man Who Cried is an extraordinary tale of pre-war life and love. Little Fegele is sent away by her father to go to America where she will be safe, but Fegele winds out in England instead, where she is renamed Suzie and raised as English instead of the Russian Jew that she is. Suzie (Christina Ricci) remembers her father singing, and when she comes of age, she leaves for Paris to be near the theaters.She meets Lola (Cate Blanchett) and the two girls decide to room together. They are friends, though watching them is like looking at night and day. Performing in the theater where they work is opera singer Dante Dominio (John Turturro), with a beautiful voice and a considerable ego. Lola takes up with Dante, much to Suzie's dismay, about the same time Suzie becomes interested in the gypsies that perform along with the theater.Enter Cesar (Johnny Depp), who plays roles in the theater's performances with his gorgeous white horse. Suzie is drawn to him, the feeling very clear that it is not just Cesar's smoldering good looks but a sense of affinity with him that calls to her, both of them being outcasts in some way. What follows are a couple of 'Hello Vicar' sensually passionate scenes between Ricci and Depp (Yowza!) as they find love with each other.But pre-war France was a dangerous place for Jews, and when the jealous Dante exposes Suzie, which infuriates the gold-digging Lola enough to leave him, Suzie must say goodbye to Cesar and travel on to America to try and find her father.'The Man Who Cried' is a very pretty movie, not deep in plot but visually moving, truly a piece of cinematic eye-candy. The photography and the brilliant acting by Ricci, Depp, Blanchett, and Turturro carry this movie all the way to five stars. The soundtrack to the movie is wonderful, with some very moving operatic pieces that enhance the overall feel of the film. Taking its place as a sleepy, dramatic movie with no real action, 'The Man Who Cried' still made a powerful impact on me, though I don't usually pick up movies of this genre. Yes, it's that good, definitely a 'buy to own' rather than 'rent' DVD. Enjoy!