The Edge of Heaven
Sally Potter
Christina Ricci, Oleg Yankovsky, Claudia Lander-Duke, Hannah Maria Pravda, Sue Cleaver, Paul Clayton, Diana Hoddinott, Alan Daved, Imogen Claire, Cate Blanchett, Miriam Karlin, Johnny Depp, Consuelo de Havilland, Harry Dean Stanton, John Turturro, Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque, Pablo Beltrán, Brigitte Boucher, Cedric Gary, Saïfi Ghoul, Manfred Andrae, Richard Semel, Don Fellows, Cyril Shepp
2000
UK, France
Completed
English, Yiddish, Russian
100 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asThe Man Who Cried，is aUK, FranceProducerwomen sex，At2000Released in year
。The dialogue language isEnglish, Yiddish, Russian，Current Douban rating7.5(For reference only)。
A young Jewish girl, "Fei Ying Er," lives with her father and grandmother in a small village in Russia. In search of a better life, her father leaves for America to continue his singing career. Shortly after his departure, the village is raided, and Fei Ying Er escapes with two boys. While preparing to board a ship to America, she gets separated from them and ends up on a cruise ship heading to England. Fortunately, a couple adopts her and renames her Susie. As an adult, Susie (played by Christina Ricci) is recruited by a cabaret and arrives in Paris. During this time, she meets the materialistic Lola (Cate Blanchett) and the greedy singer Dante (John Turturro), along with the mysterious Gypsy horseman Caesar (Johnny Depp). As the Nazi threat looms closer to Paris, Susie's Jewish heritage is discovered by Dante. By this time, Susie has fallen deeply in love with Caesar, leading her into a dilemma. One night, Caesar comes to Susie's room...