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Far left: Johnny Depp:
"I wanted to explore what
the Gypsies went through
in World War II, much
like the Native Americans,
who were excluded, sent
away from anywhere they
attempted to settle."
Left: Christina Ricci:
"Suzie is a watcher,
and doesn't have much
dialogue, which suited me
just fine. I would rather
express emotions without
speaking."
During a trip to Moscow, Potter
trekked to the suburbs and rang a door-
bell with a scrap of paper in hand. She
had tracked down a friend's lost Jewish
relatives; some time later, she attended
the family reunion in London.
"We were all in tears," Potter recalls.
"I felt like I had become part of this
incredible, historical tapestry."
❑
The Man Who Cried, rated R,
opens today at the Maple Art
Theatre in Bloomfield Township.
(248) 542-0180.
ups who benefited hugely from the
conquest of Poland is also examined.
For instance, Hans Frank, the gover-
nor-general of occupied Poland, was so
notoriously corrupt that his subordi-
nates came up with a pun: "In the
West, there is France, and in the East,
Frank is getting rich.",
While programs about the
Holocaust are common, this minis-
eries is recommended for serious stu-
dents of the mind-set of the perpetra-
tors of the "Final Solution." ❑
Hitler's Holocaust will air nightly
June 18 21, starting at 9 p.m.,
on the History Channel. Check
your local listings.
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cultural as England was color-
less and staid.
In no time at all, Suzie
(Christina Ricci) is befriended
by a gold-digging Russian
beauty (Cate Blanchett), and
they go to work for impresario
Felix Perlman in his new opera
company. Lola has her eye on
an imperious Italian opera
singer with Fascist leanings,
Dante (John Turturro).
But the sparkle and status of
high culture has less appeal for
Suzie after she meets a taciturn
Gypsy, Cesar (Johnny Depp),
and his musician friends. At
some profound level, she con-
nects with these earthy, perse-
cuted wanderers.
Suzie's only connection to
her own roots, though, is a
creased photograph of her
father. When her landlady
mutters some vaguely familiar
Yiddish words, Suzie eagerly
strikes up a friendship.
As she awakens to who she
is, and as she gradually
becomes more conscious of
her place in the world —
aided by the presence of Nazi
soldiers in the streets of 1940
Paris — Suzie realizes that
assimilation is always an act of
choice. But after years of
being involuntarily cut off
from her roots, there's no way
she's willing to live in limbo
again.
Potter lavishes the Paris
scenes with luscious costumes,
striking images and acres of
gorgeous music. The
Argentinian-born Jewish com-
poser Osvaldo Golijov scored
the film.
The inclusion of numerous
Gypsy tunes not only illumi-
nates the gulf between Cesar
and Dante's worlds but serves
as a pointed reminder that the
Nazis did not succeed in wip-
ing out Gypsy culture.
Unfortunately, The Man
Who Cried succumbs to melo-
drama in resolving the various
Paris plot strands.
Nonetheless, there is much
beauty and resonance in
Suzie's search for her Jewish
roots, her family and herself.
And, of course, there is the
pleasure of glimpsing van-
ished ways of life. Li
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