The Man with Rain in His Shoes
{{short description|1998 film by María Ripoll}}
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| image = Twice Upon a Yesterday (1998).jpg
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| director = Maria Ripoll
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| writer = Rafa Russo
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- Lena Headey
- Douglas Henshall
- Penélope Cruz
- Guastavo Salmerón
- Eusebio Lázaro
- Mark Strong
- Charlotte Coleman
- Neil Stuke
- Elizabeth McGovern}}
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| released = {{film date|df=y|1998|10||Sitges|1999|01|25|United States}}
| runtime = 91 minutes
| country = Spain
| language = English
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The Man with Rain in His Shoes is a 1998 Spanish-British romantic comedy film, written by Spanish singer-songwriter Rafa Russo, directed by Spanish filmmaker María Ripoll{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9806E5D81639F93AA15752C1A96E958260|title=Up And Coming: Penelope Cruz; A Spanish Siren, Heading West |last=Wolf|first=Matt|date=29 November 1998|work=The New York Times|access-date=3 August 2008}} (in her directing debut){{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/1999/06/11/DD91498.DTL&type=printable|title='Yesterday' a Quixotic Love Story Gone Astray|last=Stack|first=Peter|date=11 June 1999|work=San Francisco Chronicle|publisher=Hearst Communications|pages=C - 5|access-date=3 August 2008}} and starring Lena Headey, Douglas Henshall, Penélope Cruz, Mark Strong and Elizabeth McGovern with Paul Popplewell. The film was released under the titles Twice Upon a Yesterday in the United States and If Only... in France, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
Plot
Victor is an actor in London who is desperate to stop his ex-girlfriend, Sylvia, to whom he was unfaithful, from marrying another man. After meeting two mysterious dustmen, he is given the chance to travel back in time and relive his romance. However, he finds that things develop differently this time around—Sylvia has an affair with Dave, and she leaves him.
Cast
- Douglas Henshall as Victor Bukowski
- Lena Headey as Sylvia Weld
- Penélope Cruz as Louise
- Charlotte Coleman as Alison Hayes
- Mark Strong as Dave Summers
- Neil Stuke as Freddy
- Elizabeth McGovern as Diane
- Inday Ba as Janice
- Paul Popplewell as Simon
- Antonio Gil as Director
- Gustavo Salmerón as Rafael
- Eusebio Lázaro as Don Miguel
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features songs performed by Alpha Blondy, Nigel and Lewis, Salif Keita, and Susana Martins. The film's writer Rafa Russo also performs his own composition "Friends Are Friends".
Awards
The film won Best Screenplay 1998 at the Montreal World Film Festival,{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117480183.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|title=Pic pair pack prizes|last=Kelly|first=Brendon|date=8 September 1998|work=Variety|publisher=Reed Elsevier|access-date=3 August 2008}} the Gran Angular Award 1998 at the Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=104504§ion=award|title=If Only... Movie Review (1998)|work=Channel 4 Film|access-date=3 August 2008}} and the Bronze Precolumbian Circle at the 1999 Bogota Film Festival.
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0138590}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|the_man_with_rain_in_his_shoes_1998}}
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Category:1998 romantic comedy films
Category:British romantic comedy films
Category:British fantasy comedy films
Category:Spanish romantic comedy films
Category:1998 directorial debut films
Category:1990s English-language films
Category:Spanish fantasy comedy films
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Category:1990s films about time travel
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