Victor (Henshall) is an actor in London who is desperate to stop his ex-girlfriend, Sylvia (Headey), 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 (Strong), and she leaves him.
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".
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with, rain, shoes, 1998, spanish, british, romantic, comedy, film, written, spanish, singer, songwriter, rafa, russo, directed, spanish, filmmaker, maría, ripoll, directing, debut, starring, lena, headey, douglas, henshall, penélope, cruz, mark, strong, elizab. 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 Maria Ripoll 1 in her directing debut 2 and starring Lena Headey Douglas Henshall Penelope Cruz Mark Strong and Elizabeth McGovern with Paul Popplewell The film was released under the titles Twice Upon a Yesterday in the United States 1 and If Only in France the United Kingdom and Australia The Man with Rain in His ShoesDirected byMaria RipollWritten byRafa RussoStarringLena Headey Douglas Henshall Penelope Cruz Guastavo Salmeron Eusebio Lazaro Mark Strong Charlotte Coleman Neil Stuke Elizabeth McGovernRelease datesOctober 1998 1998 10 Sitges 25 January 1999 1999 01 25 United States Running time91 minutesCountrySpainLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 4 Awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot editVictor Henshall is an actor in London who is desperate to stop his ex girlfriend Sylvia Headey 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 Strong and she leaves him Cast editDouglas Henshall as Victor Bukowski Lena Headey as Sylvia Weld Penelope 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 Salmeron as Rafael Eusebio Lazaro as Don MiguelSoundtrack editThe 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 editThe film won Best Screenplay 1998 at the Montreal World Film Festival 3 the Gran Angular Award 1998 at the Sitges Catalan International Film Festival 4 and the Bronze Precolumbian Circle at the 1999 Bogota Film Festival See also editList of films featuring time loopsReferences edit a b Wolf Matt 29 November 1998 Up And Coming Penelope Cruz A Spanish Siren Heading West The New York Times Retrieved 3 August 2008 Stack Peter 11 June 1999 Yesterday a Quixotic Love Story Gone Astray San Francisco Chronicle Hearst Communications pp C 5 Retrieved 3 August 2008 Kelly Brendon 8 September 1998 Pic pair pack prizes Variety Reed Elsevier Retrieved 3 August 2008 If Only Movie Review 1998 Channel 4 Film Retrieved 3 August 2008 External links editThe Man with Rain in His Shoes at IMDb nbsp The Man with Rain in His Shoes at AllMovie The Man with Rain in His Shoes at Rotten Tomatoes nbsp This article related to a British film of the 1990s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a Spanish film of the 1990s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Man with Rain in His Shoes amp oldid 1124605272, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
