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The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998)

The Man with Rain in His Shoes poster
Directed by
Maria Ripoll
Genre
drama film, fantasy film, comedy film, romantic comedy, romance film
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, France, Spain
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
R
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to win back his ex-girlfriend after a mistake ends their relationship. He gets a chance to change the past and see if things could be different.

whimsicalbittersweetromanticlightheartedmelancholicquirkyhopeful

What happens

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 (in her directing debut) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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