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 Mar?a Ripoll (in her directing debut) and starring Lena Headey, Douglas Henshall, Penelope Cruz, Mark Strong and Elizabeth McGovern. The film was released under the titles Twice Upon a Yesterday in the United States and If Only... in France, the UK, and Australia. 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". The film won Best Screenplay 1998 at the Montreal World Film Festival, the Gran Angular Award 1998 at the Catalonian International Film Festival and the Bronze Precolumbian Circle at the 1999 Bogota Film Festival.

release year: 1998

star(s): Mark Strong    Penelope Cruz