Purple Rose of Cairo (1985 Film)

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  • The Purple Rose of Cairo, released on May 9, 1985, is a comic fantasy film by Woody Allen. The movie, which stars Mia Farrow and Jeff Daniels, follows what happens when a fictional movie character enters the real world. It is one of Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Best Films and was nominated for an Academy Award for its screenplay.http://www.time.com/time/2005/100movies/0,23220,the_purple_rose_of_cairo,00.html

  • Plot Synopsis

    Cecilia (Mia Farrow), a down-on-her-luck Great Depression-era waitress, has just lost her job. She goes to see the film The Purple Rose of Cairo, starring the handsome archaeologist Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels). While she's seeing the film, Tom steps out of the screen and into real life; it turns out other Tom Baxter's are trying to do the same. Once the producer finds out, he and Tom's actor, Gil Shepherd, fly to track the imaginary Tom down. Cecilia finds herself forced to choose between the "real" Gil Shepherd and the imaginary Tom.

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  • Reviews

    "One of Allen's oddest and most charming experiments."—Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloidhttp://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/digitalwatch/purplerose.shtml

    "For all its situational goofiness, pic is a tragedy, and it's too bad Allen didn't build up the characters and drama sufficiently to give some weight to his concerns."—Varietyhttp://www.variety.com/review/VE1117794230.html?categoryid=31&cs=1

    "It's all lighthearted and full of whimsy, and that's about it. Allen presumably is trying to make a statement here about wanting what we can't have, and how harsh reality can be, but it doesn't really come across."—Christopher Null, Filmcritic.comhttp://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/The-Purple-Rose-of-Cairo

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