The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) USA
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Director:Woody Allen
Studio:MGM (Video & DVD)
Producer:Robert Greenhut
Writer:Woody Allen
Rating:5
Rated:PG
Date Added:2006-06-21
ASIN:B00005O06L
UPC:0027616860477
Price:$14.95
Awards:Nominated for Oscar. Another 14 wins & 11 nominations
Genre:Satire
Release:2001-06-11
IMDb:0089853
Duration:82
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Spanish, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles:English, Spanish, French
Features:Anamorphic
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Woody Allen  ...  (Director)
Woody Allen  ...  (Writer)
 
Mia Farrow  ...  Cecilia
Jeff Daniels  ...  Tom Baxter, Gil Shepherd
Danny Aiello  ...  Monk
Irving Metzman  ...  Theater Manager
Stephanie Farrow  ...  Cecilia's Sister
David Kieserman  ...  Diner Boss
Elaine Grollman  ...  Diner Patron
Victoria Zussin  ...  Diner Patron
Mark Hammond  ...  Diner Patron
Wade Barnes  ...  Diner Patron
Joseph G. Graham  ...  Diner Patron
Don Quigley  ...  Diner Patron
Maurice Brenner  ...  Diner Patron
Paul Herman  ...  Penny Pitcher
Rick Petrucelli  ...  Penny Pitcher
Comments: She's finally met the man of her dreams. He's not real but you can't have everything. [Video]

Summary: One of the high points of Woody Allen's career. Cecilia (Mia Farrow), a depression-era waitress married to a brutish husband (Danny Aiello), finds her only escape at the movies, her current favorite being a light comedy about an explorer among socialites, called The Purple Rose of Cairo. She sees it so many times that the main character, Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels), falls in love with her and steps off the screen to woo her. When news of this gets back to the movie studio, the producers send the actor who played Baxter (also Daniels) to convince Baxter to get back on the screen. The script is one of Allen's funniest, but underlying the whole story is a current of sadness that gives the movie's ending a surprising impact. Allen himself considers The Purple Rose of Cairo to be his personal favorite of his own films. A gem. --Bret Fetzer