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The Purple Rose of Cairo

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The Purple Rose of Cairo
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PG,1hr 22min
Genres:
Comedy,Sci-Fi,Romance
Release:
1985
Director:
Woody Allen
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello  ...more
Synopsis: Woody Allen blurs the the boundaries between the real and unreal in this unique comic fantasy. The scene is a small town in the mid-1930s. Trapped in a dead-end job and an abusive marriage, Cecelia (Mia Farrow) regularly seeks refuge in the local movie house. She becomes so enraptured by the latest attraction, an RKO screwball comedy called The Purple Rose of Cairo, that she returns to the theatre day after day. During one of these visits, the film's main character Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels), pauses ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold
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In the Woody Allen canon, The Purple Rose of Cairo marked perhaps the pinnacle of his Mia Farrow era. This is a charming story about an abused, mousy woman (Farrow) who escapes from her alcoholic husband (Danny Aiello) by going to the movies and catching the attention of an on-screen film hero (played with wonderful knowingness by the under-appreciated Jeff Daniels). Allen reversed the effect of Full Review
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Mia Farrow
Cecilia
Jeff Daniels
Tom Baxter, Gil Shepherd
Danny Aiello
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Dianne Wiest
Emma
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