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Bookmark this pageThe Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Director: Woody Allen
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From Time Out Film Guide
During the Depression, downtrodden housewife Farrow so inflames a film's leading man (an explorer-poet) that he climbs down from the screen, and entices her into a chaotic but charming love affair. Woody Allen's deft script investigates every nook and cranny of the couple's bizarre relationship, the irate Pirandellian reactions of the illusory characters left up on the screen, and the bewilderment of the actor whose movie persona has miraculously gone walkies. As the star-struck couple, Farrow and Daniels work wonders with fantastic emotions, while Allen's direction invests enough care, wit and warmth to make it genuinely moving.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Woody Allen
Producer: Robert Greenhut
Cast: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Irving Metzman, Stephanie Farrow, Van Johnson, Dianne Wiest, Zoe Caldwell, John Wood, Milo O'Shea, Edward Herrmann full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 82 mins
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