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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Woody Allen |
| Stars: |
Mia Farrow |
| Actors: |
Milo O'Shea |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Romances · Period Piece · Essential Cinema · Classic · Fantasy |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
028485107885 |
| Release Date: |
1985 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 24min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 22min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (November 06, 2001)
UPC: 027616860477 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS
Release Company: Star Maker Video (September 14, 1990)
UPC: 013132926032 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Woody Allen |
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Professional Reviews
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(12/29/1985, p.II, 19, Vincent Canby): Included in the New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1985" |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"I just met a wonderful man. He's fictional, but you can't have everything." -- Cecilia (Mia Farrow) to her sister (Stephanie Farrow) |
| More Information |
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The film that Woody Allen has said is his favorite of all that he's made, THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO unites the competing tendencies in his work towards realism (be it comic, as in ANNIE HALL, or dramatic, as in INTERIORS) and comedic fantasy (such as SLEEPER or BANANAS). Cecilia (Mia Farrow) lives in New Jersey during the Great Depression, which appropriately describes her mood: she works a dead-end job as a waitress that supports her and her abusive, deadbeat husband Monk (Danny Aiello). Her only release is at the cinema, where she repeatedly goes to see a trite romantic adventure called "The Purple Rose of Cairo." But when Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels), the lead character of the film, steps off the screen and falls in love with her, Cecilia has to deal with the disjoint between her own life and the glamorous world on the screen. <br> <br> Although the film begins realistically--there is close attention paid to period setting and costuming--the conceit of a film character emerging from the screen is one Al... |
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