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“She's finally met the man of her dreams. He's not real, but you can't have everything.”
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
March 1, 19851h 22mEN
7.4
1.1K votes
Overview
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
Director
Woody AllenWriter
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$15.0M
Revenue
$10.6M
Production Companies
Orion PicturesJack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
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7.0Initially, this reminded me a little of the scenario for “King Kong” as the impressionable young “Cecilia” (Mia Farrow) manages, not unreasonably it has to be said, to get fired from her waitressing job in 1930s New York. Despondent, she heads to the cinema to see the “The Purple Rose of Cairo” only for it’s star “Tom” (Jeff Daniels) to quite literally leap off the screen at her and soon her world is in turmoil. It’s not just her, neither. The studio is complaining that he is doing exactly the same in cinemas all over the shop. That gives “Cecilia” quite a quandary as she knows this man of her…
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