The Purple Rose of Cairo

Woody Allen is weird, but the general idea of the story is a good one; it's just that it's not developed to its full potential. The script was a little on the corny side, and Farrow did not portray the sort... Full review

Cecelia (Mia Farrow) lives in a small factory town in New Jersey during the Great Depression. Her husband Monk (Danny Aiello) is an out-of-work, abusive, drunken lummox whom she supports by various working odd jobs and waiting tables. Her escape... Full review

This was a unique storyline - a character comes right out of the movie screen to join the "real" world - at the time. I've seen several others copy this sort of thing, although it also was done in some... Full review

THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO has got to be one of the most original and inventive of all the films Woody Allen has done--and all the more enjoyable because we're not subjected to the Allen character in the film itself.... Full review

Mia Farrow gives one of her best performances as Cecilia, a Depression-era waitress with her head in the clouds who gets dumped on over and over; after a miraculous situation comes her way and promises a better life, she has... Full review

It's a question we've all wanted to know from the movie theatres. The Purple Rose of Cairo gives a interesting and fun idea of what goes on. See it!... Full review

THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO is a lovely, funny, and heartbreaking entry from Woody Allen that still remains one of my favorites. This romantic fantasy tickles your funny bone and tugs at your heartstrings at the same time and I... Full review

Woody Allen's Purple Rose of Cairo is a brilliant piece of film-making. He combines drama, comedy and even a little bit fiction (people jumping out of movie screens into the real world). Its a great story involving a woman with... Full review

The Purple Rose of Cairo really does rate up there with Woody's best - from Annie Hall, Manhattan to the earlier, more slapstick efforts, such as Love and Death and Sleeper. Cairo happens to be one of the best 80's... Full review

Woody Allen's "The Purple Rose of Cairo" is a film that speaks to the heart of anyone who has been mad about the movies. In a now-legendary scene, intrepid explorer Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels) steps off a movie screen and... Full review

This film is beautiful, magical, sad and overall entertaining.....What's amazing in Woody Allen's movies is....The Purple Rose Of Cairo is without a doubt, one of Woody Allen's best movies.....Great performances, romance, excellent humor and drama, all of them combined brilliantly to make this one of Woody's best..... ... Full Review

Q: OK, here are a couple of movie questions. There are no special effects, there's no cut to the car chase. I lost my membership in the serious actors club because of "Dumb and Dumber. ... Full Review

The Purple Rose of Cairo is essential viewing for those who love Woody Allen, old Hollywood features, or just anyone who has ever felt the magic of the movies. Woody Allen has often mentioned that it's his favorite film of the ones he has made, and as the years pass, I find myself more in agreement. ... Full Review

While it may ostensibly lack the weight of some of his more serious work, the inspired moments are plentiful, filled to the brim with funny observations and witty characterizations. The movie is ruined, people are in a panic, and Cecilia has a dilemma, having to choose between her husband, the fictitious character, and Gil Shepherd (also Daniels), the actor who plays Baxter and who also wants a chance at her attention. ... Full Review

Allen's script provides a brilliant, touching, examination of the lovers' bizarre relationship, full of wit and intelligence and pretty much devoid of schmaltz. I can't help thinking that Woody is better off behind the camera where he doesn't have to deal with the presentation of his own image on the screen. ... Full Review

Kenneth Jones Playbill On-Line Kenneth Jones playbill On-line - 1 hr 13 mins ago The limited five-show engagement is a fundraiser for his not-for-profit theatre company, which is devoted to contemporary and new works, including plays by Michigan and Midwestern... ... Full Article

Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) cooks up a weird but wistful look at movies during the depression when a character in a black-and-white movie (Jeff Daniels) falls in love with an audience member (Mia Farrow) and walks... ... Full Article

The second Woody Allen movie in which he does not appear, this saddening yet ultimately hopeful nostalgia piece concerns a poor waitress, Cecilia (Mia Farrow), who is stuck in a marriage to an unfaithful, abusive lout (Danny Aiello), and whose... ... Full Article

Peter regularly blogs at FilmChat -matter of fact, many of the posts you find here can also be found at FilmChat. Peter, a critic at CT Movies, studied history, religious studies, and film at the University of B.C., so naturally,... ... Full Article

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. ... Full Article

From Amazon : 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... ... Full Article