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The Purple Rose Of Cairo

1985, Movie, PG, 84 mins

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The premise here is unique, but it wears thin after the first reel, even though directer-writer Woody Allen strives mightily to keep things humming. Cecilia (Mia Farrow) is married to loutish, womanizing Monk (Danny Aiello) and lives a miserable life as a diner waitress. Her only escape from the woes of the depression is in the local movie house. Cecilia is particularly absorbed by a film (fictional) entitled "The Purple Rose of Cairo" starring a simon-pure hero (Jeff Daniel... read more leave a comment
An unhappily married Depression-era waitress is swept off her feet by a matinee idol who steps right off the silver screen.
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Length: 01:28
Posted: 3/17/2008
Year: 1985
Rated PG

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Cast
Mia Farrow: Cecilia
Jeff Daniels: Tom Baxter/Gil Shepherd
Danny Aiello: Monk
Dianne Wiest: Emma
Van Johnson: Larry
Zoe Caldwell: The Countess

 

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