The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

Directed by

Woody Allen

Genre

fantasy film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 1,151 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman stuck in a bad marriage during the Great Depression escapes by watching movies. One day a character from the film she is watching steps off the screen and falls in love with her.

whimsicalromanticmelancholicdreamlikeplayfulbittersweetnostalgic

What happens

The Purple Rose of Cairo is a 1985 American period fantasy romantic tragicomedy film, written and directed by Woody Allen. Set in Depression-era New Jersey, it stars Mia Farrow as a film lover who flees her abusive husband (Danny Aiello) after a film character (Jeff Daniels) falls in love with her and enters the real world. It is inspired by metafictional works such as the films Sherlock Jr. (1924) and Hellzapoppin' (1941) and the play Six Characters in Search of an Author (1921). The Purple Rose of Cairo was released on March 1, 1985 by Orion Pictures. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, while Allen received several screenwriting nominations, including at the Academy Awards, the BAFTA Awards, and the Writers Guild of America Awards. Allen has ranked it among his best films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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