Advantages: Wonderful tale of cinematic fantasy Disadvantages: None
...Danish (Isn't it odd that the hard of hearing / deaf in Holland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark have an advantage over those who are not?)
* Region 2 encoding (Europe, Japan, South Africa and the Middle East including Egypt).
* PAL
* Catalogue Number: 19883DVD
* Film released in 1985
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Cast
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Mia Farrow ~ Cecilia
Jeff Daniels ~ Tom Baxter and Gil Shepherd
Danny Aiello ~ Monk
Irving Metzman ~ Theatre Manager
Stephanie Farrow ~ Cecilia's ... ...I would agree with the overview on the reverse of the DVD, which states that the film is one of the best movies about the movies ever made. It continues, "…Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo slips through the looking glass of comic fable about life, love, illusion and hope."
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The film, is quite simply a masterpiece, and a typical example of the escapism and fantasy many of us long for and look ...
newty1977 14.04.2006
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Advantages: Poignant, wonderfully made Disadvantages: A bit sad
The Purple Rose Of Cairo was written and directed by Woody Allen and originally released in 1985. The film (which Allen does not appear in as an actor) is a bittersweet fantasy in the vein of Zelig or Broadway Danny Rose with the plot revolving around a lonely depression era housewife called Cecilia, played by Mia Farrow. Cecilia is in an abusive marriage with Monk (Danny Aiello) - an idle gambler who hasn't worked for two years. She supports them ... ...life comes when she visits the cinema, films being her great passion and - most importantly of all - a temporary refuge and tranquilliser from real life and harsh reality. When Cecilia is in a darkened theatre watching a high society comedy of the period all of her troubles float away. One of Cecilia's current favourites is a glitzy, patently absurd romp called The Purple Rose Of Cairo. On her fifth viewing of the film however one of the characters ...
arthurpringle 15.04.2009
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