Review of The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) by Marissa T — 12 Feb 2013

Hilarious, clever, Woody Allen is too amazing.

This review of The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) was written by Marissa T on 12 Feb 2013.

The Purple Rose of Cairo has generally received very positive reviews.

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Very Clever!! Woody Allen said everything he wanted to say without appearing to be doing so. It was a great tribute to Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr…

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By Jc E (474) on 12 Jun 2015

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It's a very inventive movie and enjoyable for the most part, but I was beyond disappointed with the ending…

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