Review of The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) by Andrew W — 02 Mar 2012
One Woody Allen's strangest films (up there with "Sleeper" from 1973), a poor waitress (another Mia Farrow vehicle!), is stuck in a worthless job and terrible marriage during the Great Depression.
Her husband (Danny Aeillo) is a bum, who can't find work, is abusive physically and emotionally to Farrow, and fools around with other woman. After she finally is fired from her job, she retorts to a love addition to a film (not real) called "The Purple Rose of Cairo," to which the lead actor (Jeff Daniels) comes off the screen and takes her into his arms.
The film, both the fictional and actual movie, gets weird from there. Certainly not one of Allen's best, but pretty funny at times and quite original. Quite inventive and nice use of black and white photography.
Ending is sure a...shock! I will put it that way.
This review of The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) was written by Andrew W on 02 Mar 2012.
The Purple Rose of Cairo has generally received very positive reviews.
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