Review of The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) by Marco F — 29 Dec 2009

Bonne comÃ©die fantastique et belle dÃ©monstration du systÃ¨me hollywoodien des annÃ©es 30.

This review of The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) was written by Marco F on 29 Dec 2009.

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

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