“The purple rose of Cairo” is a romantic drama by the director Woody Allen, claims the film reviewer Walter Helwich. The film stars Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels and Dianne West. The plot is set back in 1930 in New Jersey at the time of the economic crisis known as “the Great Depression”.
Cecilia is married to a loyal but unsubtle Monk, and she works as a waitress in a provincial American pub. In the time of the economic crisis, Cecilia, as well as all other people are living monotonous life. Therefore, she decides to find consolation in the cinema and Hollywood melodrama, and the “dream factory” at the time. But what if Cecilia’s favorite movie character enters the real world just to talk with her? One day, during the movie, a miracle happens. Cecilia watches the same film with Tom Baxter, and then, her favorite star comes down from the screen just to take Cecilia with him. Furthermore, the projections must stop; both the viewers and film producers are furious. But Cecilia and Tom on the other hand, are experiencing true romance.
As we all know, Woody Allen is an extraordinary writer, and “The Purple Rose of Cairo” is no exception. Actually, Allen wants to emphasize the feelings you have every time you watch a movie. You are jumping from the cruel real world into some safe corner that will allow you for at least an hour and a half to escape from reality. There, you will need no money, you’re in love, happy and beautiful. Moreover, Allen is trying to point out the boundary between the reality and film in an extremely original way. He also uses those elements for “Midnight in Paris”, where the main character is also sick with his tedious living, so, he becomes part of Paris every night at midnight. All in all, this is a real masterpiece.
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