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Actors: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Dianne Wiest, Van Johnson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Purple Rose of Cairo |
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THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO is a movie written and directed by Woody Allen in 1985. The picture earned a nomination for the Academy Award in the Best Writing, Screenplay written directly for the Screen category.
Cecilia is a waitress working on a double shift basis while her husband is playing cards all day and night long with friends. Her only spare time is dedicated to the movies where she can find the ideal life she's dreaming about. One night, Tom Baxter, one of the characters of The Purple Rose of Cairo, the last Hollywood production shown at the the local cinema, comes out of the sreen and declares his love to Cecilia. At first delighted, Cecilia begins to have doubts about the future of this relationship while Gil Shepherd, the actor who created Tom Baxter on screen, is sent by The Purple Rose of Cairo's producer to the town in order to solve the problem.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Lover is...
- magical being
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- waitor/waitress
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Misc setting
- theater
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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