The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
romantic comedy, fantasy film
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Runtime
- 82 min
The Purple Rose of Cairo is a 1985 American period fantasy romantic tragicomedy film, written and directed by Woody Allen. Set in Depression-era New Jersey, it stars Mia Farrow as a film lover who flees her abusive husband after a film character falls in love with her and enters the real world. It is inspired by metafictional works such as the films Sherlock Jr. (1924) and Hellzapoppin' (1941) and the play Six Characters in Search of an Author (1921).
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