The Purple Rose of Cairo
Director: Woody Allen
Genre: Romantic comedy, Indie, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance Film, Satire, Romantic fantasy, Fantasy Comedy, Drama
Year: 1985
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Edward Herrmann, Zoe Caldwell, Van Johnson, Glenne Headly, Dianne Wiest, Milo O'Shea, Caitlin O'Heaney, John Wood, John Rothman, George Martin, Deborah Rush, Helen Hanft, Paul Herman, Raymond Serra, Benjamin Rayson
The Purple Rose of Cairo is a 1985 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. Inspired by Sherlock, Jr., Hellzapoppin', and Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author, it is the tale of a film character who leaves a fictional film of the same name and enters the real world.
Set in New Jersey during the Great Depression, the film tells the story of Cecilia (Mia Farrow), a clumsy waitress who goes to the movies to escape her bleak life and loveless, abusive marriage to Monk (Danny Aiello), whom she has attempted to leave on numerous occasions.
The latest film Cecilia sees is a fictitious RKO Radio Pictures film, The Purple Rose of Cairo. It is the story of a rich Manhattan playwright (Edward Herrmann) who goes on an exotic vacation to Egypt with companions Jason (John Wood) and Rita (Deborah Rush). While in Egypt, the three meet archaeologist Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels). Tom is brought back for a "madcap Manhattan weekend" where he falls head-over-heels for Kitty Haynes (Karen Akers), a chanteuse at the Copacabana.
After Cecilia sits through the film several times, Tom, noticing her, breaks the fourth wall, and emerges from the black-and-white screen into
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