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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…
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Woody Allen’s films are an acquired taste and, as such, unlikely to attract large audience. Even some of those who admire Allen’s work often get frustrated by his tendency to bring some brilliant original ideas in his films only to squander them with poor or uninspired execution. Luckily, this isn’t always the case and Allen at times did deliver very good films. One of them is his 1985 period fantasy romantic drama…More
Author's note: The following review was published on November 9th, 2019, in Spanish language . It may contain spoilers. Source of the image: Amazon It was an ordinary day in the life of Cecilia, a sweet but clumsy waitress Depression Era New Jersey who strives to get ahead. Monk, her husand, is an unemployed man who plays dice every day and asks her for money to waste it on alcohol and women in exchange for nnot bea…More
Ojo: Puede contener spoilers. Fuente de la imagen: Amazon Era un día cualquiera en la vida de Cecilia, una tierna pero torpe camarera de la Nueva Jersey de la Gran Depresión que se esfuerza por salir adelante. Su marido, Monk, es un desempleado que juega todos los días a los dados y le pide dinero para desperdiciarlo en alcohol y mujeres a cambio de no agredirle. No obstante, lo que parece ser un día más pronto se c…More
