“Delightful from beginning to end, not only because of the clarity and charm with which Daniels and Farrow explore the problems of their characters, but also because the movie is so intelligent.”
Mia Farrow is Cecilia, a Depression-era New Jersey waitress whose only escape from her terrible marriage to her terrible husband (Danny Aiello) is going to the movies at every opportunity. However, her life takes a turn for the fantastical when one of her favourite movie characters - swashbuckling archaeologist, Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels) - literally steps out of the screen and enters the real world... The Purple Rose of Cairo is one of Woody Allen's most inventive, enchanting, and criminally underseen films.
