The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) starring Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Dianne Wiest. Directed by Woody Allen. Farrow plays a Depression-era waitress named Cecilia who's addicted to the movies and married to an abusive lout (Aiello). The film quickly takes a quirky turn when a movie character named Tom Baxter (Daniels) steps down off the screen and proclaims his love for Cecilia. Meanwhile, Gil Shepherd (also Daniels), the actor who plays Tom Baxter, wants his alter ego to get back up on the screen and behave. The studio executives aren't too thrilled about it either. This is a delightful fantasy that plays with questions of religion, reality, and the meaning of life. The subtitles are good. Grade: A
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