The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Movie |

New York City | Great Depression

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  • Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Woody Allen, Thomas A. Reilly, Jim Chory, Kay Chapin
  • Cast(s): Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Irving Metzman, Stephanie Farrow See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 22min
  • Music: James Sabat,Dick Hyman,Frank Graziadei,Rick Dior,Louis Sabat
  • Award(s): Golden Globe 1986 (Won)
    Oscar 1986 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Eternity, Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 4: Dawn of the Vampires
  • Story:
    Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mudane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
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7.7/10
IMDb

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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mudane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
Ratings

7.7/10

IMDb

AWARDS

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Won
Golden Globe Award

Best Screenplay Motion Picture | 1986

BAFTA Film Award

Best Film | 1986

Best Screenplay Original | 1986

Critics Award

Best Foreign Film | 1986

Fotogramas de Plata Award

Best Foreign Film Mejor Pelcula Extranjera | 1986

NYFCC Award

Best Screenplay | 1985

BSFC Award

Best Screenplay | 1986

ALFS Award

Film of the Year | 1986

Hochi Film Award

Best Foreign Language Film | 1986

Mainichi Film Concours Award

Best Foreign Language Film | 1987

ASECAN Award

Best Foreign Film | 1986

Bodil Award

Best NonEuropean Film Bedste ikkeeuropiske film | 1986

César Award

Best Foreign Film Meilleur film tranger | 1986

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Nominations
Oscar Award

Best Writing Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | 1986

Golden Globe Award

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 1986

Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 1986

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 1986

BAFTA Film Award

Best Actress | 1986

Best Special Visual Effects | 1986

Saturn Award

Best Actress | 1986

Best Fantasy Film | 1986

Best Director | 1986

Best Writing | 1986

Artios Award

Best Casting for Feature Film Comedy | 1986

WGA (Screen) Award

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | 1986

NSFC Award

Best Screenplay | 1986

Best Film | 1986

NYFCC Award

Best Film | 1985

BOX OFFICE

Budget 15,000,000 USD

Box Office Collection 10,631,333 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

After this film was previewed, word got back to Woody Allen that if he just changed his ending, he could have a big hit. Allen declined, saying that the ending is one of the reasons he made the film.

Jeff Daniels replaced Michael Keaton in the lead male role. Keaton was originally cast, and footage was shot for ten days. Director Woody Allen decided it wasn't working, feeling that Keaton, despite a good performance so far, was miscast being too contemporary for the part and was not fitting well into this period movie. Keaton had taken sizable salary cut to do a film with Allen. Apparently, Keaton was to appear in another later Allen film to make-up for this disappointment, but to date (August, 2020) this has yet to occur.

Woody Allen has said more than once that this is his favorite of the movies he's made. (Later, Match Point (2005) will be his favorite).

In an interview in a Belgian magazine, Viggo Mortensen said that he was very proud to have played a small role in this movie during a difficult time of his life. When he proudly took his entire family to a movie theater to see it, he was extremely disappointed to find out that all of his scenes were cut from the final movie.

Woody Allen has said of this film: "It was the one which came closest to my original conception".

Popular Dialogues

"Cecilia: I just met a wonderful new man. He's fictional but you can't have everything."

"Tom Baxter: You make love without fading out?"