| The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985),
				Director: Woody Allen, rated PG 
				She's finally 
				met the man of her dreams. He's not real but you can't have 
				everything. 
				
				  Starring: 
				Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Edward Herrmann, John 
				Wood, Deborah Rush, Zoe Caldwell, Dianne Wiest, Paul Herman, Van 
				Johnson, Karen Akers, Milo O'Shea 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★★☆ 
				- near perfect "Last week I was 
				unloved. Now, two people love me - and it's the same two people." -
				Cecilia Why watch this? 
				This unique film is speaks of love, longing and old Hollywood. 
				Plot Summary: 
				Cecilia is a woman struggling to make ends meet during the Great 
				Depression. The passionate young woman is tied down by a 
				deadbeat, abusive husband and a diner job she is not very good 
				at. Her true love is attending movies at the local theater. The 
				settings are usually exotic, the stars dashing and handsome. 
				When a new feature begins its run, The 
				Purple Rose of Cairo, she becomes enamored with an 
				adventurous character, Tom Baxter. As her life gets harder, she 
				retreats to the theater, again and again. Then something truly 
				unbelievable occurs: In a critical scene, Tom Baxter looks into 
				the audience, addresses Cecilia directly, and does the 
				impossible - he walks off the screen and into her life, eagerly 
				escaping the fictitious film universe. Dad's Preview: As 
				I slowly come around to director Woody Allen's cinematic works, 
				I found this tribute to nostalgic creativity. The film's premise alone should 
				blow your mind, as the fantastical tale rockets onward, 
				exploring the concepts of love and heartbreak. It is Cecilia's 
				story - a meek woman, caught in-between two realities, 
				determined to find her true strength in a life of hardships. 
				Mia Farrow (Allen's wife at the time) is captivating, and Jeff Daniels does a nice job playing 
				the dual roles of Tom Baxter and Gil Shepherd. This magical story says a lot about our big screen 
				heroes juxtaposed to people in the real world - and it leaves it 
				up to us to decide which is better or worse. 
				 Robert Greenhut; 
				Orion Pictures
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