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The Purple Rose of Cairo

Movie · 1985 · 82 min

It is a charming, bittersweet journey where the boundaries between fiction and reality beautifully blur.

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1985 film by Woody Allen
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Year
1985
Runtime
82 min
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • media
  • freedom
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism3
Romance8
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
fantasy, romantic comedy
Directed by
Woody Allen
Written by
Woody Allen
Starring
Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Van Johnson, Edward Herrmann, Glenne Headly, Milo O'Shea
Music
Dick Hyman
Cinematography
Gordon Willis
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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