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The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) - Uncut Version (Patreon)

Published:
2026-04-03 01:57:42
Edited:
2026-04-03 01:57:44
Imported:
2026-08

Content

Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Dianne Wiest

Comments

Toc

Whoah! Great one! And I'm still getting over World According To Garp! LOVE this channel!!!

Clare Manion

Ohmygod, I adore this movie! Thank you Jeff!

Julzy

My favorite Woody Allen movie & maybe second favorite of Jeff Daniels, next to Terms of Endearment.

Jeff

One of my favorite movie lines ever: "I just met a wonderful new man. He's fictional, but you can't have everything." Even though this is kind of a "light" comedy, I've found myself thinking of it often over the years. All the themes of fantasy and reality, and where we choose to focus our emotional life, resonate even more as our choices of escapism become more extensive while the "real" world becomes more overwhelming. The studio really didn't like Woody Allen's downbeat ending, but he argued for it. He stated later that we all make choices between fantasy and reality, but in the end we have to choose reality, which is heartbreaking. It's fairly consistent with his overall view of life. I'm glad you guys enjoyed it!

Clare Manion

You guys are absolutely right - this is one of Woody Allen’s “love letter” movies. Currently you have two more on your watch list - but love letters to different mediums…And I can’t wait to see your reactions to those as well! Personally, I rather like how the movie ended. She thinks she’s choosing reality, but even that was a fantasy. Then we’re left with the ambiguous state of Mia sitting in the theater alone, dreaming, but with her very real bags packed…The spinning top wobbling between two tough roads… I like to think she got on a bus after the movie and started fresh somewhere else. And yes, what an interesting film to balance - so much of it is light comedy, but there’s this dark undercurrent. Then the last few minutes flips that on its head - a dark, dramatic choice for Mia's character, which is framed by comedy. And yet it works. That’s brilliant writing.

JustALilTired

If you ever watch In the Good Old Summertime (musical remake of Shop Around the Corner) with Judy Garland you will see a much younger Van Johnson who played the Ambassador in the on screen group in this one. Classic comedic actor from the 50s and 60s.

Rob Bob

You guys have/ have seen a lot of musicals on your roster. Here’s hoping Everyone Says I Love You (Allen’s movie musical) gets purchased or wins a poll someday. I believe you’d both enjoy it! As for this one, it was my first film of his, and instantly made me a fan!

Julzy

Oh Kevin, the actress you recognized in the scene with Diane Wiest was Glenne Headley, who went on to appear in many films including And the Band Played On, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels & Mr. Holland's Opus.

Toc

So great to rewatch with you guys! Although it's not in my personal topper most tier of Woody faves (he's got so many!), I know it's one of HIS personal faves, the only movie he has consistently said over the years he was happy with. (Annie and Hannah? Not so much!). Michael Keaton was actually cast as Gil/Tom and shot for a week before he was replaced by Jeff Daniels. This is the last Woody Allen movie Gordon Willis did......I think it's his 8th or 9th one......every one of them a different look! Three of 'em black & white, two more partially in black & white......It's like after establishing the "prince of darkness" style in the 70s he's famous for with stuff like The Godfather and All The President's Men, he reinvented his style with Woody.........eight or nine times! As I said, like it though I definitely do, this isn't in my top, topper most Woody faves , but the two he made right before this definitely are! (Zelig and Broadway Danny Rose!). And the following year he made Hannah & Her Sisters.....so he was definitely on a roll!

Biff McKeldin

So very bittersweet… but so good. Farrow’s best performance—and Daniels is charm personified. Brilliant screenplay—Allen semi-reworked an idea from a short story of his. “The Kugelmass Episode” about a literature professor who has a magician send him into the novel Madame Bovary. And eventually he leaves the novel and takes Emma Bovary with him.

Actuarial Lurker

Never saw this before- very clever premise. Agree that it's both dark and hopeful at the same time...