USA,
1985, 84 min
(Alternative: 79 min)
Directed by:
Woody AllenScreenplay:
Woody AllenCinematography:
Gordon WillisComposer:
Dick HymanCast:
Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Edward Herrmann, John Wood, Milo O'Shea, Dianne Wiest, George Martin, Van Johnson, John Rothman, Raymond Serra (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
In the Depression-hit New Jersey of the early 1930s, lonely waitress Cecilia (Mia Farrow) becomes addicted to the products of the Hollywood dream factory as a means of briefly escaping her bleak life and loveless marriage. In the comforting darkness of the cinema, she becomes so obsessed with one film in particular, the adventure-romance The Purple Rose of Cairo, that its central character Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels) notices her in the stalls and steps through the screen to greet her. But how can the rest of the film proceed without him? And what if other actors get similar ideas above their station? (Arrow Academy)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1986 - Woody Allen (Best Original Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1986 - Best Film
- 1986 - Woody Allen (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1986 - Mia Farrow (Best Leading Actress)
- 1986 - Best Special Visual Effects
César Awards
- 1986 - Best Foreign Film
Golden Globes
- 1986 - Woody Allen (Best Screenplay)
- 1986 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1986 - Jeff Daniels (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1986 - Mia Farrow (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1985 - Woody Allen (Best Screenplay)
- 1985 - Best Film
The Saturn Awards
- 1986 - Woody Allen (President's Award)
- 1986 - Best Fantasy Film
- 1986 - Woody Allen (Best Director)
- 1986 - Woody Allen (Best Writing)
- 1986 - Mia Farrow (Best Actress)