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Plot. In 1935 with the Great Depression in full swing, New Jersey waitress Cecilia struggles with her stressful job and abusive marriage to her unfaithful husband Monk, whom she struggles to leave.
In mid-1930s New Jersey, Cecilia (Mia Farrow) is a waitress stuck in a loveless, dead-end marriage to obnoxious, philandering, gambling Monk (Danny Aiello). It's the height of the Depression and life is pretty grim, but luckily Cecilia has an escape. She loves going to the movies.
Jeff Daniels. Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd. Mia Farrow. Cecilia. Danny Aiello. Monk. The Purple Rose of Cairo is a film set during the Great Depression, following Cecilia, a New Jersey waitress who finds solace in the cinema. Repeatedly watching a film featuring archaeologist Tom Baxter, she uses the fantasy world as an escape from her dreary ...
The Purple Rose of Cairo. Comedy. 82 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1985. Roger Ebert. March 1, 1985. 4 min read. Mia Farrow and Jeff Daniels in "The Purple Rose of Cairo." Life, of course, is never as simple and dreamy as the movies, and so the hero’s bold act has alarming consequences.
21 sty 2015 · This release is personified by Tom Baxter, an adventurer and explorer from Egypt who thinks nothing about dropping his archeological dig in Cairo to go have a “Madcap Manhattan weekend” with a ...
10 kwi 2023 · In THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, set in New Jersey during the Depression, movie-obsessed Cecilia (Mia Farrow) escapes the harsh realities of waitressing and a domineering husband (Danny Aiello) by repeatedly watching her current favorite—a champagne comedy also called THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO—until the film in which she is immersed, and Cecilia ...
Overview. Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane 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.
