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)
Cecilia (Mia Farrow) lives in New Jersey during the Great Depression, which appropriately describes her mood: she works a dead-end job as a waitress that supports her and her abusive, deadbeat husband Monk (Danny Aiello). Her only release is at the cinema, where she repeatedly goes to see a trite romantic adventure called "The Purple Rose of Cairo." But when Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels), the lead character of the film, steps off the screen and falls in love with her, Cecilia has to deal with the disjoint between her own life and the glamorous world on the screen. (official distributor synopsis)
(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)