The Purple Rose of Cairo (35mm)
Sat
9
Sat 9 May 7:00 PM
Arc Cinema
Allocated Seating
82 Mins
May
1985 | 35mm | USA | D: Woody Allen
Set during the Great Depression, New Jersey waitress Cecelia (Mia Farrow), finds solace from her tiring job and abusive marriage in movies — until Baxter (Jeff Daniels) walks off the screen and into her life. Meanwhile, the actor who plays him, Gil Shepherd, also competes for Cecilia’s affection in the real world.
Its gentle melancholy gives the film’s fantasy its emotional weight with time to explore through whimsy and wit. Woody Allen’s award-winning fantasy tragicomedy explores escapism, desire and disappointment, asking what art can truly offer.
‘One of Allen’s most poignant meditations on illusion and loss.’ - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Presented on 35mm film prints from the NFSA collection.
Set during the Great Depression, New Jersey waitress Cecelia (Mia Farrow), finds solace from her tiring job and abusive marriage in movies — until Baxter (Jeff Daniels) walks off the screen and into her life. Meanwhile, the actor who plays him, Gil Shepherd, also competes for Cecilia’s affection in the real world.
Its gentle melancholy gives the film’s fantasy its emotional weight with time to explore through whimsy and wit. Woody Allen’s award-winning fantasy tragicomedy explores escapism, desire and disappointment, asking what art can truly offer.
‘One of Allen’s most poignant meditations on illusion and loss.’ - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Presented on 35mm film prints from the NFSA collection.
May



