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Laura
25Jul11
A true homage for movies, the last picture of Mia Farrow in the end above all. Very sweet and endearing film that makes fun of movies and their clichés in a loving way. It's about movie perfection against gritty reality and of Cecilia (Mia Farrow) in the middle, living partly in both of the worlds.
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Øyvind Rype
3Jun11
Mia Farrow's mesmerized face in the last shot is what cinema is all about - total immersion. One of the sweetest moments in any movie I've ever seen.
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Pierluigi Puccini
5May11
Cinema seen as a confessional booth where one can atone sins or ease sorrow but only to face reality once the show is over. Cecilia (A lovely Mia Farrow) understood only at the end that one should never push to obtain perfection, that beauty can also be found in the ordinary
Caio Costa
17Sep10
Favorite Woody Allen movie of all time! Left me with that feeling of wanting more and more.
Robert Hamilton
20Jul10
My favorite comedy of all-time, and in my eyes, Allen's best and most underrated.
Alexander Robino
10May10
I was entertained and enchanted by this film. I gave it a 4 cuz I was sure it was great. Now, I have to let it brew inside for a bit. I wouldnt be surprised if it went to be a full 5 stars soon enough.
Edward Copeland
1Mar10
Jonathan Pacheco recalls Woody's classic on its 25th anniversary. http://eddieonfilm.blogspot.com/2010/03/hes-fictional-but-you-cant-have.html
catch_33
18Feb10
Very sweet film, without being saccharine. The 30s setting is perfect, and performances (especially Mia's) are wonderful all round. Its great to see such a positively simple film made so well. Heartwarming, funny and strangely bittersweet. The ending is perfect making comment about the power of cinema as escapism from the drab existence some have to endure. Brilliant stuff.
MovieDude1893
1Nov09
Magical and almost perfect at a slender 82 minutes, this is one of Woody Allen's best and most surprising films. It contains so many notes of grace and sweetness, yet never descends into the saccharine hell populated by most romantic fantasies. The 1930's period is delicately crafted and the cast is uniformly excellent. The Purple Rose of Cairo is a true gem.
Owen Sound
22Sep09
This charming comedy is made for those who find comfort in film and who fantasize about their own escape with their onscreen soul-mates.
Leonardo Barrientos
16May09
It is not something new for Allen to use different gags in his films, especially in the comedy ones, but when one of those gags is the centerpiece of which is built the conflict between reality and fiction it is just brilliant.