Cinematic background from The Purple Rose of Cairo 1985 - 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.

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985

Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Directors:
Woody Allen
Writers:
Woody Allen
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Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man and a woman in formal attire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – An old photo of a man in a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man standing next to a woman and another woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A black and white photo of a woman in a black dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man wearing a hat and a coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man wearing a hat and a jacket in front of a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man sitting in front of two other women in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A woman wearing a red hat and a red dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A group of people sitting in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A woman wearing a brown coat and a brown hat standing in front of a movie theater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – An older man wearing a hat and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man and a woman in a room with a city skyline in the background; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – An old photo of a man and a woman with a priest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man and a woman sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A woman in a hat and gloves smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A woman wearing a red hat and a red dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A black and white photo of a man in a tuxedo playing the piano; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man in a tuxedo holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A woman in a brown hat holding a piece of corn; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man holding an old fashioned camera and a light; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man in a tuxedo standing in front of a group of diners; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man and a woman are dancing together in formal wear; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man and a woman wearing hats and coats; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man standing in front of rows of chairs in an auditorium; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A black and white photo of a man in a tuxedo holding money; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A person with curly hair wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man wearing a hat is shown on a large screen; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a couch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man sitting next to another man holding a cigarette; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A black and white photo of a woman in front of a group of men; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A person wearing a hat with a veil; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man standing in front of a big screen tv; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A group of people in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A street scene with old cars parked on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man and a woman wearing coats and hats; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A group of men standing next to each other on a sidewalk; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man in a black suit is on a large screen in a theater; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A pool with a fountain in front of a building at night time; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – An older man wearing a suit and tie holding a glass; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A woman in a brown coat and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A woman in a pink shirt is in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – People watching a movie in a large auditorium; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A woman sitting on a couch next to a bowl of fruit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A person wearing a hat and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – People sitting in front of a large screen in a movie theater; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – Two women are standing side by side in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A woman holding a towel standing in front of a coffee maker; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – People watching a movie in a large auditorium; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man and a woman are dancing in a ballroom; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – An older man and woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A couple of women sitting on top of a couch; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A woman wearing a red hat looking to her left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A woman wearing a hat and holding a glove; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man wearing a hat and a suit in a theater; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A group of people sitting in a movie theater; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – An older woman wearing a hat sitting on a bench; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – An older woman and a younger man standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man sitting at a table eating food from a bowl; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – An older woman wearing a brown coat and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – An old photo of a woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – Two people standing outside of a musical instrument store; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man and a woman wearing hats and coats; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A group of people sitting in rows in an auditorium; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A crowd of people standing in front of a theater; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A woman walking down the sidewalk of an alley; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A group of people sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A black and white photo of a woman in front of an orchestra; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), directed by Woody Allen – A man wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle