The Purple Rose of Cairo
Summary: In 1935 New Jersey, a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world.
Runtime: 1 h 22 min
MPAA: PG
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 15,000,000
Domestic: $ 10,631,333
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1930sabusive husbandactoractor meets characteractor playing dual roleactressairplaneamusement parkback painblack servantbreaking the fourth wallbrothelcarouselchampagnecharacter talks to audiencecinephilecity name in titlecolor in titledancingdeceptiondemanding money backdinerdisillusionmentdual roledysfunctional marriageentering movie via screenescapismfantasy becomes realityferris wheelfictional character comes to lifefilm industryfilm within a filmfistfightfive word titlegetaway cargreat depressionguilthappinesshit in the crotchhollywood californiahusband wife relationshipindependent filminnocencelovemagical realismmarriagememorymemory lapsemetafictionmovie reality crossovermovie screenmovie starmovie studiomovie theaternew jerseynightclubnostalgiapopcornprostituteradiculitisreference to charles lindberghreference to ginger rogersreference to lew ayresreference to roscoe 'fatty' arbucklerestaurantroller coastersadnesssatireself referentialspectatorstudio executivesurrealismtalking to the cameratap dancingtime looptimeframe 1930stragedyukuleleunemploymentunhappy endingurban settingwaitressyear 1935
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