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    Purple Rose Of Cairo, The
    Genre: Comedy Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 55 (Dec 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels & Danny Aiello

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 2.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: 4
    Internet Links
    http://www.mgm.com/dvd
    Special Features
    Includes a trailer.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): MGM Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 1001747
    (MPAA Rating): PG
    (Rating Reason):
    (Retail Price): $19.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Single Layer (DVD5)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 82
    (Color Type): Color With B/W Sequences
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1985
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 11/06/01
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Woody Allen
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    Story Synopsis:
    Cecilia (Farrow) is a struggling waitress and lonesome dreamer who loves to lose herself in movies. She wants to leave her husband, but has nowhere else to go, so her only escape is in the local theater. Spellbound by her new favorite, The Purple Rose Of Cairo, she is beside herself when the charming silver screen star, Tom Baxter (Daniels), literally steps out of the movie and into her life. When she meets the actor (Daniels) who plays Tom, she finds herself being romanced by both celebrity and fictional character, Cecilia must carefully walk the line between fantasy and reality. A totally enchanting movie. (Suzanne Hodges)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture is presented in both color and black-and-white. The black and white scenes represent the movie within the movie, and the grayscale is nicely rendered. The color scenes are well balanced, often with brownish overtones, yet fleshtones are generally accurate, and blacks are deep. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack is big fat mono. When Pro Logic-decoded, the audio is properly placed in the center channel. Fidelity is acceptable given the soundtrack

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