This week, we watched The Purple Rose of Cairo, which I hadn't seen since it opened way back in 1985. It holds up. In fact, it's still one of my favorite Woody Allen movies. (And I believe it's Allen's favorite movie among the ones he's made.) So funny at times, and yet so sad at others. I didn't remember that it's only 82 minutes. Allen packs a lot in there, yet it doesn't feel rushed in the least. I love the ending. Just a prolonged shot of Mia Farrow's face as she watches an Astaire-Rogers musical. She's entranced, and yet this simple shot is heartbreaking after what has preceded it. It's the last film that we're seeing in this class and a great way to go out.
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