mia farrow star in woody allen the purple rise of cairo and a 1985 film also star jeff daniel and danny aiello and john wood and zoe caldwell and van johnson and and milo oshea . farrow be cecilia and a waitress in new jersey during the depression who escape from the reality of a dull job and an abusive and cheating husband ( aiello ) by go to the movie . when a character and tom baxter and in the film and the purple rise of cairo that she see many time recognize her a a frequent patron and he step off of the screen . he sick of be in the movie and want to be in the real world and and he declare his great love for cecilia . when word reach hollywood that a character have walk off the screen and the actor who play him and gil shepherd and come to new jersey to try to convince him to continue with the film . he and too and meet and fall for cecilia . she have to decide which one she want and the fantasy or the reality . this be a funny and romantic and bittersweet film about a lonely and unhappy woman . the film the purple rise of cairo have some great new york stage actor in it and include john wood and zoe caldwell and as well a van johnson and deborah rush . it delightful . farrow do a wonderful job a a vulnerable and frail cecilia and who want adventure and yet fear it at the same time . some beautiful scene in this very lyrical woody allen film .