i find this film and what i consider it companion piece radio day to be two simply sublime film . i use to run them a a double feature at my seaside cinema in the 80 and they always be attend by a grow number of appreciative fan who often bring new admirer along . great word of mouth success . in australia most woody allen film of the 70 and 80 be quite popular ( until the terrible shadow and fog and the stupid manhattan murder mystery and do not get me start on the mind numb drivel of his late london effort with scarlet johanssen represent scoop . ) and in the 80 at orion picture he seem to strike a new high in critical and popular success . i be very surprised to research here and find that this film be obscure . a it be not in australia . this film and radio day be big hit and so i be pleased to say i do my bit a a cinema owner then to help this happen . cairo really be a valentine to the moviegoer and and with mia farrow perfect a the downtrodden unhappy cecelia and in a location and town so perfectly realise as well . a bittersweet reality bite with a hilarious rko society adventure a the pivotal picture at the lovely little jewel theatre . if you see the 1932 rko film mummy boy you will get the purple rise for real and even if that film be a very silly comedy with wheeler and wolseley . in cairo the atmosphere and character be quite well realise for my affectionate taste but the real star of the film to me be the production designer and allen hilarious and sad storyline . the idea of the film talk back itself and the movie actor notice the audience . hilarious . and the chaos that ensues . all of it be just ideal for my taste . along with radio day and sweet and lowdown and possibly match point and cairo make a perfect set of film . the scene with cecelia look wistful at the astaire rogers film be perhaps one of the great acting moment on film . her face subtly change from sad bewilderment to become absorb in the new film be an emotional high only better by the fact that she put her ukulele on the seat next to her while she realise she isn not go anywhere and this new film might just be all right anyway . i think i just sob every time i see that scene . perfect . i also laugh for about 3 year at this exchange between audience and screen represent man in audience to old dame on screen represent hey you can not talk to my wife like that . . old dame on screen represent i be a duchess and i be load so i can say what i like and if that your wife she a tub of gut .