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'Purple Rose of Cairo jm Bj V. 'r* ? 5~^.:;;t- 3 bii>i;f;-7^i. Mia Farrow stars as a battered, unloved wife in Woody Allen's latest film. By HODert u uonnor Woody Allen has been ignored by moviegoers in recenl sears, bin "The Purple Rose of Cairo" is bound to wake up disgruntled Cans and film buffs. Allen comes off a best director Oscar nomination for "Hrouduay Danny Rose" with this surreal, imaginative plunge into fantasy. Allen, who also wrote the film, has outdone himself this time by conjuring up a plot that could have ' JB ti ^ ' s HE mb Be SEE YOUR JOSTENS REPRESENTATIVE APRIL 29 30, MAY 1 9:00 am 5:00 p ? -? Tifcitr UAIL i iivii. UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE RUSSELL HOUSE $1 PLACE DEPOSIT REQl Jostens college rings ottered daily at your bookstore ' blends intelligence! * Ty"-\ ' Jfl 9BF ma ' -. - - ' 1 !wg|^ Si - 5| i Aiello terrorizes his wife, Mia Farrow, in Woody Allen's romantic fai fallen flat on its face in less capable hands. "The Purple Rose of Cairo" does anything but fail. Mia Farrow, Allen's latest love interest, stars as Cecillia, a battered, unloved wife and a bumbling waitress in a smalltown Depression cafe. Her reality is harsh, complete with a monster for a husband and a probably miserable future. THF. MOVIES whisk harrow's careiuliy struciurea charactcr oul of the depressed 1930s and into the Hollywood fantasy world of her dreams. A film called "The Purple Rose of Cairo" begins a run at the local movie theater just as Cecillia struggles to break free of her demanding husband and copes with the loss of her job. Tom Baxter, a minor charactcr in the film-within-a-film, played by Jeff Daniels, decides to take a leave of absence from his mundane job in a bad movie and declare his love lor tner fragile Cecillia. As if Baxter's leap off the screen and into Cecillia's arms isn't enough to delight and baffle anyone, the rest of the "Purple Rose" cast onscreen becomes increasingly disgruntled and impatient with their wandering character, while Cecillia finds her new life a bit hard to swallow. t ^7nViT n Welcome To... ; <*9 'raw ~ i ^': :|j? jj C ii BEST HOT I *??J ^ SANDY'S FAMOUS ? 0 * jostens : supedrogslaw :: OUR BIG V. IB BEEF ERANK * MUSTARD. CHEESE CHIll # ? & St AW 0 ^ A ^ A A n J9 m I 0 Coupon (ip 5 3 85 9 % A Coupon Good ?l Any Sindy S A A 5.00 Z f IIHED f 1 ft ? ?? # # # & ? ? ' ' vrsA' |M<x^c?d| IHM99HBNBBBBBMMHBI I ..J? ' * ' , fantasy 4 W ^ fi^ssss 1 jHHBy W JfJS. - Jijj/ vh'-:.: - " :;'f ntasy, "The Purple Row of Cairo." Baxter and Cecillia fall in love, only to have the actor played Baxter ? also played by Jeff Daniels ? show up become seduced by Cecillia's beauty. He's desperate to re his character to the screen and uses Cecillia to rid realit fiction. "PURPLE HOSE" sounds ridiculous, but it isn't. The is misleading, but this small, short film displays Allen's and absolute brilliance. Using imagination to at?nhcan degree, Allen has created one of the year's most sp movies. Allen also contrasts the ridiculous wealth of Hollyv with the bleak poverty of the Depression. This subtle iss interesting to see on film, and the mockery of reality is anc unexpected asset. Jeff Daniels from "Terms of Endearment" is also excc in his dual role, playing characters that stem from reality fiction at the same time. "The Purple Rose of Cairo" comes as a complete sun but don't be surprised to sec it mentioned when awards < rolling around once again. * AI^ERNATOll * ^Ulii OPEN 7 DAVS A WEEK i TILL 10 PM ^Snnfn 1 POGS THE WORLD rER KNOWN! I ? huge SUPER RELISH CHOCOLATE DOG J * HUT SUNDAE XI OUR BIG ^ LB BCFF FRANK A T VANILLA ICE CREAM. H w MUSTARD. SECRET RECIPE DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE ^ f CHILI DELICIOUS RELISH SYRUP TOPPED Off & ONIONS # ?WHIPPED CREAM A A & A CHERRY ft $1.39 I I $1 39 Si Coupon Eip b 3 86 9 #| Coupon Good ?i Any Stndy t Q Coupon Jip 5 3 85 0 ? Coupon Good <1 Any Srtdy ? ? H