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Can you name two Woody Allen films with the same flower in the title?

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PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO / BROADWAY DANNY ROSE - entertainment illustration
PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO / BROADWAY DANNY ROSE — entertainment

These two Woody Allen films, released just one year apart, share a floral connection in their titles. "Broadway Danny Rose," a black-and-white comedy from 1984, stars Woody Allen as the titular character, a well-meaning but unsuccessful theatrical agent. The story is framed as an anecdote shared by comedians over lunch at New York's famous Carnegie Deli. Danny Rose finds himself in a predicament involving the mob after he tries to help a lounge singer and his mistress, played by Mia Farrow. The film was screened out of competition at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival and holds a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The following year, Allen released "The Purple Rose of Cairo," a fantasy romantic comedy set during the Great Depression. In this film, Mia Farrow plays Cecilia, a lonely waitress in an abusive marriage who escapes her grim reality by frequently going to the movies. During a screening of the fictional film, also titled "The Purple Rose of Cairo," a character named Tom Baxter, played by Jeff Daniels, breaks the fourth wall and steps out of the screen into Cecilia's world.

This film explores themes of fantasy versus reality and the power of cinema. Woody Allen has stated that "The Purple Rose of Cairo" is one of the few of his films that came out very close to how he had originally envisioned it. The movie's unique premise was inspired by other films and plays, and it received widespread critical acclaim for its creativity and charm. Actor Jeff Daniels later named his own Michigan-based theater company the Purple Rose Theatre Company in its honor.