Gil Shepherd

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Gil Shepherd is a fictional 1930s movie star character in Woody Allen’s film "The Purple Rose of Cairo," whose on-screen persona steps into the real world, blurring the line between cinema and reality.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsAs character who exits a black-and-white film
appearsIn The Purple Rose of Cairo NERFINISHED
associatedWith Cecilia (character) NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Woody Allen NERFINISHED
fictionalTimePeriod 1930s
filmDirector Woody Allen NERFINISHED
filmGenre comedy-drama
fantasy
romance
filmReleaseYear 1985
filmStar Mia Farrow NERFINISHED
filmWriter Woody Allen NERFINISHED
genre comedy-drama
romantic fantasy
languageOfWork English
medium film
metafictionalAspect character aware of being in a movie
narrativeFunction metafictional character
notableFor blurring the line between cinema and reality
stepping off the movie screen into the real world
occupation film actor
movie star
partOf The Purple Rose of Cairo universe NERFINISHED
portrayedInUniverseAs 1930s movie star
themeInvolvement escapism
power of cinema
reality versus illusion
workSetIn Great Depression-era New Jersey NERFINISHED

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