Edward Sheffield by Jake Gyllenhaal
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Edward Sheffield is a fictional novelist and the emotionally tormented ex-husband at the center of the metafictional narrative in the film "Nocturnal Animals," portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal.
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| Edward Sheffield | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Nocturnal Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Los Angeles
NERFINISHED
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art world milieu surrounding Susan Morrow ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from the novel "Tony and Susan" by Austin Wright ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Susan Morrow over their past relationship ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Tom Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotion | emotionally tormented ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | film "Nocturnal Animals" (2016) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasArtisticWork | manuscript sent to Susan Morrow in the film ⓘ |
| hasExSpouse | Susan Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | divorced ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | serves as author-surrogate for events in the embedded story ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
author of the metafictional novel within the film
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protagonist of framing story ⓘ |
| occupation | novelist ⓘ |
| partOf | metafictional narrative structure in "Nocturnal Animals" ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jake Gyllenhaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedByAlsoPlays | Jake Gyllenhaal also plays Tony Hastings in the embedded novel narrative ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | ex-husband of Susan Morrow ⓘ |
| storyType | metafictional character ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
art as emotional catharsis
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heartbreak ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| workAuthoredInStory | Nocturnal Animals (fictional novel within the film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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