In 'The Purple Rose of Cairo ' (Woody Allen 1985), a matinee idol emerges from the screen to romance an unloved housewife. I reversed this conceit by encouraging the audience to project themselves into a cine-mythic space, as active participants rather than passive observers. This was achieved by invoking an atmosphere sufficient to trigger the suspension of disbelief, integral to the cinematic experience.

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