Evangeline (1919 film)
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Evangeline (1919 film) is a silent drama adaptation of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem, telling the story of a young Acadian woman separated from her beloved during the Great Expulsion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Evangeline (1919 film) canonical | 1 |
| Evangeline (1929 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1489137 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evangeline (1919 film) Context triple: [Evangeline, hasAdaptation, Evangeline (1919 film)]
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A.
Evangeline
Evangeline is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic story of an Acadian girl's lifelong search for her lost love amid the Great Upheaval.
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B.
1919 (Jean Acker)
1919 (Jean Acker) refers to the year silent film actress Jean Acker entered into a brief and famously troubled marriage with future Hollywood star Rudolph Valentino.
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C.
Eva
Eva is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, equivalent to "Eve" and widely used in many languages and cultures.
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D.
The Actress
The Actress is a 1953 American comedy-drama film, directed by George Cukor and based on Ruth Gordon’s autobiographical play, depicting a young woman’s determination to pursue a stage career against her father’s wishes.
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E.
Broken Blossoms
Broken Blossoms is a 1919 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its poignant interracial love story and innovative cinematic techniques.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evangeline (1919 film) Target entity description: Evangeline (1919 film) is a silent drama adaptation of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem, telling the story of a young Acadian woman separated from her beloved during the Great Expulsion.
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A.
Evangeline
Evangeline is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic story of an Acadian girl's lifelong search for her lost love amid the Great Upheaval.
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B.
1919 (Jean Acker)
1919 (Jean Acker) refers to the year silent film actress Jean Acker entered into a brief and famously troubled marriage with future Hollywood star Rudolph Valentino.
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C.
Eva
Eva is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, equivalent to "Eve" and widely used in many languages and cultures.
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D.
The Actress
The Actress is a 1953 American comedy-drama film, directed by George Cukor and based on Ruth Gordon’s autobiographical play, depicting a young woman’s determination to pursue a stage career against her father’s wishes.
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E.
Broken Blossoms
Broken Blossoms is a 1919 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its poignant interracial love story and innovative cinematic techniques.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Evangeline
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surface form:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem "Evangeline"
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| authorOfSourceWork | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Evangeline
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surface form:
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
narrative poem ⓘ |
| basedOnGenre | epic poem ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
exile
ⓘ
perseverance in love ⓘ separation of lovers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depictsCommunity | Acadians ⓘ |
| filmType | adaptation ⓘ |
| follows | story of a young Acadian woman ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasIntertitles | English ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted | Expulsion of the Acadians ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| medium | motion picture ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Expulsion of the Moriscos
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surface form:
Great Expulsion
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| narrativeForm | melodrama ⓘ |
| productionEra | silent era ⓘ |
| protagonist | Evangeline ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupationOrRole | young Acadian woman ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1847 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1910s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| setting | Acadia ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
forced displacement
ⓘ
lost homeland ⓘ romantic tragedy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Evangeline (1919 film) Description of subject: Evangeline (1919 film) is a silent drama adaptation of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem, telling the story of a young Acadian woman separated from her beloved during the Great Expulsion.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Evangeline (1929 film)