Otar Iosseliani
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Otar Iosseliani is a Georgian-born French film director and screenwriter renowned for his poetic, subtly satirical films and distinctive visual storytelling.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Otar Iosseliani canonical | 3 |
| Otar Ioseliani | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1825621 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Otar Iosseliani Context triple: [VGIK, notableAlumnus, Otar Iosseliani]
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A.
Akaki Tsereteli
Akaki Tsereteli was a prominent 19th-century Georgian poet, writer, and public figure, celebrated as one of the key contributors to modern Georgian literature and national revival.
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B.
Vakhtang Kotetishvili
Vakhtang Kotetishvili was a notable Georgian figure, likely a prominent writer, scholar, or public intellectual, honored with burial at Tbilisi’s prestigious Mtatsminda Pantheon.
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C.
Galaktion Tabidze
Galaktion Tabidze was a prominent 20th-century Georgian poet, celebrated for his innovative lyricism and major influence on modern Georgian literature.
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D.
Grigol Robakidze
Grigol Robakidze was a prominent Georgian modernist writer, publicist, and intellectual known for his philosophical novels and essays exploring national identity and spirituality.
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E.
Lado Gudiashvili
Lado Gudiashvili was a prominent Georgian painter and graphic artist known for his distinctive, often mystical style and major contribution to 20th-century Georgian art.
- 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: Otar Iosseliani Target entity description: Otar Iosseliani is a Georgian-born French film director and screenwriter renowned for his poetic, subtly satirical films and distinctive visual storytelling.
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A.
Akaki Tsereteli
Akaki Tsereteli was a prominent 19th-century Georgian poet, writer, and public figure, celebrated as one of the key contributors to modern Georgian literature and national revival.
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B.
Vakhtang Kotetishvili
Vakhtang Kotetishvili was a notable Georgian figure, likely a prominent writer, scholar, or public intellectual, honored with burial at Tbilisi’s prestigious Mtatsminda Pantheon.
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C.
Galaktion Tabidze
Galaktion Tabidze was a prominent 20th-century Georgian poet, celebrated for his innovative lyricism and major influence on modern Georgian literature.
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D.
Grigol Robakidze
Grigol Robakidze was a prominent Georgian modernist writer, publicist, and intellectual known for his philosophical novels and essays exploring national identity and spirituality.
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E.
Lado Gudiashvili
Lado Gudiashvili was a prominent Georgian painter and graphic artist known for his distinctive, often mystical style and major contribution to 20th-century Georgian art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French filmmaker
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Georgian filmmaker ⓘ film director ⓘ film editor ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
FIPRESCI Prize
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Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear ⓘ
surface form:
Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival
Special Jury Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival
|
| birthName |
Otar Iosseliani
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Otar Ioseliani
|
| citizenship |
France
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Georgia ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Georgia ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
France
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-02-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
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Tbilisi State Conservatoire ⓘ |
| familyName | Iosseliani ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinema ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Otar ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian Neorealism
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surface form:
Italian neorealism
silent cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
French
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Georgian language ⓘ
surface form:
Georgian
|
| movement | art cinema ⓘ |
| name | Otar Iosseliani self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive visual storytelling
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poetic filmmaking style ⓘ subtle satire ⓘ |
| notableWork |
And Then There Was Light
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Brigands, Chapter VII ⓘ Chantrapas ⓘ Falling Leaves ⓘ Farewell, Home Sweet Home ⓘ Favorites of the Moon ⓘ Gardens in Autumn ⓘ Monday Morning ⓘ Pastoral ⓘ Pastorale ⓘ Winter Song ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film editor ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tbilisi ⓘ |
| studied |
film directing
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music ⓘ |
| style |
ensemble casts
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long takes ⓘ minimal dialogue ⓘ observational humor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Otar Iosseliani Description of subject: Otar Iosseliani is a Georgian-born French film director and screenwriter renowned for his poetic, subtly satirical films and distinctive visual storytelling.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Otar Ioseliani