Old Times
E294620
Old Times is a 1971 play by Harold Pinter that explores memory, identity, and the ambiguity of past relationships through a tense three-character drama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Times canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2745367 — 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: Old Times Context triple: [Harold Pinter, notableWork, Old Times]
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A.
Same Old Man
"Same Old Man" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, known for its intricate lyrics and distinctive harp-driven folk sound.
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B.
My Old Man
"My Old Man" is a reflective folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1971 album *Blue*, exploring themes of love, independence, and emotional vulnerability.
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C.
Days of Old
"Days of Old" is a blues track featured on the collaborative album "Riding with the King" by B.B. King and Eric Clapton.
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D.
Old Men Forget
Old Men Forget is the acclaimed 1953 political and literary memoir of British statesman and diplomat Duff Cooper, reflecting on his public life and times.
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E.
Legend of 1900
Legend of 1900 is a 1998 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore about a virtuoso pianist who spends his entire life aboard an ocean liner.
- 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: Old Times Target entity description: Old Times is a 1971 play by Harold Pinter that explores memory, identity, and the ambiguity of past relationships through a tense three-character drama.
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A.
Same Old Man
"Same Old Man" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, known for its intricate lyrics and distinctive harp-driven folk sound.
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B.
My Old Man
"My Old Man" is a reflective folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1971 album *Blue*, exploring themes of love, independence, and emotional vulnerability.
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C.
Days of Old
"Days of Old" is a blues track featured on the collaborative album "Riding with the King" by B.B. King and Eric Clapton.
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D.
Old Men Forget
Old Men Forget is the acclaimed 1953 political and literary memoir of British statesman and diplomat Duff Cooper, reflecting on his public life and times.
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E.
Legend of 1900
Legend of 1900 is a 1998 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore about a virtuoso pianist who spends his entire life aboard an ocean liner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | memory play ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
nonlinear recollection
ⓘ
unreliable narration ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist theatre
ⓘ
drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Anna
ⓘ
Michael Deeley ⓘ
surface form:
Deeley
Kate ⓘ |
| hasMinimalCast | true ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | postwar British drama ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambiguous reality
ⓘ
intense psychological atmosphere ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfCharacters | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | Harold Pinter canon ⓘ |
| structure | three-character drama ⓘ |
| style |
elliptical dialogue
ⓘ
minimalist setting ⓘ |
| subject |
ambiguity
ⓘ
identity ⓘ memory ⓘ past relationships ⓘ |
| theme |
erotic rivalry
ⓘ
marital tension ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ sexual jealousy ⓘ subjectivity of memory ⓘ uncertainty of truth ⓘ |
| writer | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Times Description of subject: Old Times is a 1971 play by Harold Pinter that explores memory, identity, and the ambiguity of past relationships through a tense three-character drama.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.