Pi
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Pi is a 1998 psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky that explores obsession, mathematics, and mysticism through the story of a reclusive number theorist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pi canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3154962 — 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: Pi Context triple: [Clint Mansell, composedForFilm, Pi]
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A.
Pythagoreio
Pythagoreio is a historic coastal town and popular tourist resort on the Greek island of Samos, known for its ancient harbor and archaeological sites.
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B.
Gauss’s constant
Gauss’s constant is a mathematical constant arising in number theory and complex analysis, particularly in connection with the lemniscate and elliptic functions.
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C.
Pythagoras
Pythagoras was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician best known for founding the Pythagorean school and for the Pythagorean theorem in geometry.
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D.
Arithmoi
Arithmoi is the Greek title of the biblical Book of Numbers, the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.
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E.
Numberwang
Numberwang is a surreal, fast-paced parody of television quiz shows from the British comedy duo Mitchell and Webb, known for its nonsensical rules and absurd humor.
- 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: Pi Target entity description: Pi is a 1998 psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky that explores obsession, mathematics, and mysticism through the story of a reclusive number theorist.
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A.
Pythagoreio
Pythagoreio is a historic coastal town and popular tourist resort on the Greek island of Samos, known for its ancient harbor and archaeological sites.
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B.
Gauss’s constant
Gauss’s constant is a mathematical constant arising in number theory and complex analysis, particularly in connection with the lemniscate and elliptic functions.
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C.
Pythagoras
Pythagoras was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician best known for founding the Pythagorean school and for the Pythagorean theorem in geometry.
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D.
Arithmoi
Arithmoi is the Greek title of the biblical Book of Numbers, the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.
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E.
Numberwang
Numberwang is a surreal, fast-paced parody of television quiz shows from the British comedy duo Mitchell and Webb, known for its nonsensical rules and absurd humor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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independent film ⓘ psychological thriller film ⓘ |
| award |
Sundance Film Festival Directing Award for U.S. Dramatic
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surface form:
Sundance Film Festival Directing Award for Dramatic
|
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| boxOfficePerformance | commercially successful relative to its budget ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Matthew Libatique ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Darren Aronofsky ⓘ |
| directorDebut | feature directorial debut of Darren Aronofsky ⓘ |
| distributor | Artisan Entertainment ⓘ |
| editor | Oren Sarch ⓘ |
| filmFestival | Sundance Film Festival ⓘ |
| followedBy | Requiem for a Dream ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
independent film ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Maximillian Cohen ⓘ |
| musicBy | Clint Mansell ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | search for patterns in the stock market and in nature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
low-budget independent production
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portrayal of mathematical obsession ⓘ use of grainy black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Eric Watson
ⓘ
Scott Vogel ⓘ |
| productionBudgetUSD | 60000 ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
mathematician
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number theorist ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1998-07-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| religiousElement |
Hasidism
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surface form:
Hasidic Judaism
Kabbalah ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish mysticism
|
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Darren Aronofsky
ⓘ
Eric Watson ⓘ Sean Gullette ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Ben Shenkman
ⓘ
Mark Margolis ⓘ Pamela Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Gullette ⓘ Stephen Pearlman ⓘ |
| theme |
Kabbalah
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conspiracy ⓘ mathematics ⓘ mysticism ⓘ number theory ⓘ obsession ⓘ paranoia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pi Description of subject: Pi is a 1998 psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky that explores obsession, mathematics, and mysticism through the story of a reclusive number theorist.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.