El Topo
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El Topo is a 1970 Mexican avant-garde Western film by Alejandro Jodorowsky, renowned as a pioneering cult classic of surreal and psychedelic cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| El Topo canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3250687 — 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: El Topo Context triple: [Claudio Brook, notableWork, El Topo]
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A.
Carnivàle
Carnivàle is an American HBO television drama series set during the Great Depression that blends dark fantasy, mysticism, and a traveling carnival backdrop to explore an epic struggle between good and evil.
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B.
The Exterminating Angel
The Exterminating Angel is a 1962 surrealist film by Luis Buñuel that satirically portrays upper-class guests mysteriously unable to leave a dinner party, exposing the fragility of social conventions.
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C.
Gummo
Gummo is a breakout 2017 single by American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine known for its aggressive style and viral success.
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D.
Idioteque
"Idioteque" is an experimental, electronic-influenced track by the English rock band Radiohead, acclaimed for its anxious atmosphere, unconventional structure, and prescient themes of climate crisis and societal collapse.
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E.
Los Gusanos
Los Gusanos was a short-lived rock band formed by Ramones bassist C.J. Ramone that played a harder, more metal-influenced style than his main group.
- 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: El Topo Target entity description: El Topo is a 1970 Mexican avant-garde Western film by Alejandro Jodorowsky, renowned as a pioneering cult classic of surreal and psychedelic cinema.
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A.
Carnivàle
Carnivàle is an American HBO television drama series set during the Great Depression that blends dark fantasy, mysticism, and a traveling carnival backdrop to explore an epic struggle between good and evil.
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B.
The Exterminating Angel
The Exterminating Angel is a 1962 surrealist film by Luis Buñuel that satirically portrays upper-class guests mysteriously unable to leave a dinner party, exposing the fragility of social conventions.
-
C.
Gummo
Gummo is a breakout 2017 single by American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine known for its aggressive style and viral success.
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D.
Idioteque
"Idioteque" is an experimental, electronic-influenced track by the English rock band Radiohead, acclaimed for its anxious atmosphere, unconventional structure, and prescient themes of climate crisis and societal collapse.
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E.
Los Gusanos
Los Gusanos was a short-lived rock band formed by Ramones bassist C.J. Ramone that played a harder, more metal-influenced style than his main group.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mexican film
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Western film ⓘ avant-garde film ⓘ cult film ⓘ film ⓘ psychedelic film ⓘ surrealist film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Rafael Corkidi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | Mexico ⓘ |
| director | Alejandro Jodorowsky ⓘ |
| distributedBy | ABKCO Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | Federico Landeros ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Mexico ⓘ |
| firstScreenedAs | midnight movie in New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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Acid Western ⓘ
surface form:
acid Western
psychedelic ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
El Topo
self-link
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the Colonel ⓘ
surface form:
The Colonel
The Four Masters ⓘ The Woman in Black ⓘ |
| hasSetting | desert ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Eastern philosophy
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mysticism ⓘ redemption ⓘ religious symbolism ⓘ spirituality ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| influenced |
cult cinema
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midnight movie culture ⓘ surreal Westerns ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alejandro Jodorowsky ⓘ |
| notableFor |
graphic violence
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midnight movie success ⓘ pioneering cult classic status ⓘ religious allegory ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| producer | Alejandro Jodorowsky ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1970-12-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 125 ⓘ |
| starring |
Alejandro Jodorowsky
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Brontis Jodorowsky ⓘ David Silva ⓘ Mara Lorenzio ⓘ Paula Romo ⓘ |
| writer | Alejandro Jodorowsky ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: El Topo Description of subject: El Topo is a 1970 Mexican avant-garde Western film by Alejandro Jodorowsky, renowned as a pioneering cult classic of surreal and psychedelic cinema.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alfonso Arau