Marek Kanievska
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Marek Kanievska is a British film and television director best known for his stylish 1980s work, including the adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel "Less Than Zero."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marek Kanievska canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3341894 — 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: Marek Kanievska Context triple: [Less Than Zero, director, Marek Kanievska]
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A.
Maria Jankowska
Maria Jankowska was a Polish political activist known for her pioneering role in the early socialist movement in Poland.
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B.
Marian Spychalski
Marian Spychalski was a Polish communist politician, military leader, and postwar Minister of Defense who became one of the few people to hold the rank of Marshal of Poland.
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C.
Zora Kolínska
Zora Kolínska was a Slovak actress and singer known for her work in theater, film, and television during the latter half of the 20th century.
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D.
Irena Komorowska
Irena Komorowska was the wife of Polish resistance leader and Home Army commander Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski.
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E.
Hanna Zdanowska
Hanna Zdanowska is a Polish politician best known for serving as the long-time mayor of the city of Łódź.
- 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: Marek Kanievska Target entity description: Marek Kanievska is a British film and television director best known for his stylish 1980s work, including the adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel "Less Than Zero."
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A.
Maria Jankowska
Maria Jankowska was a Polish political activist known for her pioneering role in the early socialist movement in Poland.
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B.
Marian Spychalski
Marian Spychalski was a Polish communist politician, military leader, and postwar Minister of Defense who became one of the few people to hold the rank of Marshal of Poland.
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C.
Zora Kolínska
Zora Kolínska was a Slovak actress and singer known for her work in theater, film, and television during the latter half of the 20th century.
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D.
Irena Komorowska
Irena Komorowska was the wife of Polish resistance leader and Home Army commander Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski.
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E.
Hanna Zdanowska
Hanna Zdanowska is a Polish politician best known for serving as the long-time mayor of the city of Łódź.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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film ⓘ film director ⓘ person ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| author | Bret Easton Ellis ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Less Than Zero
ⓘ
surface form:
Less Than Zero (novel)
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| basedOnWorkOf | Bret Easton Ellis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| directed | Less Than Zero ⓘ |
| director | Marek Kanievska self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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television ⓘ |
| genreOfNotableWork | drama film ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor | stylish 1980s film direction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableEra | late 20th century ⓘ |
| notableForAdaptationOf |
Less Than Zero
ⓘ
surface form:
Less Than Zero (novel)
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| notableWork | Less Than Zero ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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television director ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marek Kanievska Description of subject: Marek Kanievska is a British film and television director best known for his stylish 1980s work, including the adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel "Less Than Zero."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Less Than Zero