Beckett on Film: Act Without Words II
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Beckett on Film: Act Without Words II is a short, wordless film adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s minimalist mime play, featuring physical performance in place of dialogue to explore themes of routine and human futility.
All labels observed (1)
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| Beckett on Film: Act Without Words II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3446914 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Beckett on Film: Act Without Words II Context triple: [Billie Whitelaw, notableWork, Beckett on Film: Act Without Words II]
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Beckett on Film: Act Without Words I
Beckett on Film: Act Without Words I is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short, wordless mime play, created as part of the Beckett on Film project.
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B.
Beckett on Film: Footfalls
Beckett on Film: Footfalls is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Footfalls," featuring Billie Whitelaw in a stark, minimalist staging that emphasizes Beckett’s themes of memory, identity, and existential isolation.
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C.
Beckett on Film: Rockaby
Beckett on Film: Rockaby is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Rockaby," featuring a celebrated performance by actress Billie Whitelaw.
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D.
Beckett on Film: Eh Joe
Beckett on Film: Eh Joe is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s television play "Eh Joe," produced as part of the Beckett on Film project.
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E.
Beckett on Film: Not I
Beckett on Film: Not I is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s intense monologue play, featuring a disembodied mouth delivering a rapid, fragmented stream of consciousness in near-total darkness.
- 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: Beckett on Film: Act Without Words II Target entity description: Beckett on Film: Act Without Words II is a short, wordless film adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s minimalist mime play, featuring physical performance in place of dialogue to explore themes of routine and human futility.
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A.
Beckett on Film: Act Without Words I
Beckett on Film: Act Without Words I is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short, wordless mime play, created as part of the Beckett on Film project.
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B.
Beckett on Film: Footfalls
Beckett on Film: Footfalls is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Footfalls," featuring Billie Whitelaw in a stark, minimalist staging that emphasizes Beckett’s themes of memory, identity, and existential isolation.
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C.
Beckett on Film: Rockaby
Beckett on Film: Rockaby is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Rockaby," featuring a celebrated performance by actress Billie Whitelaw.
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D.
Beckett on Film: Eh Joe
Beckett on Film: Eh Joe is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s television play "Eh Joe," produced as part of the Beckett on Film project.
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E.
Beckett on Film: Not I
Beckett on Film: Not I is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s intense monologue play, featuring a disembodied mouth delivering a rapid, fragmented stream of consciousness in near-total darkness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film adaptation
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mime film ⓘ short film ⓘ wordless film ⓘ |
| adaptationApproach | minimalist ⓘ |
| basedOn | Act Without Words II ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| dialogue | wordless ⓘ |
| fidelityToSource | high ⓘ |
| format | short film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
experimental film ⓘ |
| intendedDistribution |
home video
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| language | none ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
daily routine
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mechanical behavior ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | nonverbal ⓘ |
| originalMediumOfSourceWork | stage play ⓘ |
| partOf |
Beckett on Film project
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surface form:
Beckett on Film
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| performanceStyle |
mime
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physical performance ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | one of the films in the Beckett on Film project ⓘ |
| sourcePlayLanguage |
English translation
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French ⓘ |
| sourceWorkType | mime play ⓘ |
| stylisticFeature |
minimalism
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precise choreography ⓘ silence ⓘ static setting ⓘ |
| subject |
alienation
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human condition ⓘ monotony of life ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult
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fans of Samuel Beckett ⓘ theatre enthusiasts ⓘ |
| theme |
existentialism
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human futility ⓘ repetition ⓘ routine ⓘ |
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Subject: Beckett on Film: Act Without Words II Description of subject: Beckett on Film: Act Without Words II is a short, wordless film adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s minimalist mime play, featuring physical performance in place of dialogue to explore themes of routine and human futility.
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