Henri Alekan
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Henri Alekan was a renowned French cinematographer celebrated for his poetic, atmospheric visual style in classic films of the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henri Alekan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2325931 — 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: Henri Alekan Context triple: [Roman Holiday, cinematographyBy, Henri Alekan]
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A.
Alexandre Benois
Alexandre Benois was a Russian artist, stage designer, and art critic best known as a founding figure of the Mir Iskusstva movement and a key scenographer for early 20th-century ballet.
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B.
Pierre Alechinsky
Pierre Alechinsky is a Belgian painter and printmaker known for his expressive, often calligraphic style and his association with postwar European avant-garde art.
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C.
Pierre Batcheff
Pierre Batcheff was a French silent film actor best known for his leading role in Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí’s surrealist classic "Un Chien Andalou."
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D.
Henri Fazy
Henri Fazy was a prominent Swiss Radical politician and long-serving statesman from Geneva, influential in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Léon Marchal
Léon Marchal was a French diplomat who served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe during the early years of European postwar integration.
- 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: Henri Alekan Target entity description: Henri Alekan was a renowned French cinematographer celebrated for his poetic, atmospheric visual style in classic films of the mid-20th century.
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A.
Alexandre Benois
Alexandre Benois was a Russian artist, stage designer, and art critic best known as a founding figure of the Mir Iskusstva movement and a key scenographer for early 20th-century ballet.
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B.
Pierre Alechinsky
Pierre Alechinsky is a Belgian painter and printmaker known for his expressive, often calligraphic style and his association with postwar European avant-garde art.
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C.
Pierre Batcheff
Pierre Batcheff was a French silent film actor best known for his leading role in Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí’s surrealist classic "Un Chien Andalou."
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D.
Henri Fazy
Henri Fazy was a prominent Swiss Radical politician and long-serving statesman from Geneva, influential in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Léon Marchal
Léon Marchal was a French diplomat who served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe during the early years of European postwar integration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French cinematographer
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cinematographer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
late 20th century
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ASC Award
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surface form:
ASC International Award
César Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ |
| birthName | Henri Alekan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Père Lachaise Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Jean Cocteau
ⓘ
William Wyler ⓘ Wim Wenders ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909-02-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-06-15 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinematography ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy film
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romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
European cinematography
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art-house cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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French ⓘ |
| movement | poetic realism ⓘ |
| name | Henri Alekan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric lighting
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black-and-white cinematography ⓘ poetic visual style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
La Belle et la Bête (film)
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surface form:
La Belle et la Bête
Roman Holiday ⓘ Wings of Desire ⓘ |
| occupation | cinematographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| placeOfDeath | Auxerre, France ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
lyrical imagery
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use of shadows ⓘ use of soft lighting ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Beauty and the Beast (1946 film)
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La Belle et la Bête (film) ⓘ
surface form:
La Belle et la Bête
Roman Holiday ⓘ The Nun's Story ⓘ The Story of Adèle H. ⓘ
surface form:
The Story of Adele H.
The Trial of Joan of Arc ⓘ Topkapi Palace ⓘ
surface form:
Topkapi
Wings of Desire ⓘ |
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