Love Affair
E421783
Love Affair is a classic 1939 romantic drama film about two strangers who fall in love on an ocean liner and agree to reunite later, a story so enduring it inspired the famous remake An Affair to Remember.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Love Affair canonical | 7 |
| Love Affair (1939 film) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4232903 — 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: Love Affair Context triple: [An Affair to Remember, basedOn, Love Affair]
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A.
Mad Love
"Mad Love" is a 1935 psychological horror film starring Peter Lorre (credited as László Löwenstein), known for its macabre tale of obsession and surgical mutilation.
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B.
Love, Lust & Lies
Love, Lust & Lies is a 2010 Australian documentary film by Gillian Armstrong that follows the lives of a working-class Adelaide family over several decades as part of her long-term observational series.
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C.
Our Love Affair
"Our Love Affair" is a romantic popular song from the 1940 MGM musical film *Strike Up the Band*, composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
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D.
Strange Love
"Strange Love" is a soulful, introspective R&B track by American singer-songwriter Cautious Clay that showcases his smooth vocals and atmospheric production.
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E.
Strange Love
Strange Love is a reality television series that follows the tumultuous romantic relationship between Brigitte Nielsen and rapper Flavor Flav.
- 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: Love Affair Target entity description: Love Affair is a classic 1939 romantic drama film about two strangers who fall in love on an ocean liner and agree to reunite later, a story so enduring it inspired the famous remake An Affair to Remember.
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A.
Mad Love
"Mad Love" is a 1935 psychological horror film starring Peter Lorre (credited as László Löwenstein), known for its macabre tale of obsession and surgical mutilation.
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B.
Love, Lust & Lies
Love, Lust & Lies is a 2010 Australian documentary film by Gillian Armstrong that follows the lives of a working-class Adelaide family over several decades as part of her long-term observational series.
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C.
Our Love Affair
"Our Love Affair" is a romantic popular song from the 1940 MGM musical film *Strike Up the Band*, composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
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D.
Strange Love
"Strange Love" is a soulful, introspective R&B track by American singer-songwriter Cautious Clay that showcases his smooth vocals and atmospheric production.
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E.
Strange Love
Strange Love is a reality television series that follows the tumultuous romantic relationship between Brigitte Nielsen and rapper Flavor Flav.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black-and-white film
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film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by Leo McCarey ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Michel Marnet
ONDG
ⓘ
Terry McKay ONDG ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Rudolph Maté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Roy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Leo McCarey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
RKO Radio Pictures
ⓘ
RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
surface form:
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
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| editor | Edward Dmytryk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
romance film ⓘ |
| hasRemake |
An Affair to Remember
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Love Affair (1994 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
An Affair to Remember
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Love Affair ⓘ
surface form:
Love Affair (1994 film)
|
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Actress
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Academy Award for Best Art Direction ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Story NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| notableSong | Wishing (Will Make It So) ONDG ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two strangers meet on an ocean liner, fall in love, and agree to reunite later at the top of the Empire State Building. ⓘ |
| producer | Leo McCarey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1939-04-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 88 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Delmer Daves
ⓘ
Donald Ogden Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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ocean liner ⓘ |
| starring |
Astrid Allwyn
NERFINISHED
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Charles Boyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Dunne NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Bowman NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Ouspenskaya ⓘ Mildred Natwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Leo McCarey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Love Affair Description of subject: Love Affair is a classic 1939 romantic drama film about two strangers who fall in love on an ocean liner and agree to reunite later, a story so enduring it inspired the famous remake An Affair to Remember.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Love Affair (1939 film)
this entity surface form:
Love Affair (1939 film)