Ossessione
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Ossessione is a 1943 Italian film noir drama, considered a pioneering work of Italian neorealism and an uncredited adaptation of James M. Cain’s novel "The Postman Always Rings Twice."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ossessione canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4293825 — 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: Ossessione Context triple: [Luchino Visconti, notableWork, Ossessione]
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A.
Nights of Cabiria
Nights of Cabiria is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini that follows the poignant, episodic life of a resilient Roman sex worker searching for love and dignity.
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B.
Viridiana
Viridiana is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, renowned for its controversial critique of religion and bourgeois morality.
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C.
Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street is a 1945 American film noir drama directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its dark psychological themes and tragic exploration of obsession and deceit.
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D.
Bande à part
Bande à part is a 1964 French New Wave crime drama film by Jean-Luc Godard, celebrated for its playful style, iconic dance scene, and unconventional approach to genre.
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E.
La Strada
La Strada is a 1954 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Federico Fellini that follows a naive young woman sold to a brutish strongman, exploring themes of loneliness, cruelty, and redemption.
- 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: Ossessione Target entity description: Ossessione is a 1943 Italian film noir drama, considered a pioneering work of Italian neorealism and an uncredited adaptation of James M. Cain’s novel "The Postman Always Rings Twice."
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A.
Nights of Cabiria
Nights of Cabiria is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini that follows the poignant, episodic life of a resilient Roman sex worker searching for love and dignity.
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B.
Viridiana
Viridiana is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, renowned for its controversial critique of religion and bourgeois morality.
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C.
Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street is a 1945 American film noir drama directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its dark psychological themes and tragic exploration of obsession and deceit.
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D.
Bande à part
Bande à part is a 1964 French New Wave crime drama film by Jean-Luc Godard, celebrated for its playful style, iconic dance scene, and unconventional approach to genre.
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E.
La Strada
La Strada is a 1954 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Federico Fellini that follows a naive young woman sold to a brutish strongman, exploring themes of loneliness, cruelty, and redemption.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian film
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Italian neorealist film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| adaptationType | uncredited adaptation ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Postman Always Rings Twice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | James M. Cain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Clara Calamai
NERFINISHED
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Dhia Cristiani NERFINISHED ⓘ Elio Marcuzzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan de Landa NERFINISHED ⓘ Massimo Girotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | censored in Fascist Italy ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Aldo Tonti
NERFINISHED
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Domenico Scala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| director | Luchino Visconti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | ENIC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Mario Serandrei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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film noir ⓘ neorealism ⓘ |
| hasFilmLocation |
Ancona
NERFINISHED
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Ferrara NERFINISHED ⓘ Lazio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of Italian neorealism
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influential in postwar European cinema ⓘ |
| isConsidered | pioneering work of Italian neorealism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gino Costa
NERFINISHED
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Giovanna Bragana NERFINISHED ⓘ Giuseppe Bragana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Italian neorealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
adultery
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fatal passion ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| producer | Libero Solaroli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| releaseContext | released during Fascist era in Italy ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 140 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Gianni Puccini
NERFINISHED
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Giuseppe De Santis NERFINISHED ⓘ Luchino Visconti NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Alicata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Po Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Ossessione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (5)
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