Joris Ivens
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Joris Ivens was a pioneering Dutch documentary filmmaker renowned for his politically engaged, socially conscious films made across Europe, Asia, and the Americas in the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| Joris Ivens canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4374631 — 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: Joris Ivens Context triple: [Why We Fight (film series), coDirector, Joris Ivens]
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A.
Paul Kroitor
Paul Kroitor is the child of renowned Canadian filmmaker and IMAX co-founder Roman Kroitor.
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B.
Esfir Shub
Esfir Shub was a pioneering Soviet filmmaker and editor best known for her innovative compilation documentaries that helped define the aesthetics of Soviet montage cinema.
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C.
Dziga Vertov
Dziga Vertov was a pioneering Soviet documentary filmmaker and film theorist best known for his radical montage techniques and the landmark film "Man with a Movie Camera."
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D.
Raoul Peck
Raoul Peck is a Haitian filmmaker and political activist known for his powerful, socially engaged works on race, history, and colonialism, including the acclaimed documentary "I Am Not Your Negro."
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E.
Paul Henreid
Paul Henreid was an Austrian-born actor and director best known for his role as resistance leader Victor Laszlo in the classic film "Casablanca."
- 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: Joris Ivens Target entity description: Joris Ivens was a pioneering Dutch documentary filmmaker renowned for his politically engaged, socially conscious films made across Europe, Asia, and the Americas in the 20th century.
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A.
Paul Kroitor
Paul Kroitor is the child of renowned Canadian filmmaker and IMAX co-founder Roman Kroitor.
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B.
Esfir Shub
Esfir Shub was a pioneering Soviet filmmaker and editor best known for her innovative compilation documentaries that helped define the aesthetics of Soviet montage cinema.
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C.
Dziga Vertov
Dziga Vertov was a pioneering Soviet documentary filmmaker and film theorist best known for his radical montage techniques and the landmark film "Man with a Movie Camera."
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D.
Raoul Peck
Raoul Peck is a Haitian filmmaker and political activist known for his powerful, socially engaged works on race, history, and colonialism, including the acclaimed documentary "I Am Not Your Negro."
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E.
Paul Henreid
Paul Henreid was an Austrian-born actor and director best known for his role as resistance leader Victor Laszlo in the classic film "Casablanca."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematographer
ⓘ
documentary filmmaker ⓘ film director ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Lenin Peace Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-11-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-06-28 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Ivens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
documentary film
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political cinema ⓘ social documentary ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary film
ⓘ
political documentary ⓘ social documentary ⓘ |
| givenName | Joris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
Dutch
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English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| movement |
political cinema
ⓘ
socially engaged cinema ⓘ |
| name | Joris Ivens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
politically engaged films
ⓘ
socially conscious documentaries ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Tale of the Wind
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A Valparaíso NERFINISHED ⓘ Borinage NERFINISHED ⓘ How Yukong Moved the Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesia Calling NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Ciel, la Terre NERFINISHED ⓘ New Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ The 400 Million NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ The Song of the Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spanish Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
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documentary filmmaker ⓘ film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Netherlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nijmegen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing politics ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Marceline Loridan-Ivens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Americas
NERFINISHED
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Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ China NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (2)
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