How to Make an American Quilt
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How to Make an American Quilt is a 1995 drama film about a young woman who, while visiting her grandmother and her quilting circle, reflects on love and relationships through the women's interwoven life stories.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| How to Make an American Quilt canonical | 6 |
| How to Make an American Quilt (1995 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4765788 — 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: How to Make an American Quilt Context triple: [Winona Ryder, notableWork, How to Make an American Quilt]
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A.
The Making of Americans
The Making of Americans is an experimental modernist novel by Gertrude Stein that traces the history and psychology of an American family through highly repetitive, innovative prose.
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B.
Pli selon pli
Pli selon pli is a large-scale, avant-garde orchestral and vocal work by Pierre Boulez, based on the poetry of Stéphane Mallarmé and noted for its complex textures and innovative use of timbre.
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C.
Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems
Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems is a collection by Nikki Giovanni that blends poetry and prose to explore African American identity, history, space exploration, and social justice with her characteristic wit and political insight.
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D.
Coat of Many Colors
"Coat of Many Colors" is a beloved autobiographical country song by Dolly Parton that recounts her impoverished but love-filled childhood through the story of a handmade patchwork coat.
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E.
Tapestry
Tapestry is Carole King’s landmark 1971 singer-songwriter album, widely acclaimed for its intimate songwriting and enduring influence on pop and soft rock music.
- 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: How to Make an American Quilt Target entity description: How to Make an American Quilt is a 1995 drama film about a young woman who, while visiting her grandmother and her quilting circle, reflects on love and relationships through the women's interwoven life stories.
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A.
The Making of Americans
The Making of Americans is an experimental modernist novel by Gertrude Stein that traces the history and psychology of an American family through highly repetitive, innovative prose.
-
B.
Pli selon pli
Pli selon pli is a large-scale, avant-garde orchestral and vocal work by Pierre Boulez, based on the poetry of Stéphane Mallarmé and noted for its complex textures and innovative use of timbre.
-
C.
Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems
Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems is a collection by Nikki Giovanni that blends poetry and prose to explore African American identity, history, space exploration, and social justice with her characteristic wit and political insight.
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D.
Coat of Many Colors
"Coat of Many Colors" is a beloved autobiographical country song by Dolly Parton that recounts her impoverished but love-filled childhood through the story of a handmade patchwork coat.
-
E.
Tapestry
Tapestry is Carole King’s landmark 1971 singer-songwriter album, widely acclaimed for its intimate songwriting and enduring influence on pop and soft rock music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Whitney Otto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
How to Make an American Quilt
NERFINISHED
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novel ⓘ |
| centralObject | quilt ⓘ |
| centralTheme | women's experiences across generations ⓘ |
| character |
Anna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Em NERFINISHED ⓘ Finn Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ Glady Joe Cleary NERFINISHED ⓘ Hy Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ Marianna NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Janusz Kamiński NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Jocelyn Moorhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jill Bilcock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| genre |
ensemble film
ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Thomas Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
love
ⓘ
relationships ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | interwoven life stories ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Midge Sanford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarah Pillsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Amblin Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1991 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1995-10-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 116 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jane Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alfre Woodard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anne Bancroft NERFINISHED ⓘ Claire Danes NERFINISHED ⓘ Dermot Mulroney NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellen Burstyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Nelligan NERFINISHED ⓘ Maya Angelou NERFINISHED ⓘ Samantha Mathis NERFINISHED ⓘ Winona Ryder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
How to Make an American Quilt (1995 film)