Faraway, So Close!
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Faraway, So Close! is a 1993 fantasy drama film directed by Wim Wenders that continues the story of angels observing and intervening in human life in Berlin, serving as a sequel to his acclaimed film Wings of Desire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faraway, So Close! canonical | 5 |
| film Faraway, So Close! | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5148208 — 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: Faraway, So Close! Context triple: [Bruno Ganz, notableWork, Faraway, So Close!]
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A.
Never Far Away
"Never Far Away" is a song featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 slasher film "Scream."
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B.
Far from Over
"Far from Over" is a 1983 rock song by Frank Stallone that gained popularity as part of the soundtrack for the film "Staying Alive."
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C.
Farther Away
Farther Away is a 2012 collection of essays by Jonathan Franzen that blends literary criticism, personal reflection, and environmental concerns.
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D.
Faraway Music
Faraway Music is a memoir by Svetlana Alliluyeva, Joseph Stalin’s daughter, reflecting on her life, family, and defection from the Soviet Union.
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E.
From a Distance
"From a Distance" is a popular ballad best known through Bette Midler’s Grammy-winning 1990 recording, which became an international hit and an emblematic peace-themed song.
- 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: Faraway, So Close! Target entity description: Faraway, So Close! is a 1993 fantasy drama film directed by Wim Wenders that continues the story of angels observing and intervening in human life in Berlin, serving as a sequel to his acclaimed film Wings of Desire.
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A.
Never Far Away
"Never Far Away" is a song featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 slasher film "Scream."
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B.
Far from Over
"Far from Over" is a 1983 rock song by Frank Stallone that gained popularity as part of the soundtrack for the film "Staying Alive."
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C.
Farther Away
Farther Away is a 2012 collection of essays by Jonathan Franzen that blends literary criticism, personal reflection, and environmental concerns.
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D.
Faraway Music
Faraway Music is a memoir by Svetlana Alliluyeva, Joseph Stalin’s daughter, reflecting on her life, family, and defection from the Soviet Union.
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E.
From a Distance
"From a Distance" is a popular ballad best known through Bette Midler’s Grammy-winning 1990 recording, which became an international hit and an emblematic peace-themed song.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grand Prix du Jury at Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | characters created by Wim Wenders ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Jürgen Jürges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| depicts | post-reunification Berlin ⓘ |
| director | Wim Wenders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Road Movies Filmproduktion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cassiel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Damiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalSection | Cannes Film Festival competition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEditingBy | Peter Przygodda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Wings of Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | In weiter Ferne, so nah! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBlackAndWhiteSequences | true ⓘ |
| hasColorInfo | color ⓘ |
| hasTagline | The angels are back ⓘ |
| isSequelTo | Wings of Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
angels observing human life
ⓘ
intervention in human affairs ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Jürgen Knieper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laurie Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | transition of angels to human existence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | In weiter Ferne, so nah! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wings of Desire film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Wim Wenders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Road Movies Filmproduktion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1993-05-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 144 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Richard Reitinger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulrich Ziegler NERFINISHED ⓘ Wim Wenders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Bruno Ganz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heinz Rühmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Nastassja Kinski NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Sander NERFINISHED ⓘ Willem Dafoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Faraway, So Close! Description of subject: Faraway, So Close! is a 1993 fantasy drama film directed by Wim Wenders that continues the story of angels observing and intervening in human life in Berlin, serving as a sequel to his acclaimed film Wings of Desire.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
film Faraway, So Close!