American Fiction
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American Fiction is a 2023 satirical drama film in which Jeffrey Wright stars as a frustrated Black novelist who exploits the publishing industry's appetite for stereotypical stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Fiction canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5271612 — 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.
Target entity: American Fiction Context triple: [Jeffrey Wright, notableWork, American Fiction]
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Blaxploitation
Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the early 1970s, featuring Black casts and soundtracks and focusing on urban African American life, often blending action, crime, and social commentary.
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Wellywood
Wellywood is a playful nickname for Wellington, New Zealand, referencing its prominent film industry and association with director Peter Jackson.
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New Hollywood
New Hollywood was a transformative era in American cinema, roughly from the late 1960s to early 1980s, when a new generation of directors introduced more experimental, auteur-driven, and socially conscious films that broke from traditional studio formulas.
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New American Cinema
New American Cinema was an influential 1960s independent film movement in the United States that rejected Hollywood conventions in favor of low-budget, experimental, and personal filmmaking.
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E.
Palookaville
Palookaville is a 2004 studio album by British DJ and producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, blending big beat, electronic, and alternative influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: American Fiction Target entity description: American Fiction is a 2023 satirical drama film in which Jeffrey Wright stars as a frustrated Black novelist who exploits the publishing industry's appetite for stereotypical stories.
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A.
Blaxploitation
Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the early 1970s, featuring Black casts and soundtracks and focusing on urban African American life, often blending action, crime, and social commentary.
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B.
Wellywood
Wellywood is a playful nickname for Wellington, New Zealand, referencing its prominent film industry and association with director Peter Jackson.
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C.
New Hollywood
New Hollywood was a transformative era in American cinema, roughly from the late 1960s to early 1980s, when a new generation of directors introduced more experimental, auteur-driven, and socially conscious films that broke from traditional studio formulas.
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D.
New American Cinema
New American Cinema was an influential 1960s independent film movement in the United States that rejected Hollywood conventions in favor of low-budget, experimental, and personal filmmaking.
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E.
Palookaville
Palookaville is a 2004 studio album by British DJ and producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, blending big beat, electronic, and alternative influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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satirical drama film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | literary adaptation ⓘ |
| basedOn | Erasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Percival Everett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Thelonious "Monk" Ellison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterEthnicity | Black American ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | novelist ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jeffrey Waldron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Cord Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Amazon MGM Studios
NERFINISHED
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Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorPlatform | theatrical release ⓘ |
| editedBy | Hilda Rasula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalAward | People's Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| genre |
drama film
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satire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorAwardRecognition | Jeffrey Wright received critical acclaim for his performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Laura Karpman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | satire of the publishing and entertainment industries ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A frustrated Black novelist exploits the publishing industry’s appetite for stereotypical stories about Black life. ⓘ |
| producer |
Ben LeClair
NERFINISHED
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Cord Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremiah Samuels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
MRC
NERFINISHED
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T-Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUnitedStates | 2023-12-15 ⓘ |
| runtime | 117 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Cord Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| starring |
Adam Brody
NERFINISHED
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Erika Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ Issa Rae NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeffrey Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ John Ortiz NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Uggams NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterling K. Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracee Ellis Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsequentPlatform | streaming via Amazon-related services ⓘ |
| theme |
commercialization of Black culture
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racial stereotypes in publishing ⓘ representation of Black authors ⓘ |
| worldPremiereAt | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldPremiereDate | 2023-09-08 ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 2023 ⓘ |
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Subject: American Fiction Description of subject: American Fiction is a 2023 satirical drama film in which Jeffrey Wright stars as a frustrated Black novelist who exploits the publishing industry's appetite for stereotypical stories.
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