The Affairs of Anatol
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The Affairs of Anatol is a 1921 silent romantic drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, based on Arthur Schnitzler’s play, that explores the amorous misadventures of a wealthy socialite.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Affairs of Anatol canonical | 1 |
| The Affairs of Anatol (1921 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5320143 — 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: The Affairs of Anatol Context triple: [Clare West, designedForFilm, The Affairs of Anatol]
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A.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
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B.
The Buenos Aires Affair
The Buenos Aires Affair is a 1973 experimental crime and psychological novel by Argentine writer Manuel Puig that blends pop culture, psychoanalysis, and political undercurrents in a fragmented narrative set in Buenos Aires.
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C.
The Wife’s Secret
The Wife’s Secret is a psychological suspense novel by British author Caroline England that explores hidden pasts and buried family secrets.
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D.
The Eternal Husband
The Eternal Husband is a psychological novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores guilt, jealousy, and obsession through the tense relationship between a widower and his late wife's former lover.
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E.
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone is a 1961 romantic drama film, based on a Tennessee Williams novella, about an aging actress’s affair in Rome and is noted for featuring Jill St. John.
- 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: The Affairs of Anatol Target entity description: The Affairs of Anatol is a 1921 silent romantic drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, based on Arthur Schnitzler’s play, that explores the amorous misadventures of a wealthy socialite.
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A.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
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B.
The Buenos Aires Affair
The Buenos Aires Affair is a 1973 experimental crime and psychological novel by Argentine writer Manuel Puig that blends pop culture, psychoanalysis, and political undercurrents in a fragmented narrative set in Buenos Aires.
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C.
The Wife’s Secret
The Wife’s Secret is a psychological suspense novel by British author Caroline England that explores hidden pasts and buried family secrets.
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D.
The Eternal Husband
The Eternal Husband is a psychological novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores guilt, jealousy, and obsession through the tense relationship between a widower and his late wife's former lover.
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E.
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone is a 1961 romantic drama film, based on a Tennessee Williams novella, about an aging actress’s affair in Rome and is noted for featuring Jill St. John.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Wilfred Buckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Anatol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
play by Arthur Schnitzler ⓘ |
| character |
Anatol DeWitt Spencer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emilie Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Runyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Nazzer Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Satan Synne NERFINISHED ⓘ Vivian Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Bert Glennon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karl Struss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic drama
ⓘ
silent drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmPoster | The Affairs of Anatol theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| leadActress | Gloria Swanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Anatol DeWitt Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Jazz Age social life
ⓘ
lavish production design ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| partOf | filmography of Cecil B. DeMille ⓘ |
| portrays |
amorous misadventures of a wealthy socialite
ⓘ
marital infidelity ⓘ moral dilemmas in high society ⓘ |
| producer | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Famous Players–Lasky Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1921-09-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 117 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jeanie Macpherson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York high society ⓘ |
| starring |
Agnes Ayres
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elliott Dexter NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloria Swanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Monte Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ Polly Moran NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore Kosloff NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallace Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ Wanda Hawley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Affairs of Anatol Description of subject: The Affairs of Anatol is a 1921 silent romantic drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, based on Arthur Schnitzler’s play, that explores the amorous misadventures of a wealthy socialite.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
The Affairs of Anatol (1921 film)