Rufus Sixsmith in Cloud Atlas
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Rufus Sixsmith in *Cloud Atlas* is a principled, sensitive nuclear physicist whose lifelong love and moral convictions connect storylines across different eras.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rufus Sixsmith in Cloud Atlas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Rufus Sixsmith in Cloud Atlas Context triple: [James D'Arcy, playedCharacter, Rufus Sixsmith in Cloud Atlas]
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Mr Farraday
Mr Farraday is the American gentleman who becomes the new owner of Darlington Hall in Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel "The Remains of the Day."
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Sir Felix Carbury
Sir Felix Carbury is a vain, irresponsible young baronet and gambler in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," emblematic of the moral decay and financial recklessness of his social class.
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Dr. Erasmus Craven
Dr. Erasmus Craven is a timid but good-hearted sorcerer, portrayed by Vincent Price, who becomes entangled in a magical rivalry in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Raven."
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D.
Hugo Carmody
Hugo Carmody is a charming, somewhat hapless young gentleman from P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories, often embroiled in romantic entanglements and comic misadventures.
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E.
Henry Antrobus
Henry Antrobus is a central figure in Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth," representing the turbulent, rebellious son within the allegorical Antrobus family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rufus Sixsmith in Cloud Atlas Target entity description: Rufus Sixsmith in *Cloud Atlas* is a principled, sensitive nuclear physicist whose lifelong love and moral convictions connect storylines across different eras.
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A.
Mr Farraday
Mr Farraday is the American gentleman who becomes the new owner of Darlington Hall in Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel "The Remains of the Day."
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B.
Sir Felix Carbury
Sir Felix Carbury is a vain, irresponsible young baronet and gambler in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," emblematic of the moral decay and financial recklessness of his social class.
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C.
Dr. Erasmus Craven
Dr. Erasmus Craven is a timid but good-hearted sorcerer, portrayed by Vincent Price, who becomes entangled in a magical rivalry in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Raven."
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D.
Hugo Carmody
Hugo Carmody is a charming, somewhat hapless young gentleman from P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories, often embroiled in romantic entanglements and comic misadventures.
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E.
Henry Antrobus
Henry Antrobus is a central figure in Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth," representing the turbulent, rebellious son within the allegorical Antrobus family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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fictional character version ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Cloud Atlas
NERFINISHED
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Cloud Atlas (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Cloud Atlas (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
love across time
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moral responsibility ⓘ whistleblowing ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot ⓘ |
| characterIn |
Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Letters from Zedelghem NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish (film within the film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Luisa Rey storyline
ⓘ
Robert Frobisher storyline ⓘ |
| correspondsWith | Robert Frobisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | David Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Sixsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Robert Frobisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Rufus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRomanticRelationshipWith | Robert Frobisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
morally conscientious
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principled ⓘ sensitive ⓘ |
| isSourceFor | Luisa Rey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isYoungerVersionOf | Rufus Sixsmith (1970s) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Bill Smoke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | murder ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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literature ⓘ |
| meets | Luisa Rey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | links different eras in Cloud Atlas ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | nuclear physicist ⓘ |
| opposes | Seaboard Corporation cover-up ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Ben Whishaw
NERFINISHED
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James D'Arcy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedByInFilmSegment |
Ben Whishaw as young Rufus Sixsmith
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James D'Arcy as older Rufus Sixsmith ⓘ |
| receivesLettersFrom | Robert Frobisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sameFictionalPersonAs | Rufus Sixsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| warns | Luisa Rey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warnsAbout | safety flaws at Seaboard HYDRA plant ⓘ |
| worksOn | Seaboard HYDRA nuclear power plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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