Mamma Roma
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Mamma Roma is a 1962 Italian neorealist drama film by Pier Paolo Pasolini, starring Anna Magnani as a former prostitute striving for a better life for her son in postwar Rome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mamma Roma canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5764177 — 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: Mamma Roma Context triple: [Pier Paolo Pasolini, notableWork, Mamma Roma]
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A.
Brida
Brida is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that follows a young Irish woman’s spiritual journey as she explores witchcraft, love, and self-discovery.
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B.
Ghetto of Rome
The Ghetto of Rome was the historic Jewish quarter of the city, established in the 16th century along the Tiber and long subjected to segregation and poverty before its eventual emancipation and redevelopment.
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C.
Nights of Cabiria
Nights of Cabiria is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini that follows the poignant, episodic life of a resilient Roman sex worker searching for love and dignity.
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D.
Viridiana
Viridiana is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, renowned for its controversial critique of religion and bourgeois morality.
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E.
Salammbô
Salammbô is a historical novel by Gustave Flaubert set in ancient Carthage during the Mercenary War, renowned for its lush, exotic detail and meticulous historical research.
- 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: Mamma Roma Target entity description: Mamma Roma is a 1962 Italian neorealist drama film by Pier Paolo Pasolini, starring Anna Magnani as a former prostitute striving for a better life for her son in postwar Rome.
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A.
Brida
Brida is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that follows a young Irish woman’s spiritual journey as she explores witchcraft, love, and self-discovery.
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B.
Ghetto of Rome
The Ghetto of Rome was the historic Jewish quarter of the city, established in the 16th century along the Tiber and long subjected to segregation and poverty before its eventual emancipation and redevelopment.
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C.
Nights of Cabiria
Nights of Cabiria is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini that follows the poignant, episodic life of a resilient Roman sex worker searching for love and dignity.
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D.
Viridiana
Viridiana is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, renowned for its controversial critique of religion and bourgeois morality.
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E.
Salammbô
Salammbô is a historical novel by Gustave Flaubert set in ancient Carthage during the Mercenary War, renowned for its lush, exotic detail and meticulous historical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian film
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film ⓘ neorealist film ⓘ |
| censorshipIssue |
critique of Italian society
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depiction of prostitution ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Tonino Delli Colli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| director | Pier Paolo Pasolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorFilmographyPosition | second feature film by Pier Paolo Pasolini ⓘ |
| distributor | Cineriz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Nino Baragli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | Italian neorealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWork | Accattone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
neorealism ⓘ |
| hasCensorshipHistory | yes ⓘ |
| leadActressCharacterOccupation | former prostitute ⓘ |
| leadActressRole | Mamma Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mamma Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Carlo Rustichelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | struggle for a better life for her son ⓘ |
| notableSceneType | crucifixion-like tracking shots ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| portrays |
Italian working class
ⓘ
postwar Italian society ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Arco Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | former prostitute ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1962-08-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 110 ⓘ |
| screenDebutOf | Ettore Garofolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Pier Paolo Pasolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Rome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
postwar Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Anna Magnani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ettore Garofolo NERFINISHED ⓘ Franco Citti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
aspiration for a better life
ⓘ
mother–son relationship ⓘ poverty ⓘ social marginalization ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| title | Mamma Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Pier Paolo Pasolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfVenicePremiere | 1962 ⓘ |
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