Death in Brunswick (1990 film)
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Death in Brunswick (1990 film) is a darkly comic Australian crime film set in Melbourne, following a hapless cook whose life spirals into chaos after he becomes entangled with the local underworld.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Death in Brunswick (1990 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6190307 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Death in Brunswick (1990 film) Context triple: [Ken Sallows, notableWork, Death in Brunswick (1990 film)]
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Bringing Out the Dead
Bringing Out the Dead is a 1999 psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader, following a burned-out New York City paramedic over three harrowing nights.
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Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral is a 2007 British black comedy film centered on a dysfunctional family gathering for a chaotic and farcical funeral.
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C.
Night of the Living Dead (1990 film)
Night of the Living Dead (1990 film) is a color remake of George A. Romero’s classic 1968 zombie horror film, noted for its updated effects, altered character dynamics, and more modern sensibilities.
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D.
Dead Man
Dead Man is a 1995 black-and-white revisionist Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, known for its surreal, existential tone and a score by Neil Young.
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E.
Dead Men’s Shoes
"Dead Men’s Shoes" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that explores themes of identity, social expectation, and personal transformation in a Southern setting.
- 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: Death in Brunswick (1990 film) Target entity description: Death in Brunswick (1990 film) is a darkly comic Australian crime film set in Melbourne, following a hapless cook whose life spirals into chaos after he becomes entangled with the local underworld.
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A.
Bringing Out the Dead
Bringing Out the Dead is a 1999 psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader, following a burned-out New York City paramedic over three harrowing nights.
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B.
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral is a 2007 British black comedy film centered on a dysfunctional family gathering for a chaotic and farcical funeral.
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C.
Night of the Living Dead (1990 film)
Night of the Living Dead (1990 film) is a color remake of George A. Romero’s classic 1968 zombie horror film, noted for its updated effects, altered character dynamics, and more modern sensibilities.
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D.
Dead Man
Dead Man is a 1995 black-and-white revisionist Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, known for its surreal, existential tone and a score by Neil Young.
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E.
Dead Men’s Shoes
"Dead Men’s Shoes" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that explores themes of identity, social expectation, and personal transformation in a Southern setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Boyd Oxlade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Death in Brunswick (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Ellery Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| director | John Ruane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Roadshow Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Ken Sallows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresUnderworld | Melbourne criminal underworld ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Brunswick, Victoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
crime ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime and moral compromise
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cross-cultural romance ⓘ working-class life in Melbourne ⓘ |
| leadActor | Sam Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Zoe Carides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Carl Fitzgerald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Philip Judd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of black comedy and crime elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A hapless cook becomes entangled with the local underworld after a death at the nightclub where he works. ⓘ |
| producer | Timothy White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Meridian Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | cook ⓘ |
| releaseCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 109 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Boyd Oxlade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Ruane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Brunswick, Victoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Deborah Kennedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Papademetriou NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ Yvonne Lawley NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoe Carides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| title | Death in Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Death in Brunswick (1990 film) Description of subject: Death in Brunswick (1990 film) is a darkly comic Australian crime film set in Melbourne, following a hapless cook whose life spirals into chaos after he becomes entangled with the local underworld.
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