A Kind of Loving
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A Kind of Loving is a 1962 British romantic drama film, adapted from Stan Barstow’s novel, that portrays a working-class courtship and marriage in Northern England.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Kind of Loving canonical | 3 |
| A Kind of Loving (1962 film) | 2 |
| A Kind of Loving (novel) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6240724 — 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: A Kind of Loving Context triple: [John Schlesinger, directed, A Kind of Loving]
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A.
A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving is a 1993 British television drama series adapted from Stan Barstow’s novel, depicting the complexities of working-class romance and marriage in postwar Northern England.
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B.
Song of Love
"Song of Love" is a 1947 biographical romantic drama film starring Paul Henreid, Katharine Hepburn, and Robert Walker that portrays the life and music of composer Robert Schumann.
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C.
For Love’s Sake
For Love’s Sake is a song by American country artist Dwight Yoakam, featured on his 2000 album "Tomorrow’s Sounds Today."
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D.
The Glory of Love
"The Glory of Love" is a classic romantic pop ballad best known for its heartfelt lyrics and soaring melody, often associated with film soundtracks and sentimental moments.
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E.
For Love Alone
"For Love Alone" is a romance novel written by Ivana Trump that draws on her experiences in high society and glamorous international settings.
- 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: A Kind of Loving Target entity description: A Kind of Loving is a 1962 British romantic drama film, adapted from Stan Barstow’s novel, that portrays a working-class courtship and marriage in Northern England.
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A.
A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving is a 1993 British television drama series adapted from Stan Barstow’s novel, depicting the complexities of working-class romance and marriage in postwar Northern England.
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B.
Song of Love
"Song of Love" is a 1947 biographical romantic drama film starring Paul Henreid, Katharine Hepburn, and Robert Walker that portrays the life and music of composer Robert Schumann.
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C.
For Love’s Sake
For Love’s Sake is a song by American country artist Dwight Yoakam, featured on his 2000 album "Tomorrow’s Sounds Today."
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D.
The Glory of Love
"The Glory of Love" is a classic romantic pop ballad best known for its heartfelt lyrics and soaring melody, often associated with film soundtracks and sentimental moments.
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E.
For Love Alone
"For Love Alone" is a romance novel written by Ivana Trump that draws on her experiences in high society and glamorous international settings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| author | Stan Barstow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | 1962 Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear (nomination) ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Kind of Loving (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematography | Denys Coop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| director | John Schlesinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDebutOf | John Schlesinger (feature film) ⓘ |
| filmEditingBy | Peter Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Lancashire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
kitchen sink realism
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class differences
ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ sexual relationships ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ingrid Rothwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vic Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ron Grainer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
marriage
ⓘ
working-class courtship ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfMovement | British New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Joseph Janni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Vic Films Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1962-04-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 112 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Keith Waterhouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willis Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Bates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bert Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ June Ritchie NERFINISHED ⓘ Thora Hird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Kind of Loving Description of subject: A Kind of Loving is a 1962 British romantic drama film, adapted from Stan Barstow’s novel, that portrays a working-class courtship and marriage in Northern England.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
A Kind of Loving (1962 film)
this entity surface form:
A Kind of Loving (1962 film)
this entity surface form:
A Kind of Loving (novel)
this entity surface form:
A Kind of Loving (novel)