Cold Comfort Farm
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Cold Comfort Farm is a 1995 British satirical comedy film, adapted from Stella Gibbons’ novel, that parodies gloomy rural melodramas through the story of a pragmatic young woman who reorganizes her eccentric relatives’ farm.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cold Comfort Farm canonical | 2 |
| Cold Comfort Farm (1995 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6240728 — 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: Cold Comfort Farm Context triple: [John Schlesinger, directed, Cold Comfort Farm]
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A.
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden is a 1993 British-German drama film, directed by Andrew Birkin and based on Ian McEwan’s novel, in which Charlotte Gainsbourg stars in a dark story about siblings coping with isolation after their parents’ deaths.
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B.
The Black Cottage
The Black Cottage is a poem by Robert Frost that reflects on memory, change, and the passage of time in a rural New England setting.
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C.
The Uplands
The Uplands is a residential area in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, forming part of the wider local community near Palacefields.
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D.
Rising Damp
Rising Damp is a classic 1970s British sitcom set in a seedy boarding house, known for its sharp wit, social satire, and memorable ensemble cast.
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E.
The Croft
The Croft is a residential neighborhood located near Palacefields in the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England.
- 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: Cold Comfort Farm Target entity description: Cold Comfort Farm is a 1995 British satirical comedy film, adapted from Stella Gibbons’ novel, that parodies gloomy rural melodramas through the story of a pragmatic young woman who reorganizes her eccentric relatives’ farm.
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A.
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden is a 1993 British-German drama film, directed by Andrew Birkin and based on Ian McEwan’s novel, in which Charlotte Gainsbourg stars in a dark story about siblings coping with isolation after their parents’ deaths.
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B.
The Black Cottage
The Black Cottage is a poem by Robert Frost that reflects on memory, change, and the passage of time in a rural New England setting.
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C.
The Uplands
The Uplands is a residential area in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, forming part of the wider local community near Palacefields.
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D.
Rising Damp
Rising Damp is a classic 1970s British sitcom set in a seedy boarding house, known for its sharp wit, social satire, and memorable ensemble cast.
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E.
The Croft
The Croft is a residential neighborhood located near Palacefields in the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Stella Gibbons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cold Comfort Farm (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Ada Doom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amos Starkadder NERFINISHED ⓘ Flora Poste NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith Starkadder NERFINISHED ⓘ Seth Starkadder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Chris Seager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstBroadcast | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | John Schlesinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release in some territories ⓘ |
| distributor | Gramercy Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Peter Coulson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | television film ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
parody ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Flora Poste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| musicBy | Robert Lockhart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies |
gloomy countryside novels
ⓘ
rural melodrama ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young woman goes to live with eccentric relatives on a rundown farm and reorganizes their lives. ⓘ |
| producer | Alison Gilby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
BBC Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | pragmatic young woman ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1932 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| runtime | ca. 95 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Malcolm Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| setting | Cold Comfort Farm in Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Eileen Atkins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ian McKellen NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanna Lumley NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Beckinsale NERFINISHED ⓘ Miriam Margolyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Rufus Sewell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheila Burrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Fry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cold Comfort Farm Description of subject: Cold Comfort Farm is a 1995 British satirical comedy film, adapted from Stella Gibbons’ novel, that parodies gloomy rural melodramas through the story of a pragmatic young woman who reorganizes her eccentric relatives’ farm.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Cold Comfort Farm (1995 film)