Smoke
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Smoke is a 1995 independent film directed by Wayne Wang and written by Paul Auster, known for its interwoven, character-driven stories set around a Brooklyn cigar shop.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smoke canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6828212 — 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: Smoke Context triple: [Paul Auster, notableWork, Smoke]
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A.
Smoke
Smoke is a large-scale modern sculpture by American artist Tony Smith, renowned for its monumental geometric form and prominent installation at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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B.
The Smoke
The Smoke is a dramatic work by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood, known for her sharp, socially engaged storytelling.
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C.
The Smoke
The Smoke is the English name of Surah Ad-Dukhan, a chapter of the Qur’an that warns of a coming smoke as a sign of divine punishment and emphasizes God’s power and mercy.
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D.
The Smoke
The Smoke is a British television drama series centered on the lives and challenges of London firefighters.
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E.
Cigarette
Cigarette is a minimalist steel sculpture by American artist Tony Smith, known for its towering, monolithic form and exploration of geometric abstraction in public space.
- 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: Smoke Target entity description: Smoke is a 1995 independent film directed by Wayne Wang and written by Paul Auster, known for its interwoven, character-driven stories set around a Brooklyn cigar shop.
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A.
Smoke
Smoke is a large-scale modern sculpture by American artist Tony Smith, renowned for its monumental geometric form and prominent installation at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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B.
The Smoke
The Smoke is the English name of Surah Ad-Dukhan, a chapter of the Qur’an that warns of a coming smoke as a sign of divine punishment and emphasizes God’s power and mercy.
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C.
The Smoke
The Smoke is a dramatic work by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood, known for her sharp, socially engaged storytelling.
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D.
The Smoke
The Smoke is a British television drama series centered on the lives and challenges of London firefighters.
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E.
Cigarette
Cigarette is a minimalist steel sculpture by American artist Tony Smith, known for its towering, monolithic form and exploration of geometric abstraction in public space.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Silver Bear Special Jury Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedAt | 45th Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by Paul Auster ⓘ |
| centralBusiness | cigar shop ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Auggie Wren
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacterOccupation | cigar shop owner ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Adam Holender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | positive ⓘ |
| director | Wayne Wang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | Thérèse DePrez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalSection | Competition at Berlin International Film Festival ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Blue in the Face NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Brooklyn cigar shop ⓘ |
| musicBy | Rachel Portman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | character-driven stories ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | interwoven stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Brooklyn atmosphere
ⓘ
ensemble cast ⓘ philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Bob Weinstein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harvey Weinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1995-02-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 112 ⓘ |
| screenplayStyle | literary ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Paul Auster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelReleaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Ashley Judd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forest Whitaker NERFINISHED ⓘ Giancarlo Esposito NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold Perrineau NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Keitel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jared Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Stockard Channing NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Argo NERFINISHED ⓘ William Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Paul Auster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Smoke Description of subject: Smoke is a 1995 independent film directed by Wayne Wang and written by Paul Auster, known for its interwoven, character-driven stories set around a Brooklyn cigar shop.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.