Blue in the Face
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Blue in the Face is a 1995 Brooklyn-set comedy film co-directed by Paul Auster and Wayne Wang, serving as a loose, improvisational companion piece to their earlier movie Smoke.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue in the Face canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6828213 — 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: Blue in the Face Context triple: [Paul Auster, notableWork, Blue in the Face]
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A.
Grinnin’ in Your Face
Grinnin’ in Your Face is a stark, a cappella Delta blues song by Son House, celebrated for its raw vocal power and haunting emotional intensity.
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B.
Black and Blue
"Black and Blue" is a bestselling novel by Anna Quindlen that explores domestic abuse and a woman's struggle to escape and rebuild her life.
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C.
Black and Blue
"Black and Blue" is a 1976 studio album by The Rolling Stones that showcases the band's transition into funk, reggae, and disco-influenced rock following the departure of guitarist Mick Taylor.
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D.
Yellow Face
Yellow Face is a satirical play by David Henry Hwang that explores racial identity, representation, and Asian American experiences in the theater industry.
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E.
Broken Face
"Broken Face" is a raw, punk-influenced track by the Pixies, featured on their influential 1988 album *Surfer Rosa*.
- 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: Blue in the Face Target entity description: Blue in the Face is a 1995 Brooklyn-set comedy film co-directed by Paul Auster and Wayne Wang, serving as a loose, improvisational companion piece to their earlier movie Smoke.
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A.
Grinnin’ in Your Face
Grinnin’ in Your Face is a stark, a cappella Delta blues song by Son House, celebrated for its raw vocal power and haunting emotional intensity.
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B.
Black and Blue
"Black and Blue" is a bestselling novel by Anna Quindlen that explores domestic abuse and a woman's struggle to escape and rebuild her life.
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C.
Black and Blue
"Black and Blue" is a 1976 studio album by The Rolling Stones that showcases the band's transition into funk, reggae, and disco-influenced rock following the departure of guitarist Mick Taylor.
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D.
Yellow Face
Yellow Face is a satirical play by David Henry Hwang that explores racial identity, representation, and Asian American experiences in the theater industry.
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E.
Broken Face
"Broken Face" is a raw, punk-influenced track by the Pixies, featured on their influential 1988 album *Surfer Rosa*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | characters and setting from Smoke ⓘ |
| coDirector |
Paul Auster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wayne Wang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director |
Paul Auster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wayne Wang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| featuresCameoAppearanceBy |
Jim Jarmusch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lily Tomlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lou Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Madonna NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael J. Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsFilm | Smoke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
independent film ⓘ |
| hasImprovisationalStyle | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
life in Brooklyn
ⓘ
urban community ⓘ |
| isCompanionPieceTo | Smoke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Brooklyn cigar shop ⓘ |
| musicBy | Blue Note Records artists (soundtrack) ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Smoke film cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionMethod | largely improvised ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 83 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Paul Auster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Giancarlo Esposito
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harvey Keitel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jared Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Roseanne Barr NERFINISHED ⓘ RuPaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blue in the Face Description of subject: Blue in the Face is a 1995 Brooklyn-set comedy film co-directed by Paul Auster and Wayne Wang, serving as a loose, improvisational companion piece to their earlier movie Smoke.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.