The Comedy
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The Comedy is a 2012 dark, experimental indie film directed by Rick Alverson that follows a privileged, apathetic man drifting through Brooklyn while pushing social boundaries with abrasive, ironic humor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Comedy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7079996 — 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)
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Target entity: The Comedy Context triple: [Neil Hamburger, appearedIn, The Comedy]
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A.
A Modern Comedy
A Modern Comedy is a sequence of novels by John Galsworthy that continues the saga of the Forsyte family, exploring social change and moral conflict in early 20th-century England.
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B.
Beyond the Fringe
Beyond the Fringe is a groundbreaking early-1960s British satirical stage revue that helped launch the modern era of sketch comedy and satire.
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C.
Les Comédiens sans le savoir
Les Comédiens sans le savoir is a short story by Honoré de Balzac that forms part of his panoramic literary cycle La Comédie humaine, depicting the lives and manners of 19th-century Parisians.
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D.
The Mad Show
The Mad Show is a 1966 Off-Broadway musical revue with music by Mary Rodgers, inspired by Mad magazine’s satirical humor.
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E.
Every Man in His Humour
Every Man in His Humour is a late 16th-century comedy play by Ben Jonson that helped establish his reputation and is known for its realistic characters and satirical portrayal of London life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Comedy Target entity description: The Comedy is a 2012 dark, experimental indie film directed by Rick Alverson that follows a privileged, apathetic man drifting through Brooklyn while pushing social boundaries with abrasive, ironic humor.
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A.
A Modern Comedy
A Modern Comedy is a sequence of novels by John Galsworthy that continues the saga of the Forsyte family, exploring social change and moral conflict in early 20th-century England.
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B.
Beyond the Fringe
Beyond the Fringe is a groundbreaking early-1960s British satirical stage revue that helped launch the modern era of sketch comedy and satire.
-
C.
Les Comédiens sans le savoir
Les Comédiens sans le savoir is a short story by Honoré de Balzac that forms part of his panoramic literary cycle La Comédie humaine, depicting the lives and manners of 19th-century Parisians.
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D.
The Mad Show
The Mad Show is a 1966 Off-Broadway musical revue with music by Mary Rodgers, inspired by Mad magazine’s satirical humor.
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E.
Every Man in His Humour
Every Man in His Humour is a late 16th-century comedy play by Ben Jonson that helped establish his reputation and is known for its realistic characters and satirical portrayal of London life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jeremy Saulnier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Rick Alverson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Drafthouse Films
NERFINISHED
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Tribeca Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Michael Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rick Alverson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| follows | a privileged apathetic man drifting through Brooklyn ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class and entitlement
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limits of irony ⓘ privilege and apathy ⓘ toxic masculinity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Swanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | Not Rated ⓘ |
| musicBy | Robert Donne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
abrasive ironic humor
ⓘ
pushing social boundaries ⓘ |
| portrays |
emotional detachment
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ironic detachment ⓘ male privilege ⓘ social alienation ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2012-01-21 ⓘ |
| producer |
Mike S. Ryan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rick Alverson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Colm O’Leary
NERFINISHED
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Rick Alverson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Donne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Eric Wareheim
NERFINISHED
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Gregg Turkington NERFINISHED ⓘ James Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Jensen NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Lyn Sheil NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Heidecker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Comedy Description of subject: The Comedy is a 2012 dark, experimental indie film directed by Rick Alverson that follows a privileged, apathetic man drifting through Brooklyn while pushing social boundaries with abrasive, ironic humor.
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