Through a Glass Darkly
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Through a Glass Darkly is a 1961 Swedish psychological drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman that explores mental illness, faith, and family tension over the course of a single day on a remote island.
All labels observed (1)
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| Through a Glass Darkly canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Through a Glass Darkly Context triple: [Sven Nykvist, notableWork, Through a Glass Darkly]
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In a Glass Darkly
In a Glass Darkly is a classic 1872 collection of supernatural and gothic tales by Irish writer Sheridan Le Fanu, best known for including the influential vampire novella "Carmilla."
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B.
Cleanness
Cleanness is a Middle English alliterative poem, often attributed to the Pearl Poet, that explores the virtue of spiritual purity through biblical narratives and moral exempla.
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C.
Death in Venice
Death in Venice is a 1912 novella by Thomas Mann that explores themes of beauty, obsession, and decay through the story of an aging writer’s infatuation with a young boy in cholera-stricken Venice.
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D.
Red Faun
Red Faun is an ancient Roman statue of a reclining satyr, renowned for its vivid reddish marble and housed in Rome’s Capitoline Museums.
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Cronaca di una morte annunciata
Cronaca di una morte annunciata is an Italian-Colombian film adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s novella "Chronicle of a Death Foretold," directed by Francesco Rosi.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Through a Glass Darkly Target entity description: Through a Glass Darkly is a 1961 Swedish psychological drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman that explores mental illness, faith, and family tension over the course of a single day on a remote island.
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A.
In a Glass Darkly
In a Glass Darkly is a classic 1872 collection of supernatural and gothic tales by Irish writer Sheridan Le Fanu, best known for including the influential vampire novella "Carmilla."
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B.
Cleanness
Cleanness is a Middle English alliterative poem, often attributed to the Pearl Poet, that explores the virtue of spiritual purity through biblical narratives and moral exempla.
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C.
Death in Venice
Death in Venice is a 1912 novella by Thomas Mann that explores themes of beauty, obsession, and decay through the story of an aging writer’s infatuation with a young boy in cholera-stricken Venice.
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D.
Red Faun
Red Faun is an ancient Roman statue of a reclining satyr, renowned for its vivid reddish marble and housed in Rome’s Capitoline Museums.
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E.
Cronaca di una morte annunciata
Cronaca di una morte annunciata is an Italian-Colombian film adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s novella "Chronicle of a Death Foretold," directed by Francesco Rosi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
NERFINISHED
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Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED ⓘ National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
David
NERFINISHED
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Karin NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Minus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Sven Nykvist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| director | Ingmar Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Janus Films
NERFINISHED
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Svensk Filmindustri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ulla Ryghe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTopic |
marital strain
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parent–child relationships ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ schizophrenia ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Fårö, Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Silence
NERFINISHED
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Winter Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasMetacriticRecognition | included in many greatest films lists ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
faith
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family tension ⓘ mental illness ⓘ |
| musicBy | Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTimeSpan | single day ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| partOf | Ingmar Bergman’s Faith Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Allan Ekelund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Svensk Filmindustri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | 1961 Cannes Film Festival (out of competition) ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Ingmar Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | remote island ⓘ |
| stars |
Gunnar Björnstrand
NERFINISHED
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Harriet Andersson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lars Passgård NERFINISHED ⓘ Max von Sydow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Ingmar Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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