Les Parents terribles
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Les Parents terribles is a 1938 French play by Jean Cocteau, known for its intense, tragicomic portrayal of a dysfunctional family entangled in jealousy, dependence, and forbidden love.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Les Parents terribles canonical | 3 |
| Les Parents terribles (stage productions) | 2 |
| Les Parents terribles (1948 film) | 1 |
| Les Parents terribles (film adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8107221 — 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: Les Parents terribles Context triple: [Jean Cocteau, notableWork, Les Parents terribles]
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A.
Bad Moms
Bad Moms is a 2016 American comedy film that follows an overworked mother who rebels against conventional parenting expectations, leading to wild misadventures with two fellow moms.
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B.
The In-Laws
The In-Laws is a 1979 comedy film best known for its absurd, farcical plot and the comedic pairing of Alan Arkin and Peter Falk.
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C.
My Family
"My Family" is a British television sitcom that follows the comedic misadventures of the Harper family, a middle-class household navigating everyday chaos and family dynamics.
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D.
The Pacifier
The Pacifier is a 2005 family action-comedy film starring Vin Diesel as a Navy SEAL assigned to protect a group of children.
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E.
The Parent 'Hood
The Parent 'Hood is a 1990s American sitcom that follows an upper-middle-class African-American family in New York City, blending humor with family and social issues.
- 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: Les Parents terribles Target entity description: Les Parents terribles is a 1938 French play by Jean Cocteau, known for its intense, tragicomic portrayal of a dysfunctional family entangled in jealousy, dependence, and forbidden love.
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A.
Bad Moms
Bad Moms is a 2016 American comedy film that follows an overworked mother who rebels against conventional parenting expectations, leading to wild misadventures with two fellow moms.
-
B.
The In-Laws
The In-Laws is a 1979 comedy film best known for its absurd, farcical plot and the comedic pairing of Alan Arkin and Peter Falk.
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C.
My Family
"My Family" is a British television sitcom that follows the comedic misadventures of the Harper family, a middle-class household navigating everyday chaos and family dynamics.
-
D.
The Pacifier
The Pacifier is a 2005 family action-comedy film starring Vin Diesel as a Navy SEAL assigned to protect a group of children.
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E.
The Parent 'Hood
The Parent 'Hood is a 1990s American sitcom that follows an upper-middle-class African-American family in New York City, blending humor with family and social issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Intimate Relations (1953 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Les Parents terribles (1948 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Parents terribles (stage adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Storm Within (1954 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
dependent son
ⓘ
domineering parent ⓘ love triangle ⓘ overbearing mother ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional dependency
ⓘ
possessiveness ⓘ taboo relationships ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
dependence
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dysfunctional family ⓘ forbidden love ⓘ jealousy ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century French theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
emotional manipulation
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ incestuous desire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of tragedy and comedy
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intense portrayal of family conflict ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Jean Cocteau's theatrical works ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| titleInOriginalLanguage | Les Parents terribles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Les Parents terribles Description of subject: Les Parents terribles is a 1938 French play by Jean Cocteau, known for its intense, tragicomic portrayal of a dysfunctional family entangled in jealousy, dependence, and forbidden love.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Les Parents terribles (film adaptation)
this entity surface form:
Les Parents terribles (1948 film)
this entity surface form:
Les Parents terribles (stage productions)
this entity surface form:
Les Parents terribles (stage productions)