Le Poinçonneur des Lilas
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"Le Poinçonneur des Lilas" is a 1958 chanson by Serge Gainsbourg that tells the darkly humorous, melancholic story of a Paris Métro ticket puncher dreaming of escape from his monotonous job.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Poinçonneur des Lilas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9233853 — 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.
Target entity: Le Poinçonneur des Lilas Context triple: [Serge Gainsbourg, notableWork, Le Poinçonneur des Lilas]
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Les Uns et les Autres
Les Uns et les Autres is a 1981 French epic drama film by Claude Lelouch that follows several families of musicians across multiple countries and decades, set against the backdrop of World War II and its aftermath.
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The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows is François Truffaut’s landmark 1959 coming-of-age film that helped launch the French New Wave and is celebrated for its intimate, realistic portrayal of adolescent alienation.
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La Fille sur le pont
La Fille sur le pont is a 1999 French romantic drama film, directed by Patrice Leconte, about the intense, fateful relationship between a suicidal young woman and a melancholy knife-thrower.
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Le Paysan de Paris
Le Paysan de Paris is a surrealist prose work by Louis Aragon that blends poetic narrative, urban flânerie, and dreamlike reflections on Parisian life.
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E.
The Bridge at Courbevoie
The Bridge at Courbevoie is an 1886–87 Post-Impressionist oil painting by Georges Seurat that depicts a tranquil riverside scene near Paris using his pioneering pointillist technique.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Le Poinçonneur des Lilas Target entity description: "Le Poinçonneur des Lilas" is a 1958 chanson by Serge Gainsbourg that tells the darkly humorous, melancholic story of a Paris Métro ticket puncher dreaming of escape from his monotonous job.
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A.
Les Uns et les Autres
Les Uns et les Autres is a 1981 French epic drama film by Claude Lelouch that follows several families of musicians across multiple countries and decades, set against the backdrop of World War II and its aftermath.
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B.
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows is François Truffaut’s landmark 1959 coming-of-age film that helped launch the French New Wave and is celebrated for its intimate, realistic portrayal of adolescent alienation.
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C.
La Fille sur le pont
La Fille sur le pont is a 1999 French romantic drama film, directed by Patrice Leconte, about the intense, fateful relationship between a suicidal young woman and a melancholy knife-thrower.
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D.
Le Paysan de Paris
Le Paysan de Paris is a surrealist prose work by Louis Aragon that blends poetic narrative, urban flânerie, and dreamlike reflections on Parisian life.
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E.
The Bridge at Courbevoie
The Bridge at Courbevoie is an 1886–87 Post-Impressionist oil painting by Georges Seurat that depicts a tranquil riverside scene near Paris using his pioneering pointillist technique.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Porte des Lilas, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Serge Gainsbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Serge Gainsbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
fantasies of escape
ⓘ
repetitive ticket punching work ⓘ |
| genre |
French pop
ⓘ
chanson ⓘ dark humor ⓘ melancholic song ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | considered a classic of French chanson ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later French singer-songwriters ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | song with verses and refrain ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | Je fais des trous, des petits trous, encore des petits trous ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
minimal orchestration
ⓘ
spoken-sung vocal delivery ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
psychological distress
ⓘ
public transport ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLanguage | Le Poinçonneur des Lilas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Serge Gainsbourg compilation albums ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Paris Métro ticket inspectors ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| lyricist | Serge Gainsbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Métro ticket puncher ⓘ |
| medium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Paris Métro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Porte des Lilas station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
French popular music canon
ⓘ
Serge Gainsbourg early repertoire ⓘ |
| performer | Serge Gainsbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Philips Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1950s Paris ⓘ |
| significance | one of Serge Gainsbourg's first notable successes ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
desire for escape ⓘ monotony of work ⓘ suicidal thoughts ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Ticket Puncher of Lilas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly humorous
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | early Gainsbourg black humor ⓘ |
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Subject: Le Poinçonneur des Lilas Description of subject: "Le Poinçonneur des Lilas" is a 1958 chanson by Serge Gainsbourg that tells the darkly humorous, melancholic story of a Paris Métro ticket puncher dreaming of escape from his monotonous job.
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