My Dinner with Andre
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My Dinner with Andre is a 1981 American film consisting almost entirely of a philosophical dinner conversation between playwrights Wallace Shawn and André Gregory.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| My Dinner with Andre canonical | 5 |
| My Dinner with Andre (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: My Dinner with Andre Context triple: [Wallace Shawn, notableWork, My Dinner with Andre]
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A.
Dinner with Friends
Dinner with Friends is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Donald Margulies that explores the impact of divorce on two married couples and the fragility of long-term relationships.
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B.
Shopgirl
Shopgirl is a novella by Steve Martin that explores the lonely, bittersweet romantic entanglements of a young saleswoman in Los Angeles.
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C.
The American Friend
The American Friend is a 1977 neo-noir thriller film directed by Wim Wenders, adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley’s Game and noted for its moody atmosphere and morally ambiguous characters.
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D.
Being There
Being There is a 1979 satirical comedy-drama film starring Peter Sellers as a simple-minded gardener whose naive remarks are mistaken for profound wisdom in American political circles.
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E.
Being There
"Being There" is a critically acclaimed 1996 double album by the American alternative rock band Wilco, showcasing Jeff Tweedy's expansive songwriting and blending alt-country with experimental rock.
- 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: My Dinner with Andre Target entity description: My Dinner with Andre is a 1981 American film consisting almost entirely of a philosophical dinner conversation between playwrights Wallace Shawn and André Gregory.
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A.
Dinner with Friends
Dinner with Friends is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Donald Margulies that explores the impact of divorce on two married couples and the fragility of long-term relationships.
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B.
Shopgirl
Shopgirl is a novella by Steve Martin that explores the lonely, bittersweet romantic entanglements of a young saleswoman in Los Angeles.
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C.
The American Friend
The American Friend is a 1977 neo-noir thriller film directed by Wim Wenders, adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley’s Game and noted for its moody atmosphere and morally ambiguous characters.
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D.
Being There
Being There is a 1979 satirical comedy-drama film starring Peter Sellers as a simple-minded gardener whose naive remarks are mistaken for profound wisdom in American political circles.
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E.
Being There
"Being There" is a critically acclaimed 1996 double album by the American alternative rock band Wilco, showcasing Jeff Tweedy's expansive songwriting and blending alt-country with experimental rock.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| award | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay (runner-up) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | conversations between Wallace Shawn and André Gregory ⓘ |
| cinematography | Jeri Sopanen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dialoguePercentage | very high ⓘ |
| director | Louis Malle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | New Yorker Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editor | Suzanne Baron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1980s American cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
André Gregory (character)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wallace Shawn (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
philosophical film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation in modern society
ⓘ
authentic experience vs routine ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Dinner_with_Andre ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Criterion Collection Blu-ray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Criterion Collection DVD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLocation | restaurant ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Allen Shawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | dinner conversation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cult following
ⓘ
dialogue-driven narrative ⓘ minimalist production ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American independent cinema ⓘ |
| producer |
Arthur Cohn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George W. George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1981-10-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 110 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
André Gregory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wallace Shawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
André Gregory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wallace Shawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
art
ⓘ
life ⓘ philosophy ⓘ spirituality ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
My Dinner with Andre (film)