Chilly Scenes of Winter
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Chilly Scenes of Winter is a 1979 romantic dramedy film, based on Ann Beattie’s novel, that follows a lovesick civil servant obsessively pursuing a married woman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chilly Scenes of Winter canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9780699 — 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: Chilly Scenes of Winter Context triple: [John Heard, notableWork, Chilly Scenes of Winter]
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A.
Listen, the Snow Is Falling
"Listen, the Snow Is Falling" is a contemplative winter-themed song by Yoko Ono, best known as the B-side to John Lennon’s Christmas single "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)."
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B.
Song for a Winter's Night
"Song for a Winter's Night" is a gentle, introspective folk song written by Gordon Lightfoot that has become a seasonal standard covered by numerous artists.
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C.
Coldest Winter
"Coldest Winter" is a melancholic, synth-driven song by Kanye West from his emotionally charged album 808s & Heartbreak, reflecting themes of loss and heartbreak.
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D.
Winter Song
"Winter Song" is a film by Georgian-French director Otar Iosseliani, known for its poetic, subtly satirical style and ensemble storytelling.
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E.
The Sound of Winter
"The Sound of Winter" is a rock song by the British band Bush, known for its melodic post-grunge sound and later-career radio success.
- 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: Chilly Scenes of Winter Target entity description: Chilly Scenes of Winter is a 1979 romantic dramedy film, based on Ann Beattie’s novel, that follows a lovesick civil servant obsessively pursuing a married woman.
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A.
Listen, the Snow Is Falling
"Listen, the Snow Is Falling" is a contemplative winter-themed song by Yoko Ono, best known as the B-side to John Lennon’s Christmas single "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)."
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B.
Song for a Winter's Night
"Song for a Winter's Night" is a gentle, introspective folk song written by Gordon Lightfoot that has become a seasonal standard covered by numerous artists.
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C.
Coldest Winter
"Coldest Winter" is a melancholic, synth-driven song by Kanye West from his emotionally charged album 808s & Heartbreak, reflecting themes of loss and heartbreak.
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D.
Winter Song
"Winter Song" is a film by Georgian-French director Otar Iosseliani, known for its poetic, subtly satirical style and ensemble storytelling.
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E.
The Sound of Winter
"The Sound of Winter" is a rock song by the British band Bush, known for its melodic post-grunge sound and later-career radio success.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Head Over Heels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Ann Beattie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Chilly Scenes of Winter (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Gloria Grahame
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Heard NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth McMillan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Metcalf NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Beth Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ Nora Heflin NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Riegert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Burgess Meredith Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Joan Micklin Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
dramedy
ⓘ
romantic comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasReRelease | Chilly Scenes of Winter (1982 re-release) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor | John Heard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Mary Beth Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ken Lauber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | the emotional life of a young civil servant in love with a married woman ⓘ |
| notableFor | having an alternate, more bittersweet ending in its 1982 re-release ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A lovesick civil servant obsessively pursues a married woman he once had an affair with. ⓘ |
| producer | Amy Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | civil servant ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| reReleaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Joan Micklin Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Salt Lake City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWorkGenre | novel ⓘ |
| sourceWorkPublicationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| theme |
obsession
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romantic relationships ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
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Subject: Chilly Scenes of Winter Description of subject: Chilly Scenes of Winter is a 1979 romantic dramedy film, based on Ann Beattie’s novel, that follows a lovesick civil servant obsessively pursuing a married woman.
Referenced by (4)
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