Jan Němec
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Jan Němec was a pioneering Czech film director whose bold, experimental works made him one of the central figures of the Czechoslovak New Wave movement of the 1960s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jan Němec canonical | 1 |
| Jan Němec (photographer) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9846851 — 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: Jan Němec Context triple: [Czech New Wave, notableDirector, Jan Němec]
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A.
Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel was an Oscar-winning Czech film director, screenwriter, and actor best known for his gentle, humanistic comedies and key contributions to the Czechoslovak New Wave.
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B.
Jaromil Jireš
Jaromil Jireš was a Czech film director and key figure of the Czechoslovak New Wave, best known internationally for his surreal 1970 film "Valerie and Her Week of Wonders."
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C.
Pavel Kohout
Pavel Kohout is a Czech writer and former dissident best known as a prominent playwright and novelist associated with the Prague Spring and the Charter 77 movement.
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D.
Stanislav Gross
Stanislav Gross was a Czech politician who served as one of the youngest prime ministers of the Czech Republic and a leading figure in the Czech Social Democratic Party.
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E.
Miloslav Nosek
Miloslav Nosek is a Czech former professional ice hockey player known for his career as a defenseman in European leagues.
- 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: Jan Němec Target entity description: Jan Němec was a pioneering Czech film director whose bold, experimental works made him one of the central figures of the Czechoslovak New Wave movement of the 1960s.
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A.
Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel was an Oscar-winning Czech film director, screenwriter, and actor best known for his gentle, humanistic comedies and key contributions to the Czechoslovak New Wave.
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B.
Jaromil Jireš
Jaromil Jireš was a Czech film director and key figure of the Czechoslovak New Wave, best known internationally for his surreal 1970 film "Valerie and Her Week of Wonders."
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C.
Pavel Kohout
Pavel Kohout is a Czech writer and former dissident best known as a prominent playwright and novelist associated with the Prague Spring and the Charter 77 movement.
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D.
Stanislav Gross
Stanislav Gross was a Czech politician who served as one of the youngest prime ministers of the Czech Republic and a leading figure in the Czech Social Democratic Party.
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E.
Miloslav Nosek
Miloslav Nosek is a Czech former professional ice hockey player known for his career as a defenseman in European leagues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Czech New Wave filmmaker
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Czech Lion Award for Best Director
NERFINISHED
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Czech Lion Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Leopard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Czech Republic
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Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-07-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-03-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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experimental film ⓘ political film ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bold experimental style
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central role in the Czechoslovak New Wave ⓘ politically subversive films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Czech ⓘ |
| movement | Czechoslovak New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jan Němec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Report on the Party and the Guests
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diamonds of the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Night Talks with Mother NERFINISHED ⓘ Martyrs of Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Oratorio for Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ The Party and the Guests NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| participantIn | Czechoslovak New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Czechoslovakia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
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Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ester Krumbachová
NERFINISHED
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Iva Ruszeláková NERFINISHED ⓘ Simona Andělová NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | retrospectives at international film festivals ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Czechoslovakia
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jan Němec Description of subject: Jan Němec was a pioneering Czech film director whose bold, experimental works made him one of the central figures of the Czechoslovak New Wave movement of the 1960s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jan Němec (photographer)