The Ascent
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The Ascent is a 1977 Soviet World War II drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko, acclaimed for its stark spiritual and moral exploration of human suffering and sacrifice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ascent canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10036728 — 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: The Ascent Context triple: [Larisa Shepitko, notableWork, The Ascent]
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A.
Ascent
Ascent is an interactive light-based art installation by American artist Jen Lewin, known for its immersive, participatory experience that responds to viewers’ movement.
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B.
Means of Ascent
Means of Ascent is the second volume in Robert A. Caro’s acclaimed biographical series on Lyndon B. Johnson, focusing on Johnson’s controversial 1948 U.S. Senate campaign and its broader implications for his rise to power.
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C.
Ascension
Ascension is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
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D.
Ascension
Ascension is a major EVE Online expansion that introduced free-to-play "Alpha" clone states and overhauled the game's new player experience.
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E.
Descent
Descent is a science fiction novel by Scottish author Ken MacLeod that blends political intrigue, near-future technology, and questions about alien contact and human belief.
- 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: The Ascent Target entity description: The Ascent is a 1977 Soviet World War II drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko, acclaimed for its stark spiritual and moral exploration of human suffering and sacrifice.
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A.
Ascent
Ascent is an interactive light-based art installation by American artist Jen Lewin, known for its immersive, participatory experience that responds to viewers’ movement.
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B.
Means of Ascent
Means of Ascent is the second volume in Robert A. Caro’s acclaimed biographical series on Lyndon B. Johnson, focusing on Johnson’s controversial 1948 U.S. Senate campaign and its broader implications for his rise to power.
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C.
Ascension
Ascension is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
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D.
Ascension
Ascension is a major EVE Online expansion that introduced free-to-play "Alpha" clone states and overhauled the game's new player experience.
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E.
Descent
Descent is a science fiction novel by Scottish author Ken MacLeod that blends political intrigue, near-future technology, and questions about alien contact and human belief.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Bear
NERFINISHED
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Prize of the Ecumenical Jury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Sotnikov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
novel by Vasil Bykaŭ ⓘ |
| castMember |
Anatoly Solonitsyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyudmila Polyakova NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Yakovlev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | approved for release in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Vladimir Chukhnov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Alfred Schnittke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Larisa Shepitko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorLastFilm | true ⓘ |
| distributor | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Valeriya Belova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestival | 27th Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological drama
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war drama ⓘ |
| hasColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Boris Plotnikov
NERFINISHED
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Vladimir Gostyukhin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | two Soviet partisans captured by Nazis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of martyrdom and collaboration
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spiritual and moral exploration of war ⓘ stark black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| runningTime | 111 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Larisa Shepitko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yuri Klepikov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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human suffering ⓘ moral choice ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1977 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ascent Description of subject: The Ascent is a 1977 Soviet World War II drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko, acclaimed for its stark spiritual and moral exploration of human suffering and sacrifice.
Referenced by (2)
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