Brink of Life
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Brink of Life is a 1958 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman that explores the emotional struggles of three women in a maternity ward.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brink of Life canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10691564 — 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: Brink of Life Context triple: [Bibi Andersson, notableWork, Brink of Life]
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A.
Another Life
Another Life is a science fiction drama television series that follows an astronaut and her crew on a dangerous mission to investigate a mysterious alien artifact that has appeared on Earth.
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B.
Valor da Vida
Valor da Vida is a Portuguese telenovela known for its dramatic storyline involving mystery, family secrets, and personal redemption.
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C.
Learning to Live Again
"Learning to Live Again" is a country song best known for being recorded and popularized by Garth Brooks, reflecting on the emotional challenges of starting over after loss.
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D.
Hell of a Life
"Hell of a Life" is a dark, synth-driven hip-hop track by Kanye West that blends distorted production with provocative lyrics exploring fantasy, excess, and disillusionment.
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E.
Powder of Life
Powder of Life is a magical substance from L. Frank Baum’s Oz series that can animate inanimate objects, bringing them to conscious life.
- 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: Brink of Life Target entity description: Brink of Life is a 1958 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman that explores the emotional struggles of three women in a maternity ward.
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A.
Another Life
Another Life is a science fiction drama television series that follows an astronaut and her crew on a dangerous mission to investigate a mysterious alien artifact that has appeared on Earth.
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B.
Valor da Vida
Valor da Vida is a Portuguese telenovela known for its dramatic storyline involving mystery, family secrets, and personal redemption.
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C.
Learning to Live Again
"Learning to Live Again" is a country song best known for being recorded and popularized by Garth Brooks, reflecting on the emotional challenges of starting over after loss.
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D.
Hell of a Life
"Hell of a Life" is a dark, synth-driven hip-hop track by Kanye West that blends distorted production with provocative lyrics exploring fantasy, excess, and disillusionment.
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E.
Powder of Life
Powder of Life is a magical substance from L. Frank Baum’s Oz series that can animate inanimate objects, bringing them to conscious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | Nära livet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nära livet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Best Actress Award at 1958 Cannes Film Festival
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Best Director at 1958 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| awardSharedWith |
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
NERFINISHED
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Bibi Andersson NERFINISHED ⓘ Eva Dahlbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ Ingrid Thulin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | play by Ulla Isaksson ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
NERFINISHED
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Bibi Andersson NERFINISHED ⓘ Erland Josephson NERFINISHED ⓘ Eva Dahlbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ Ingrid Thulin NERFINISHED ⓘ Max von Sydow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterFocus | three women ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Max Wilén NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| director | Ingmar Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Svensk Filmindustri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Carl-Olov Skeppstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalScreening | 1958 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| filmingCountry | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasSettingPeriod | contemporary to late 1950s ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
emotional struggle
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motherhood ⓘ pregnancy ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | none (no original score) ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | women’s experiences in childbirth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ensemble female cast
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realistic depiction of childbirth and miscarriage ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| partOf | Ingmar Bergman filmography ⓘ |
| producer | Allan Ekelund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Svensk Filmindustri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ingmar Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | maternity ward ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brink of Life Description of subject: Brink of Life is a 1958 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman that explores the emotional struggles of three women in a maternity ward.
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