Mothers and Sons
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Mothers and Sons is a Broadway play by Terrence McNally that explores grief, gay relationships, and changing social attitudes toward AIDS across generations.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mothers and Sons canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mothers and Sons Context triple: [Tom Kirdahy, notableWork, Mothers and Sons]
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A.
Fathers and Daughters
Fathers and Daughters is a 2015 drama film that explores the emotional struggles of a widowed writer and his young daughter as they cope with loss and its long-term impact on their relationship.
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B.
The Many Mothers
The Many Mothers is a matriarchal group of women in the Mad Max universe who inhabit and lead the Green Place, a once-fertile oasis.
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C.
Mother and Son
Mother and Son is a 1997 Russian art-house drama film by director Alexander Sokurov, renowned for its meditative exploration of love, death, and memory through painterly visuals and minimal dialogue.
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D.
Four Mothers
Four Mothers is a 1941 American drama film that continues the story of the Lemp family introduced in Four Daughters and its first sequel, Four Wives.
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E.
The Good Mother
The Good Mother is a 1988 American drama film starring Diane Keaton as a divorced woman whose custody of her daughter is threatened amid accusations about her new relationship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mothers and Sons Target entity description: Mothers and Sons is a Broadway play by Terrence McNally that explores grief, gay relationships, and changing social attitudes toward AIDS across generations.
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A.
Fathers and Daughters
Fathers and Daughters is a 2015 drama film that explores the emotional struggles of a widowed writer and his young daughter as they cope with loss and its long-term impact on their relationship.
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B.
The Many Mothers
The Many Mothers is a matriarchal group of women in the Mad Max universe who inhabit and lead the Green Place, a once-fertile oasis.
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C.
Mother and Son
Mother and Son is a 1997 Russian art-house drama film by director Alexander Sokurov, renowned for its meditative exploration of love, death, and memory through painterly visuals and minimal dialogue.
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D.
Four Mothers
Four Mothers is a 1941 American drama film that continues the story of the Lemp family introduced in Four Daughters and its first sequel, Four Wives.
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E.
The Good Mother
The Good Mother is a 1988 American drama film starring Diane Keaton as a divorced woman whose custody of her daughter is threatened amid accusations about her new relationship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway play
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play ⓘ |
| author | Terrence McNally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Andre’s Mother
NERFINISHED
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television play Andre’s Mother ⓘ |
| broadwayClosingDate | 2014-06-22 ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningDate | 2014-03-24 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dramaturgicalForm | contemporary realism ⓘ |
| explores |
evolution of gay family structures
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impact of AIDS on survivors ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bud Ogden-Porter
NERFINISHED
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Cal Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ Katharine Gerard NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Ogden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayPreviewDate | 2014-02-23 GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasSeatingVenueType | proscenium theatre ⓘ |
| hasSubjectHeading |
AIDS epidemic in the United States in art
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Gay men in drama ⓘ Mothers and sons in drama ⓘ |
| hasType |
AIDS-related play
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American play ⓘ LGBT-related play ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Terrence McNally’s body of work ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | John Golden Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| playwright | Terrence McNally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | Broadway production ⓘ |
| productionYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| subject |
AIDS
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LGBT rights ⓘ family relationships ⓘ gay relationships ⓘ grief ⓘ intergenerational conflict ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| theme |
changing social attitudes toward AIDS
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forgiveness ⓘ homophobia ⓘ mourning and loss ⓘ parental acceptance ⓘ same-sex marriage ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
| writer | Terrence McNally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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