A New Leaf
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A New Leaf is a 1971 dark romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Elaine May, known for its witty script and offbeat portrayal of love and greed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A New Leaf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10738283 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A New Leaf Context triple: [Elaine May, notableWork, A New Leaf]
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A.
The Trembling of a Leaf
The Trembling of a Leaf is a 1921 collection of short stories by W. Somerset Maugham set in the South Pacific, exploring themes of colonialism, morality, and human frailty.
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B.
The House of Blue Leaves
The House of Blue Leaves is a darkly comic play by John Guare that explores fame, madness, and unfulfilled dreams in 1960s Queens, New York.
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C.
Blood on the Leaves
"Blood on the Leaves" is a Kanye West song from his 2013 album *Yeezus* that powerfully blends Nina Simone samples with themes of heartbreak, fame, and racial trauma over an aggressive, experimental production.
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D.
Those Barren Leaves
Those Barren Leaves is a satirical novel by Aldous Huxley that explores the lives and pretensions of a group of intellectuals and socialites in post–World War I Europe.
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E.
The Green Branch
"The Green Branch" is a notable poetry collection by Russian poet and translator Arseny Tarkovsky, reflecting his lyrical and philosophical style.
- 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: A New Leaf Target entity description: A New Leaf is a 1971 dark romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Elaine May, known for its witty script and offbeat portrayal of love and greed.
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A.
The Trembling of a Leaf
The Trembling of a Leaf is a 1921 collection of short stories by W. Somerset Maugham set in the South Pacific, exploring themes of colonialism, morality, and human frailty.
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B.
The House of Blue Leaves
The House of Blue Leaves is a darkly comic play by John Guare that explores fame, madness, and unfulfilled dreams in 1960s Queens, New York.
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C.
Blood on the Leaves
"Blood on the Leaves" is a Kanye West song from his 2013 album *Yeezus* that powerfully blends Nina Simone samples with themes of heartbreak, fame, and racial trauma over an aggressive, experimental production.
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D.
Those Barren Leaves
Those Barren Leaves is a satirical novel by Aldous Huxley that explores the lives and pretensions of a group of intellectuals and socialites in post–World War I Europe.
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E.
The Green Branch
"The Green Branch" is a notable poetry collection by Russian poet and translator Arseny Tarkovsky, reflecting his lyrical and philosophical style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Green Heart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
short story by Jack Ritchie ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Henrietta Lowell – Elaine May
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Graham – Walter Matthau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Gayne Rescher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Elaine May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | John W. Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRatingSystem | MPAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Henrietta Lowell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScreenDebutOf | Elaine May as film director ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
character-driven comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
marriage
ⓘ
materialism ⓘ morality ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Neal Hefti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
greed
ⓘ
love ⓘ |
| notableFor |
offbeat portrayal of greed
ⓘ
offbeat portrayal of romance ⓘ witty script ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Howard W. Koch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Koch Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| runtime | 102 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Elaine May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| stars |
Elaine May
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Matthau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Elaine May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A New Leaf Description of subject: A New Leaf is a 1971 dark romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Elaine May, known for its witty script and offbeat portrayal of love and greed.
Referenced by (1)
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