The Neon Bible
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The Neon Bible is a 1995 coming-of-age drama film, based on John Kennedy Toole’s novel, that explores a boy’s troubled youth in the rural American South during the 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Neon Bible canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10916480 — 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 Neon Bible Context triple: [Number 9 Films, notableWork, The Neon Bible]
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A.
Neon Bible
Neon Bible is the critically acclaimed second studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, known for its grand, orchestral sound and dark, politically tinged themes.
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B.
Jesus' Son
"Jesus' Son" is a 1999 independent drama film, based on Denis Johnson's short stories, about a young drifter's drug-fueled journey toward redemption.
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C.
Neon Christ
Neon Christ is an influential 1980s Atlanta-based hardcore punk band known for its fast, politically charged sound and for featuring future Alice in Chains vocalist William DuVall.
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D.
Shouts & Murmurs
Shouts & Murmurs is a long-running humor and satire column in The New Yorker known for its witty, often absurd short pieces by various writers.
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E.
Reflektor
Reflektor is a 2013 double album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire that blends rock, dance, and art-pop influences and marked a stylistic shift in their sound.
- 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 Neon Bible Target entity description: The Neon Bible is a 1995 coming-of-age drama film, based on John Kennedy Toole’s novel, that explores a boy’s troubled youth in the rural American South during the 1940s.
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A.
Neon Bible
Neon Bible is the critically acclaimed second studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, known for its grand, orchestral sound and dark, politically tinged themes.
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B.
Jesus' Son
"Jesus' Son" is a 1999 independent drama film, based on Denis Johnson's short stories, about a young drifter's drug-fueled journey toward redemption.
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C.
Neon Christ
Neon Christ is an influential 1980s Atlanta-based hardcore punk band known for its fast, politically charged sound and for featuring future Alice in Chains vocalist William DuVall.
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D.
Shouts & Murmurs
Shouts & Murmurs is a long-running humor and satire column in The New Yorker known for its witty, often absurd short pieces by various writers.
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E.
Reflektor
Reflektor is a 2013 double album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire that blends rock, dance, and art-pop influences and marked a stylistic shift in their sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coming-of-age film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Neon Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | John Kennedy Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | novel ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael Coulter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Terence Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Artificial Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | William Diver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
coming of age
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family dysfunction ⓘ isolation ⓘ poverty ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age film
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drama film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | John E. Keane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a boy’s troubled youth ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Jennifer Howarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Channel Four Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cinéa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Terence Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectionScreenedAt | Un Certain Regard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| settingPlace | rural American South ⓘ |
| stars |
Denis Leary
NERFINISHED
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Diana Scarwid NERFINISHED ⓘ Gena Rowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob Tierney NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Burmester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Neon Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Neon Bible Description of subject: The Neon Bible is a 1995 coming-of-age drama film, based on John Kennedy Toole’s novel, that explores a boy’s troubled youth in the rural American South during the 1940s.
Referenced by (1)
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