Little Buddha
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Little Buddha is a 1993 drama film that blends modern-day storytelling with a retelling of the life of Siddhartha Gautama, directed by Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Little Buddha canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11425043 — 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: Little Buddha Context triple: [Bernardo Bertolucci, notableWork, Little Buddha]
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A.
The Eyes of Buddha
The Eyes of Buddha is a mystery novel by American author John Ball, best known for creating the character Virgil Tibbs.
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B.
Three Legged Buddha
Three Legged Buddha is a monumental bronze sculpture by Chinese artist Zhang Huan that fuses Buddhist iconography with fragmented, oversized body parts to explore themes of spirituality, history, and cultural memory.
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C.
The Little Monk
The Little Monk is a young, devout cleric in Bertolt Brecht’s play "Life of Galileo" who embodies the moral and religious conflict stirred by Galileo’s scientific discoveries.
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D.
Balling Buddha
"Balling Buddha" is a notable poetic work by American poet and performance artist John Giorno, reflecting his avant-garde style and engagement with Buddhist themes.
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E.
Buddha and the Chocolate Box
"Buddha and the Chocolate Box" is a 1974 studio album by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens that blends folk-rock with spiritual and introspective themes.
- 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: Little Buddha Target entity description: Little Buddha is a 1993 drama film that blends modern-day storytelling with a retelling of the life of Siddhartha Gautama, directed by Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci.
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A.
The Eyes of Buddha
The Eyes of Buddha is a mystery novel by American author John Ball, best known for creating the character Virgil Tibbs.
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B.
Three Legged Buddha
Three Legged Buddha is a monumental bronze sculpture by Chinese artist Zhang Huan that fuses Buddhist iconography with fragmented, oversized body parts to explore themes of spirituality, history, and cultural memory.
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C.
The Little Monk
The Little Monk is a young, devout cleric in Bertolt Brecht’s play "Life of Galileo" who embodies the moral and religious conflict stirred by Galileo’s scientific discoveries.
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D.
Balling Buddha
"Balling Buddha" is a notable poetic work by American poet and performance artist John Giorno, reflecting his avant-garde style and engagement with Buddhist themes.
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E.
Buddha and the Chocolate Box
"Buddha and the Chocolate Box" is a 1974 studio album by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens that blends folk-rock with spiritual and introspective themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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film ⓘ religious film ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
César Award for Best Foreign Film
NERFINISHED
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David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alex Wiesendanger
NERFINISHED
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Bridget Fonda NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Isaak NERFINISHED ⓘ Greta Scacchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Jigme Kunsang NERFINISHED ⓘ Keanu Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunsang Tenzin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruocheng Ying NERFINISHED ⓘ Sogyal Rinpoche NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong NERFINISHED ⓘ Yin Zhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Alex Wiesendanger as Jesse Conrad
NERFINISHED
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Bridget Fonda as Lisa Conrad ⓘ Chris Isaak as Dean Conrad NERFINISHED ⓘ Keanu Reeves as Siddhartha Gautama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Vittorio Storaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ryuichi Sakamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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Italy ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Bernardo Bertolucci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| editor | Pietro Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Bhutan
NERFINISHED
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Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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fantasy film ⓘ religious film ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Siddhartha Gautama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Bhutan
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Jeremy Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Recorded Picture Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| runtime | 123 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bernardo Bertolucci
NERFINISHED
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Mark Peploe NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudy Wurlitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Buddha Description of subject: Little Buddha is a 1993 drama film that blends modern-day storytelling with a retelling of the life of Siddhartha Gautama, directed by Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.