La Région Centrale
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La Région Centrale is an experimental 1971 Canadian film by Michael Snow, renowned for its abstract, machine-controlled camera movements in a remote landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La Région Centrale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12743684 — 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: La Région Centrale Context triple: [Michael Snow, notableWork, La Région Centrale]
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A.
Centre-Val de Loire
Centre-Val de Loire is a central French region known for its Loire Valley châteaux, historic towns, and extensive agricultural landscapes.
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B.
Gâtinais region
The Gâtinais region is a historic natural and agricultural area in north-central France, known for its forests, sandy plains, and traditional rural landscapes south of Paris.
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C.
Touraine
Touraine is a historic region in central France, famed for its Loire Valley châteaux, wine production, and role as a former royal heartland.
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D.
Marmande region
The Marmande region is an agricultural area in southwestern France, renowned for its tomato production and situated along the Garonne River.
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E.
Angoulême region
The Angoulême region is a historic area in southwestern France centered on the city of Angoulême, known for its medieval heritage and cultural significance.
- 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: La Région Centrale Target entity description: La Région Centrale is an experimental 1971 Canadian film by Michael Snow, renowned for its abstract, machine-controlled camera movements in a remote landscape.
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A.
Centre-Val de Loire
Centre-Val de Loire is a central French region known for its Loire Valley châteaux, historic towns, and extensive agricultural landscapes.
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B.
Gâtinais region
The Gâtinais region is a historic natural and agricultural area in north-central France, known for its forests, sandy plains, and traditional rural landscapes south of Paris.
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C.
Touraine
Touraine is a historic region in central France, famed for its Loire Valley châteaux, wine production, and role as a former royal heartland.
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D.
Marmande region
The Marmande region is an agricultural area in southwestern France, renowned for its tomato production and situated along the Garonne River.
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E.
Angoulême region
The Angoulême region is a historic area in southwestern France centered on the city of Angoulême, known for its medieval heritage and cultural significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian film
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avant-garde film ⓘ experimental film ⓘ |
| countryOfFilming | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| creator | Michael Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
rocky mountainous terrain
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sky ⓘ sunlight variations ⓘ |
| director | Michael Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitionVenue |
art cinemas
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film festivals ⓘ museums ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | remote landscape in northern Quebec ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde film
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experimental film ⓘ structural film ⓘ |
| hasCinematicTechnique |
360-degree camera pans
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complex programmed camera movements ⓘ fixed focal length shots ⓘ long takes ⓘ |
| hasColor | color ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 16 mm film ⓘ |
| hasNo |
conventional narrative
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synchronous dialogue ⓘ |
| hasSound |
electronic sounds
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synthesized audio patterns ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
camera movement
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landscape ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abstraction in cinema
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cinematic apparatus ⓘ perception ⓘ |
| influenced |
experimental filmmakers
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video artists ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movement | structural film movement ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
absence of human figures on screen
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abstract machine-controlled camera movements ⓘ use of a robotic camera mount ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian avant-garde cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Canadian Film Development Corporation
NERFINISHED
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Michael Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 180 ⓘ |
| soundDesignBy | Michael Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Central Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Région Centrale Description of subject: La Région Centrale is an experimental 1971 Canadian film by Michael Snow, renowned for its abstract, machine-controlled camera movements in a remote landscape.
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