The Things of Life
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The Things of Life is a 1970 French romantic drama film directed by Claude Sautet, noted for its nonlinear narrative and poignant exploration of love, memory, and mortality.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Things of Life canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13127469 — 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 Things of Life Context triple: [Gérard Brach, notableWork, The Things of Life]
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A.
The Way Things Are
"The Way Things Are" is a track from Fiona Apple's album *When the Pawn...*, showcasing her introspective lyrics and distinctive piano-driven alternative style.
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B.
Three Lives
Three Lives is a 1909 modernist short story collection by Gertrude Stein that experiments with language and narrative in portraying the inner lives of three working-class women.
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C.
The Thorns of Life
The Thorns of Life was a short-lived American punk rock band formed in the late 2000s by Jawbreaker frontman Blake Schwarzenbach, known for its raw, politically charged songs and DIY ethos.
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D.
These Things Too
"These Things Too" is a comic collection from the satirical newspaper strip Pearls Before Swine by cartoonist Stephan Pastis.
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E.
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears is a novel by Dinaw Mengestu that follows an Ethiopian immigrant running a failing grocery store in Washington, D.C., exploring themes of exile, gentrification, and the immigrant experience.
- 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 Things of Life Target entity description: The Things of Life is a 1970 French romantic drama film directed by Claude Sautet, noted for its nonlinear narrative and poignant exploration of love, memory, and mortality.
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A.
The Way Things Are
"The Way Things Are" is a track from Fiona Apple's album *When the Pawn...*, showcasing her introspective lyrics and distinctive piano-driven alternative style.
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B.
Three Lives
Three Lives is a 1909 modernist short story collection by Gertrude Stein that experiments with language and narrative in portraying the inner lives of three working-class women.
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C.
The Thorns of Life
The Thorns of Life was a short-lived American punk rock band formed in the late 2000s by Jawbreaker frontman Blake Schwarzenbach, known for its raw, politically charged songs and DIY ethos.
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D.
These Things Too
"These Things Too" is a comic collection from the satirical newspaper strip Pearls Before Swine by cartoonist Stephan Pastis.
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E.
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears is a novel by Dinaw Mengestu that follows an Ethiopian immigrant running a failing grocery store in Washington, D.C., exploring themes of exile, gentrification, and the immigrant experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French film
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film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Paul Guimard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel Les Choses de la vie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jean Boffety NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| director | Claude Sautet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Valoria Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jacques Gaillard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | French cinema of the 1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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romance film ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Intersection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Léa Massari as Catherine
NERFINISHED
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Michel Piccoli as Pierre NERFINISHED ⓘ Romy Schneider as Hélène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Catherine
NERFINISHED
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Hélène NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Philippe Sarde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | car accident as framing device ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | flashbacks ⓘ |
| narrativeFormat | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
nonlinear narrative structure
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poignant exploration of love, memory, and mortality ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Les Choses de la vie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
existential reflection on life and death
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romantic relationships ⓘ |
| producer |
Michel Ardan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raymond Danon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1970-03-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| remadeAs | Intersection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Claude Sautet
NERFINISHED
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Jean-Loup Dabadie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Léa Massari
NERFINISHED
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Michel Piccoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Romy Schneider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
love
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memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| title | The Things of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
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