Springtime in a Small Town
E1024365
Springtime in a Small Town is a 2002 Chinese art-house romantic drama film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang, renowned as a subtle, atmospheric remake of the 1948 classic about a love triangle in a war-torn rural town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Springtime in a Small Town canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13146177 — 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: Springtime in a Small Town Context triple: [Mark Lee Ping-bing, workedOn, Springtime in a Small Town]
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A.
Spring in Town
"Spring in Town" is a 1941 painting by American artist Grant Wood that idealizes rural Midwestern life through a meticulously detailed, nostalgic small-town scene.
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B.
Jolly Springtime
"Jolly Springtime" is a song featured on James Taylor’s studio album "Before This World."
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C.
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring is a 1949 American baseball-themed fantasy comedy film about a chemistry professor who discovers a substance that makes baseballs avoid bats, leading him to become an unbeatable pitcher.
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D.
Spring in the Country
"Spring in the Country" is a 1941 pastoral landscape painting by American Regionalist artist Grant Wood, depicting an idealized Midwestern farm scene.
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E.
Suddenly, It’s Spring
"Suddenly, It’s Spring" is a 1947 romantic comedy film starring Fred MacMurray, known for its lighthearted postwar story and charming performances.
- 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: Springtime in a Small Town Target entity description: Springtime in a Small Town is a 2002 Chinese art-house romantic drama film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang, renowned as a subtle, atmospheric remake of the 1948 classic about a love triangle in a war-torn rural town.
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A.
Spring in Town
"Spring in Town" is a 1941 painting by American artist Grant Wood that idealizes rural Midwestern life through a meticulously detailed, nostalgic small-town scene.
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B.
Jolly Springtime
"Jolly Springtime" is a song featured on James Taylor’s studio album "Before This World."
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C.
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring is a 1949 American baseball-themed fantasy comedy film about a chemistry professor who discovers a substance that makes baseballs avoid bats, leading him to become an unbeatable pitcher.
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D.
Spring in the Country
"Spring in the Country" is a 1941 pastoral landscape painting by American Regionalist artist Grant Wood, depicting an idealized Midwestern farm scene.
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E.
Suddenly, It’s Spring
"Suddenly, It’s Spring" is a 1947 romantic comedy film starring Fred MacMurray, known for its lighthearted postwar story and charming performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese film
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art-house film ⓘ film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Xiao cheng zhi chun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Spring in a Small Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkCreator | Fei Mu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mark Lee Ping-bing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Tian Zhuangzhuang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Fortissimo Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jiang Yong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalSection | Venice Film Festival competition ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | slow cinema aesthetics ⓘ |
| genre |
art-house
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| isRemakeOf | Spring in a Small Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Hu Jingfan
NERFINISHED
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Wu Jun NERFINISHED ⓘ Xin Baiqing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Liyan
NERFINISHED
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Yuwen NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhichen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Zhao Li NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
atmospheric
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subtle ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocative cinematography
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minimalist style ⓘ restrained performances ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| plotFocus | love triangle ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Tian Zhuangzhuang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Beijing Film Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 116 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ah Cheng
NERFINISHED
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Tian Zhuangzhuang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | rural town in China ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post–Second Sino-Japanese War era ⓘ |
| sourceWorkReleaseYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| theme |
marital disillusionment
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memory and nostalgia ⓘ postwar trauma ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Springtime in a Small Town Description of subject: Springtime in a Small Town is a 2002 Chinese art-house romantic drama film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang, renowned as a subtle, atmospheric remake of the 1948 classic about a love triangle in a war-torn rural town.
Referenced by (1)
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