Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions
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Sebastian Valmont in *Cruel Intentions* is a wealthy, manipulative New York prep school student whose seductive games and emotional transformation drive the film’s dark romantic drama.
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| Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions Context triple: [Ryan Phillippe, portrayedCharacter, Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions]
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Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons
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Valmont
Valmont is a locality in Switzerland known as the place where the poet Rainer Maria Rilke died.
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Casanova
Casanova is a 2005 British television drama serial written by Russell T Davies that reimagines the life and loves of the famed 18th-century adventurer Giacomo Casanova.
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Cyrano Jones
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions Target entity description: Sebastian Valmont in *Cruel Intentions* is a wealthy, manipulative New York prep school student whose seductive games and emotional transformation drive the film’s dark romantic drama.
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A.
Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons
Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons is a cunning, aristocratic schemer who orchestrates intricate games of seduction and revenge in 18th-century French high society.
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B.
Valmont
Valmont is a 1989 period drama film directed by Miloš Forman, adapting the novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses" and known for its lush cinematography by Miroslav Ondříček.
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C.
Valmont
Valmont is a locality in Switzerland known as the place where the poet Rainer Maria Rilke died.
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D.
Casanova
Casanova is a 2005 British television drama serial written by Russell T Davies that reimagines the life and loves of the famed 18th-century adventurer Giacomo Casanova.
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E.
Cyrano Jones
Cyrano Jones is a roguish, fast-talking trader of tribbles in the Star Trek universe, best known from the original series episode "The Trouble with Tribbles."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Cruel Intentions ⓘ |
| basedOn | Vicomte de Valmont ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Les Liaisons dangereuses ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | traffic collision ⓘ |
| characterArc | from manipulative seducer to genuinely loving and self‑sacrificing ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | experiences guilt and remorse for his manipulations ⓘ |
| createdFor |
Cruel Intentions (1999)
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linked to:
Cruel Intentions
|
| education | prep school student ⓘ |
| familyRelation | stepbrother of Kathryn Merteuil ⓘ |
| fate | dies in a car accident ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Cruel Intentions (1999 film)
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linked to:
Cruel Intentions
|
| fullName |
Sebastian Valmont
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linked to:
Vicomte de Valmont
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext |
teen psychological drama
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teen romantic drama ⓘ |
| goal |
to seduce Annette Hargrove
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to win a bet with Kathryn Merteuil ⓘ |
| mainRelationship | Annette Hargrove ⓘ |
| medium | live‑action film ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antihero
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protagonist ⓘ |
| notableAction |
agrees to a wager involving Annette’s virginity
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falls genuinely in love with Annette Hargrove ⓘ keeps a journal documenting his conquests ⓘ sacrifices himself to save Annette from an oncoming car ⓘ |
| notableProp | leather journal ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
emotional transformation
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skilled seducer ⓘ |
| occupation | student ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
charming
ⓘ
cynical ⓘ manipulative ⓘ seductive ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ryan Phillippe ⓘ |
| primarySetting | elite New York prep school milieu ⓘ |
| relative | Kathryn Merteuil ⓘ |
| reputationInStory | notorious womanizer at his school ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| romanticInterest |
Annette Hargrove
ⓘ
Cecile Caldwell ⓘ |
| screenwriterCreator | Roger Kumble ⓘ |
| socialClass | wealthy ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
class privilege
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deception ⓘ redemption ⓘ sexual manipulation ⓘ |
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