The Selfish Giant
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The Selfish Giant is a 2013 British coming-of-age drama film directed by Clio Barnard, loosely inspired by Oscar Wilde’s short story of the same name.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Selfish Giant canonical | 3 |
| The Selfish Giant (2013 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13549642 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Selfish Giant Context triple: [Harry Escott, notableWork, The Selfish Giant]
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A.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of literary fairy stories by Oscar Wilde, noted for their blend of fantasy, social criticism, and poignant moral themes.
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B.
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince is a 2018 biographical drama film written, directed by, and starring Rupert Everett, depicting the tragic final years of writer Oscar Wilde.
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C.
The Garden of Childhood
The Garden of Childhood is a reflective, autobiographical work by Russian poet Arseny Tarkovsky that evokes early life through vivid, lyrical memories and imagery.
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D.
The Little Shepherd
"The Little Shepherd" is a gentle, pastoral piano piece by Claude Debussy, evoking the simple, lyrical world of a young shepherd.
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E.
The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree is a classic children's picture book by Shel Silverstein that poignantly explores themes of unconditional love, selflessness, and the passage of time through the relationship between a boy and a generous tree.
- 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 Selfish Giant Target entity description: The Selfish Giant is a 2013 British coming-of-age drama film directed by Clio Barnard, loosely inspired by Oscar Wilde’s short story of the same name.
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A.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of literary fairy stories by Oscar Wilde, noted for their blend of fantasy, social criticism, and poignant moral themes.
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B.
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince is a 2018 biographical drama film written, directed by, and starring Rupert Everett, depicting the tragic final years of writer Oscar Wilde.
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C.
The Garden of Childhood
The Garden of Childhood is a reflective, autobiographical work by Russian poet Arseny Tarkovsky that evokes early life through vivid, lyrical memories and imagery.
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D.
The Little Shepherd
"The Little Shepherd" is a gentle, pastoral piano piece by Claude Debussy, evoking the simple, lyrical world of a young shepherd.
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E.
The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree is a classic children's picture book by Shel Silverstein that poignantly explores themes of unconditional love, selflessness, and the passage of time through the relationship between a boy and a generous tree.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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coming-of-age film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| author | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Europa Cinemas Label Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Selfish Giant (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mike Eley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Clio Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Artificial Eye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sundance Selects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Nick Fenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalPremiere | 2013 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age
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drama ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | The Selfish Giant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Selfish Giant (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arbor
NERFINISHED
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Swifty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| musicBy | Harry Escott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | BAFTA Outstanding British Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Tracy O’Riordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Film4 Productions
NERFINISHED
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Moonspun Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2013-05-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Clio Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectionOfFestival | Directors’ Fortnight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Conner Chapman
NERFINISHED
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Sean Gilder NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaun Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
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poverty ⓘ social exclusion ⓘ |
| writer | Clio Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Selfish Giant Description of subject: The Selfish Giant is a 2013 British coming-of-age drama film directed by Clio Barnard, loosely inspired by Oscar Wilde’s short story of the same name.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Selfish Giant (2013 film)