Fine Line Features
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Fine Line Features was an American specialty film distribution company known for releasing independent, foreign, and art-house films in the 1990s and early 2000s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fine Line Features canonical | 30 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T981879 — 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: Fine Line Features Context triple: [The Last Days of Chez Nous, distributor, Fine Line Features]
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A.
Markings
Markings is a posthumously published collection of spiritual reflections, diary entries, and meditations by Dag Hammarskjöld, often regarded as a classic of modern Christian mysticism.
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B.
Long Gray Line
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C.
Hayes line
The Hayes line is a suburban railway route in southeast London and northwest Kent that connects central London with the town of Hayes, serving commuter communities along its path.
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D.
Lisse
Lisse is a town in the western Netherlands renowned for its flower bulb fields and the famous Keukenhof gardens.
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E.
Valley Lines
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- 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: Fine Line Features Target entity description: Fine Line Features was an American specialty film distribution company known for releasing independent, foreign, and art-house films in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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A.
Markings
Markings is a posthumously published collection of spiritual reflections, diary entries, and meditations by Dag Hammarskjöld, often regarded as a classic of modern Christian mysticism.
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B.
Long Gray Line
The Long Gray Line is the enduring collective of graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point, symbolizing their shared traditions, service, and lifelong bond.
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C.
Hayes line
The Hayes line is a suburban railway route in southeast London and northwest Kent that connects central London with the town of Hayes, serving commuter communities along its path.
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D.
Lisse
Lisse is a town in the western Netherlands renowned for its flower bulb fields and the famous Keukenhof gardens.
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E.
Valley Lines
Valley Lines is a suburban rail network serving Cardiff and the surrounding South Wales Valleys.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film distribution company
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specialty film distributor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1990s
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early 2000s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionType |
limited release
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theatrical distribution ⓘ |
| fate | absorbed into Picturehouse ⓘ |
| focus |
art-house films
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foreign films ⓘ independent films ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| industry | film distribution ⓘ |
| knownFor |
releasing critically acclaimed independent films
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releasing foreign-language films in the U.S. market ⓘ supporting director-driven cinema ⓘ |
| marketPosition | art-house division of New Line Cinema ⓘ |
| notableRelease |
Breaking the Waves
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Dancer in the Dark ⓘ Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Broadway revival) ⓘ
surface form:
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hoop Dreams ⓘ My Own Private Idaho ⓘ Shine ⓘ Short Cuts ⓘ Spanking the Monkey ⓘ The Player (1992 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Player
The Sweet Hereafter ⓘ Trainspotting (1996 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Trainspotting
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| ownerDuringPeak |
Warner Bros. Entertainment
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| parentCompany |
New Line Cinema
ⓘ
Time Warner ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
art-house cinema audiences
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specialty film audiences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fine Line Features Description of subject: Fine Line Features was an American specialty film distribution company known for releasing independent, foreign, and art-house films in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Referenced by (30)
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