Ubu Roi
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Ubu Roi is an 1896 absurdist play by Alfred Jarry that satirizes power and greed through the grotesque and anarchic figure of Père Ubu, and is considered a precursor to modernist and avant-garde theatre.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ubu Roi canonical | 3 |
| Ubu Enchaîné | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19137551 — 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: Ubu Roi Context triple: [Ubu Tells the Truth, basedOn, Ubu Roi]
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A.
Portrait of Ubu
Portrait of Ubu is a surrealist photograph by Dora Maar depicting a mysterious, organic form that became an iconic image of avant-garde art in the 1930s.
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B.
Ubu Tells the Truth
Ubu Tells the Truth is an animated film by South African artist William Kentridge that uses his distinctive charcoal-drawing style to explore themes of power, violence, and apartheid-era injustice.
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C.
Pierrot the Madman
Pierrot the Madman is the English title of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1965 French New Wave crime-romance film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina.
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D.
Monsterpiece Theater
Monsterpiece Theater is a recurring Sesame Street parody sketch that spoofs the PBS series "Masterpiece Theatre," hosted by Cookie Monster as "Alistair Cookie."
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E.
L'Homme à tête de chou
L'Homme à tête de chou is a 1976 concept album by French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg that blends rock, funk, and reggae influences to tell a dark, cinematic love story.
- 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: Ubu Roi Target entity description: Ubu Roi is an 1896 absurdist play by Alfred Jarry that satirizes power and greed through the grotesque and anarchic figure of Père Ubu, and is considered a precursor to modernist and avant-garde theatre.
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A.
Portrait of Ubu
Portrait of Ubu is a surrealist photograph by Dora Maar depicting a mysterious, organic form that became an iconic image of avant-garde art in the 1930s.
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B.
Ubu Tells the Truth
Ubu Tells the Truth is an animated film by South African artist William Kentridge that uses his distinctive charcoal-drawing style to explore themes of power, violence, and apartheid-era injustice.
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C.
Pierrot the Madman
Pierrot the Madman is the English title of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1965 French New Wave crime-romance film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina.
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D.
Monsterpiece Theater
Monsterpiece Theater is a recurring Sesame Street parody sketch that spoofs the PBS series "Masterpiece Theatre," hosted by Cookie Monster as "Alistair Cookie."
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E.
L'Homme à tête de chou
L'Homme à tête de chou is a 1976 concept album by French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg that blends rock, funk, and reggae influences to tell a dark, cinematic love story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ubu Roi