Bridget Jones franchise
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The Bridget Jones franchise is a popular British romantic comedy series centered on the humorous, diary-style misadventures and love life of the insecure yet endearing singleton Bridget Jones.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bridget Jones franchise Context triple: [Daniel Cleaver, partOf, Bridget Jones franchise]
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason is a 2004 romantic comedy film continuing the misadventures of the lovable, insecure British heroine Bridget Jones as she navigates love, career, and self-doubt.
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Bridget Jones
Bridget Jones is a fictional, self-deprecating British singleton whose humorous diaries about love, career, and insecurity became iconic through Helen Fielding’s novels and their film adaptations.
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Bridget Jones’s Baby
Bridget Jones’s Baby is a 2016 romantic comedy film that continues the story of the lovable, chronically single Bridget Jones as she unexpectedly finds herself pregnant and unsure of the father’s identity.
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is a 2013 comic novel by Helen Fielding that continues the story of the beloved Bridget Jones as she navigates middle age, single parenthood, and modern dating.
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Bridget Jones’s Diary
Bridget Jones’s Diary is a popular romantic comedy film (based on Helen Fielding’s novel) that follows the humorous, often chaotic love life and self-discovery of a single woman in London.
- 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)
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Target entity: Bridget Jones franchise Target entity description: The Bridget Jones franchise is a popular British romantic comedy series centered on the humorous, diary-style misadventures and love life of the insecure yet endearing singleton Bridget Jones.
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A.
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason is a 2004 romantic comedy film continuing the misadventures of the lovable, insecure British heroine Bridget Jones as she navigates love, career, and self-doubt.
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Bridget Jones
Bridget Jones is a fictional, self-deprecating British singleton whose humorous diaries about love, career, and insecurity became iconic through Helen Fielding’s novels and their film adaptations.
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C.
Bridget Jones’s Baby
Bridget Jones’s Baby is a 2016 romantic comedy film that continues the story of the lovable, chronically single Bridget Jones as she unexpectedly finds herself pregnant and unsure of the father’s identity.
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D.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is a 2013 comic novel by Helen Fielding that continues the story of the beloved Bridget Jones as she navigates middle age, single parenthood, and modern dating.
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E.
Bridget Jones’s Diary
Bridget Jones’s Diary is a popular romantic comedy film (based on Helen Fielding’s novel) that follows the humorous, often chaotic love life and self-discovery of a single woman in London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
media franchise
ⓘ
romantic comedy franchise ⓘ |
| awarded |
British Comedy Award
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surface form:
British Comedy Award recognition (films)
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| basedOn |
Bridget Jones newspaper columns by Helen Fielding
ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones column by Helen Fielding
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| boxOfficeSuccess |
Bridget Jones’s Baby
ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016 film)
Bridget Jones’s Diary ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001 film)
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Helen Fielding ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | popularized diary-style romantic comedy in late 1990s and 2000s ⓘ |
| filmCharacterPortrayedBy |
Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary
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surface form:
Colin Firth as Mark Darcy
Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver ⓘ |
| firstFilmReleaseDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| genre |
chick lit
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (novel)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film) ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004 film)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (novel) ⓘ Bridget Jones’s Baby ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016 film)
Bridget Jones’s Baby: The Diaries ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones’s Baby: The Diaries (novel)
Bridget Jones’s Diary ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001 film)
Bridget Jones’s Diary ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones’s Diary (novel)
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| influencedBy |
Pride and Prejudice
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surface form:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bridget Jones ⓘ |
| medium |
feature films
ⓘ
novels ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | diary format ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Daniel Cleaver
ⓘ
Jude ⓘ Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary ⓘ
surface form:
Mark Darcy
Shazzer ⓘ
surface form:
Sharon ‘Shazzer’
Tom ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget Jones’s Baby ⓘ Bridget Jones’s Diary ⓘ |
| portrayalTraits |
insecure yet endearing protagonist
ⓘ
self-deprecating humor ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Renée Zellweger ⓘ |
| publisher |
Penguin Books
ⓘ
Picador ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| targetAudience |
adult readers
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romantic comedy audiences ⓘ |
| theme |
modern relationships
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self-improvement ⓘ single life ⓘ |
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Subject: Bridget Jones franchise Description of subject: The Bridget Jones franchise is a popular British romantic comedy series centered on the humorous, diary-style misadventures and love life of the insecure yet endearing singleton Bridget Jones.
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
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Bridget Jones film series
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Bridget Jones film series
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Bridget Jones film series
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Bridget Jones universe
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Bridget Jones novels by Helen Fielding
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Bridget Jones film series
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Bridget Jones novels by Helen Fielding
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Bridget Jones universe
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Bridget Jones literary and film franchise
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Bridget Jones’s Baby
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Bridget Jones film series
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Bridget Jones series
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Bridget Jones film series
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Bridget Jones novel series
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Bridget Jones series
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Bridget Jones’s Diary franchise