Der Schwierige (comedy)
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Der Schwierige is a 1921 satirical comedy play by Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal that portrays the social awkwardness and moral scruples of an aristocrat in post–World War I Viennese high society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Der Schwierige (comedy) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4470923 — 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: Der Schwierige (comedy) Context triple: [Hugo von Hofmannsthal, notableWork, Der Schwierige (comedy)]
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A.
Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman is a 1996 mockumentary comedy film directed by Christopher Guest that satirizes small-town community theater through an eccentric cast of aspiring performers.
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B.
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American comedy-drama film, directed by Jonathan Demme, that fictionalizes the story of a gas-station attendant who allegedly befriends billionaire Howard Hughes and later claims to inherit part of his fortune.
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C.
The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
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D.
Duck Soup
Duck Soup is a classic 1933 Marx Brothers political satire film renowned for its rapid-fire wit and anarchic comedy.
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E.
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
- 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: Der Schwierige (comedy) Target entity description: Der Schwierige is a 1921 satirical comedy play by Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal that portrays the social awkwardness and moral scruples of an aristocrat in post–World War I Viennese high society.
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A.
Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman is a 1996 mockumentary comedy film directed by Christopher Guest that satirizes small-town community theater through an eccentric cast of aspiring performers.
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B.
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American comedy-drama film, directed by Jonathan Demme, that fictionalizes the story of a gas-station attendant who allegedly befriends billionaire Howard Hughes and later claims to inherit part of his fortune.
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C.
The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
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D.
Duck Soup
Duck Soup is a classic 1933 Marx Brothers political satire film renowned for its rapid-fire wit and anarchic comedy.
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E.
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy play
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play ⓘ satirical play ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| author | Hugo von Hofmannsthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| depicts |
Austrian aristocracy
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Viennese high society ⓘ |
| form | verse drama ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ social comedy ⓘ |
| hasDramatist | Hugo von Hofmannsthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
manners and morals in high society
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postwar Austrian society ⓘ |
| hasType | theatrical comedy ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Austrian modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aristocratic society
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moral scruples ⓘ social awkwardness ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post–World War I ⓘ |
| title | Der Schwierige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Der Schwierige (comedy) Description of subject: Der Schwierige is a 1921 satirical comedy play by Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal that portrays the social awkwardness and moral scruples of an aristocrat in post–World War I Viennese high society.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.