The Draughtsman's Contract
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The Draughtsman's Contract is a 1982 British art-house mystery film by Peter Greenaway, noted for its stylized visuals, intricate plotting, and exploration of power, perception, and authorship.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Draughtsman’s Contract | 3 |
| The Draughtsman's Contract canonical | 1 |
| The Draughtsman’s Contract (score) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5399257 — 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 Draughtsman's Contract Context triple: [Peter Greenaway, notableWork, The Draughtsman's Contract]
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A.
The Dyer's Hand
The Dyer's Hand is a collection of essays and lectures by poet W. H. Auden that reflects on poetry, art, and criticism with his characteristic wit and intellectual rigor.
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B.
The Dresser
The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film, adapted from Ronald Harwood’s play, about the complex relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his devoted dresser during World War II.
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C.
The Pact
The Pact is a 2012 supernatural horror film that follows a woman uncovering dark secrets in her childhood home after her sister mysteriously disappears.
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D.
The Old Arbitrator
The Old Arbitrator was the famous nickname of Bill Klem, a pioneering and highly respected Major League Baseball umpire known for his authoritative style and influential role in shaping modern umpiring.
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E.
A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat is a 1909 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith that critiques capitalist greed through parallel stories of a ruthless wheat speculator and impoverished farmers.
- 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 Draughtsman's Contract Target entity description: The Draughtsman's Contract is a 1982 British art-house mystery film by Peter Greenaway, noted for its stylized visuals, intricate plotting, and exploration of power, perception, and authorship.
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A.
The Dyer's Hand
The Dyer's Hand is a collection of essays and lectures by poet W. H. Auden that reflects on poetry, art, and criticism with his characteristic wit and intellectual rigor.
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B.
The Dresser
The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film, adapted from Ronald Harwood’s play, about the complex relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his devoted dresser during World War II.
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C.
The Pact
The Pact is a 2012 supernatural horror film that follows a woman uncovering dark secrets in her childhood home after her sister mysteriously disappears.
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D.
The Old Arbitrator
The Old Arbitrator was the famous nickname of Bill Klem, a pioneering and highly respected Major League Baseball umpire known for his authoritative style and influential role in shaping modern umpiring.
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E.
A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat is a 1909 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith that critiques capitalist greed through parallel stories of a ruthless wheat speculator and impoverished farmers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art-house film
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film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Ben van Os
NERFINISHED
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Jan Roelfs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Curtis Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Sue Blane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Peter Greenaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Channel 4 Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | John Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
repeated musical motifs
ⓘ
tableau-like compositions ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ period drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
authorship
ⓘ
class relations ⓘ perception ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ sexual politics ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Draughtsman%27s_Contract ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Mr. Neville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mr. Talmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Talmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Nyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | contract for a series of drawings ⓘ |
| notableFor |
baroque aesthetic
ⓘ
intricate plotting ⓘ stylized visuals ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British art cinema ⓘ |
| producer | David Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
British Film Institute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 108 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Peter Greenaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | rural England ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1694 ⓘ |
| stars |
Anne-Louise Lambert
NERFINISHED
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Anthony Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ Janet Suzman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Peter Greenaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Draughtsman's Contract Description of subject: The Draughtsman's Contract is a 1982 British art-house mystery film by Peter Greenaway, noted for its stylized visuals, intricate plotting, and exploration of power, perception, and authorship.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
The Draughtsman’s Contract (score)
this entity surface form:
The Draughtsman’s Contract
this entity surface form:
The Draughtsman’s Contract
this entity surface form:
The Draughtsman’s Contract