Crac
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Crac is a Canadian animated short film by Frédéric Back that portrays the changing life of Quebec society through the story of a rocking chair.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crac canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5514179 — 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: Crac Context triple: [54th Academy Awards, bestAnimatedShortFilmWinner, Crac]
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A.
Krakolye
Krakolye is a historic village in northwestern Russia known as one of the traditional settlement areas of the Votic people and their endangered Uralic language.
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B.
Jarocin
Jarocin is a town in west-central Poland known historically for its role in the Greater Poland region and, in modern times, for hosting one of the country’s most famous rock music festivals.
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C.
Kruklanki
Kruklanki is a village in northern Poland known for its scenic lakes and forests within the Warmian-Masurian region.
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D.
Cracinae
Cracinae is a subfamily of large, arboreal gamebirds in the family Cracidae, which includes curassows and their close relatives found mainly in Neotropical forests.
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E.
Crada
Crada is a German hip-hop and R&B record producer known for his work with artists such as Kid Cudi and Drake.
- 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: Crac Target entity description: Crac is a Canadian animated short film by Frédéric Back that portrays the changing life of Quebec society through the story of a rocking chair.
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A.
Krakolye
Krakolye is a historic village in northwestern Russia known as one of the traditional settlement areas of the Votic people and their endangered Uralic language.
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B.
Jarocin
Jarocin is a town in west-central Poland known historically for its role in the Greater Poland region and, in modern times, for hosting one of the country’s most famous rock music festivals.
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C.
Kruklanki
Kruklanki is a village in northern Poland known for its scenic lakes and forests within the Warmian-Masurian region.
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D.
Cracinae
Cracinae is a subfamily of large, arboreal gamebirds in the family Cracidae, which includes curassows and their close relatives found mainly in Neotropical forests.
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E.
Crada
Crada is a German hip-hop and R&B record producer known for his work with artists such as Kid Cudi and Drake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian film
ⓘ
animated short film ⓘ short film ⓘ |
| animationStudio |
Société Radio-Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Société Radio-Canada television network
|
| animationTechnique | hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| centralObject | rocking chair ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| depicts | Quebec society ⓘ |
| director | Frédéric Back ⓘ |
| distributedBy | National Film Board of Canada ⓘ |
| follows | story of a rocking chair ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | color ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | reflection on Quebec cultural identity ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 2D animation ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
animated film
ⓘ
drama ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecognition | considered a classic of Canadian animation ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasVisualStyle | painterly animation ⓘ |
| includedIn |
National Film Board of Canada collection
ⓘ
linked to:
National Film Board of Canada
|
| isSilentOrMinimalDialogue | yes ⓘ |
| musicBy | Normand Roger ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | nonverbal storytelling ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian animated cinema ⓘ |
| portrays |
changes in family generations
ⓘ
construction of cities ⓘ indigenous presence in Quebec ⓘ industrialization ⓘ rural life in Quebec ⓘ urbanization in Quebec ⓘ |
| producer |
Société Radio-Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Société Radio-Canada television network
|
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 15 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Frédéric Back ⓘ |
| setIn |
Quebec
ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
|
| theme |
cultural change
ⓘ
family life ⓘ relationship between humans and objects ⓘ tradition versus modernity ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | onomatopoeic sound of cracking ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
passing of time
ⓘ
seasons changing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crac Description of subject: Crac is a Canadian animated short film by Frédéric Back that portrays the changing life of Quebec society through the story of a rocking chair.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.