Una vita violenta
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Una vita violenta is a 1959 Italian novel by Pier Paolo Pasolini that portrays the harsh lives and moral struggles of Roman slum youth in the postwar period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Una vita violenta canonical | 2 |
| Una vita violenta (1962 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5764190 — 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: Una vita violenta Context triple: [Pier Paolo Pasolini, notableWork, Una vita violenta]
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A.
The Violent Ones
The Violent Ones is a crime novel by E. Howard Hunt that reflects his hardboiled, politically tinged storytelling style.
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B.
Romanzo di una strage
Romanzo di una strage is an Italian historical drama film that reconstructs the events and political tensions surrounding the 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing in Milan.
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C.
Lessons in Love and Violence
Lessons in Love and Violence is a contemporary opera by British composer George Benjamin that explores political power, desire, and betrayal through an intense, psychologically driven score.
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D.
Act of Violence
Act of Violence is a 1948 American film noir thriller about a World War II veteran haunted by his past, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Fred Zinnemann.
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E.
La Tortura
"La Tortura" is a 2005 Latin pop and reggaeton-influenced hit by Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz, known for its innovative music video and major international chart success.
- 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: Una vita violenta Target entity description: Una vita violenta is a 1959 Italian novel by Pier Paolo Pasolini that portrays the harsh lives and moral struggles of Roman slum youth in the postwar period.
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A.
The Violent Ones
The Violent Ones is a crime novel by E. Howard Hunt that reflects his hardboiled, politically tinged storytelling style.
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B.
Romanzo di una strage
Romanzo di una strage is an Italian historical drama film that reconstructs the events and political tensions surrounding the 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing in Milan.
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C.
Lessons in Love and Violence
Lessons in Love and Violence is a contemporary opera by British composer George Benjamin that explores political power, desire, and betrayal through an intense, psychologically driven score.
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D.
Act of Violence
Act of Violence is a 1948 American film noir thriller about a World War II veteran haunted by his past, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Fred Zinnemann.
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E.
La Tortura
"La Tortura" is a 2005 Latin pop and reggaeton-influenced hit by Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz, known for its innovative music video and major international chart success.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedTo | film ⓘ |
| author | Pier Paolo Pasolini ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
film director
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poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered an important work of Italian postwar literature ⓘ |
| depicts |
class inequality
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juvenile delinquency ⓘ life in Roman shantytowns ⓘ postwar Italian society ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector |
Brunello Rondi
ⓘ
Paolo Heusch ⓘ |
| followsInAuthorCareer | Ragazzi di vita ⓘ |
| genre |
realist novel
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social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Una vita violenta (1962 film)
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linked to:
Una vita violenta
|
| hasLiteraryStyle |
Roman dialect elements
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colloquial language ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Neorealism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tommaso Puzzilli ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
coming of age
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moral struggle ⓘ poverty ⓘ social marginalization ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Milan ⓘ |
| protagonistType | Roman slum youth ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| publisher | Garzanti ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Ragazzi di vita ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Roman suburbs
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Rome ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-World War II ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conflict between instinct and morality
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struggle for dignity ⓘ working-class life in Rome ⓘ |
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Subject: Una vita violenta Description of subject: Una vita violenta is a 1959 Italian novel by Pier Paolo Pasolini that portrays the harsh lives and moral struggles of Roman slum youth in the postwar period.
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linked to: Una vita violenta