City of Joy
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City of Joy is a 1992 drama film set in the slums of Calcutta, exploring themes of poverty, hope, and human resilience.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City of Joy canonical | 12 |
| The City of Joy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5743359 — 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: City of Joy Context triple: [Om Puri, notableWork, City of Joy]
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A.
City of Smiles
City of Smiles is the popular nickname of Bacolod City in the Philippines, known for its friendly residents and vibrant MassKara Festival.
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B.
The City of Good Living
The City of Good Living is a promotional nickname highlighting the comfortable, family-friendly quality of life in San Carlos, California.
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C.
City of Hibiscus
The City of Hibiscus is a poetic nickname for Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, renowned for its rich history, relaxed lifestyle, and vibrant culinary and cultural scene.
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D.
City of Gentle People
City of Gentle People is the popular nickname of Dumaguete, a coastal university city in the Philippines known for its friendly residents and laid-back atmosphere.
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E.
Wrinkles of the City
Wrinkles of the City is a global street art project by French artist JR that features large-scale photographic portraits of elderly residents pasted onto urban architecture to explore memory, history, and the aging of cities.
- 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: City of Joy Target entity description: City of Joy is a 1992 drama film set in the slums of Calcutta, exploring themes of poverty, hope, and human resilience.
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A.
City of Smiles
City of Smiles is the popular nickname of Bacolod City in the Philippines, known for its friendly residents and vibrant MassKara Festival.
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B.
The City of Good Living
The City of Good Living is a promotional nickname highlighting the comfortable, family-friendly quality of life in San Carlos, California.
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C.
City of Hibiscus
The City of Hibiscus is a poetic nickname for Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, renowned for its rich history, relaxed lifestyle, and vibrant culinary and cultural scene.
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D.
City of Gentle People
City of Gentle People is the popular nickname of Dumaguete, a coastal university city in the Philippines known for its friendly residents and laid-back atmosphere.
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E.
Wrinkles of the City
Wrinkles of the City is a global street art project by French artist JR that features large-scale photographic portraits of elderly residents pasted onto urban architecture to explore memory, history, and the aging of cities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Dominique Lapierre ⓘ |
| basedOn |
City of Joy
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| character |
Hazari Pal
ⓘ
Joan Bethel ⓘ Max Lowe ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Peter Biziou ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Roland Joffé ⓘ |
| distributor | TriStar Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Honess ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ home video ⓘ theatrical release ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
community
ⓘ
hope ⓘ human resilience ⓘ poverty ⓘ redemption ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ennio Morricone ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | slums of Calcutta ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
emotional
ⓘ
serious ⓘ |
| portrays |
doctor working in impoverished community
ⓘ
life in urban slums ⓘ struggles of migrant family ⓘ |
| producer | Roland Joffé ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 132 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Calcutta
ⓘ
India ⓘ |
| stars |
Ayesha Dharker
ⓘ
Om Puri ⓘ Patrick Swayze ⓘ Pauline Collins ⓘ Shabana Azmi ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| title | City of Joy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: City of Joy Description of subject: City of Joy is a 1992 drama film set in the slums of Calcutta, exploring themes of poverty, hope, and human resilience.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: City of Joy
subject linked to:
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
subject linked to:
Om Rajesh Puri