Youth Without Youth
E587926
Youth Without Youth is a 2007 philosophical fantasy drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, adapted from Mircea Eliade’s novella about an elderly linguistics professor who becomes mysteriously rejuvenated after being struck by lightning.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Youth Without Youth canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6361307 — 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: Youth Without Youth Context triple: [American Zoetrope, producedFilm, Youth Without Youth]
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A.
Flaming Youth
Flaming Youth was a short-lived 1960s British rock band best known for featuring future Genesis drummer and vocalist Phil Collins.
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B.
Eyes of Youth
Eyes of Youth is a 1919 American silent drama film, best known today for featuring one of Rudolph Valentino’s early significant screen roles.
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C.
This Is Our Youth
This Is Our Youth is a critically acclaimed stage play by Kenneth Lonergan that portrays the aimlessness and moral drift of affluent New York City teenagers in the early 1980s.
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D.
Of Youth and Age
"Of Youth and Age" is a short philosophical essay by Francis Bacon that contrasts the strengths and weaknesses of youth and old age in matters of judgment, action, and leadership.
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E.
No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth is a 1946 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores political idealism, personal responsibility, and resistance in pre- and postwar Japan.
- 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: Youth Without Youth Target entity description: Youth Without Youth is a 2007 philosophical fantasy drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, adapted from Mircea Eliade’s novella about an elderly linguistics professor who becomes mysteriously rejuvenated after being struck by lightning.
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A.
Flaming Youth
Flaming Youth was a short-lived 1960s British rock band best known for featuring future Genesis drummer and vocalist Phil Collins.
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B.
Eyes of Youth
Eyes of Youth is a 1919 American silent drama film, best known today for featuring one of Rudolph Valentino’s early significant screen roles.
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C.
This Is Our Youth
This Is Our Youth is a critically acclaimed stage play by Kenneth Lonergan that portrays the aimlessness and moral drift of affluent New York City teenagers in the early 1980s.
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D.
Of Youth and Age
"Of Youth and Age" is a short philosophical essay by Francis Bacon that contrasts the strengths and weaknesses of youth and old age in matters of judgment, action, and leadership.
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E.
No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth is a 1946 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores political idealism, personal responsibility, and resistance in pre- and postwar Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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philosophical film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Romanian literary work ⓘ |
| basedOn | Youth Without Youth (novella) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Mircea Eliade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mihai Mălaimare Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Romania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Francis Ford Coppola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorComeback | first narrative feature directed by Francis Ford Coppola since 1997 ⓘ |
| distributor | Sony Pictures Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | United States theatrical distribution by Sony Pictures Classics ⓘ |
| editedBy | Walter Murch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Bucharest
NERFINISHED
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Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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fantasy film ⓘ philosophical film ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Dominic Matei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Without_Youth_(film) ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | linguistics professor ⓘ |
| musicBy | Osvaldo Golijov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
identity
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language ⓘ memory ⓘ time ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement | rejuvenation after being struck by lightning ⓘ |
| producedBy | Francis Ford Coppola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | American Zoetrope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistPortrayedBy | Tim Roth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2007-10-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 125 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Francis Ford Coppola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Alexandra Maria Lara
NERFINISHED
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Alexandra Pirici NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruno Ganz NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Roth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Youth Without Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldPremiereEvent | Rome Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Francis Ford Coppola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Youth Without Youth Description of subject: Youth Without Youth is a 2007 philosophical fantasy drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, adapted from Mircea Eliade’s novella about an elderly linguistics professor who becomes mysteriously rejuvenated after being struck by lightning.
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