A Thousand Acres (1997 film)
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A Thousand Acres is a 1997 drama film adaptation of Jane Smiley’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, reimagining Shakespeare’s King Lear on an Iowa farm as it explores family conflict, patriarchy, and buried trauma.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Thousand Acres | 5 |
| A Thousand Acres (novel) | 4 |
| A Thousand Acres (1997 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Thousand Acres (1997 film) Context triple: [Jocelyn Moorhouse, notableWork, A Thousand Acres (1997 film)]
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August: Osage County
August: Osage County is a darkly comic drama about a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, adapted from Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize–winning play and known for its acclaimed ensemble cast.
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B.
Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart is a 1986 dark comedy-drama film adaptation of Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play, centered on three eccentric sisters reuniting in small-town Mississippi.
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Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film set in Depression-era Texas, focusing on a widow’s struggle to save her farm and family.
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D.
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film set in a small Louisiana town that follows the close-knit friendships and struggles of a group of Southern women.
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E.
Far from Heaven
Far from Heaven is a 2002 period drama film directed by Todd Haynes that explores race, sexuality, and social norms in 1950s suburban America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Thousand Acres (1997 film) Target entity description: A Thousand Acres is a 1997 drama film adaptation of Jane Smiley’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, reimagining Shakespeare’s King Lear on an Iowa farm as it explores family conflict, patriarchy, and buried trauma.
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A.
August: Osage County
August: Osage County is a darkly comic drama about a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, adapted from Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize–winning play and known for its acclaimed ensemble cast.
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B.
Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart is a 1986 dark comedy-drama film adaptation of Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play, centered on three eccentric sisters reuniting in small-town Mississippi.
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C.
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film set in Depression-era Texas, focusing on a widow’s struggle to save her farm and family.
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D.
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film set in a small Louisiana town that follows the close-knit friendships and struggles of a group of Southern women.
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E.
Far from Heaven
Far from Heaven is a 2002 period drama film directed by Todd Haynes that explores race, sexuality, and social norms in 1950s suburban America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
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Instruction
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Subject: A Thousand Acres (1997 film) Description of subject: A Thousand Acres is a 1997 drama film adaptation of Jane Smiley’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, reimagining Shakespeare’s King Lear on an Iowa farm as it explores family conflict, patriarchy, and buried trauma.
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Laura Jones
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Smiley
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