Polygraph
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Polygraph is a Canadian film directed by Robert Lepage that intertwines themes of truth, memory, and political violence through an experimental, multi-layered narrative.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polygraph canonical | 1 |
| Polygraph (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7725481 — 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: Polygraph Context triple: [Robert Lepage, notableWork, Polygraph]
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A.
The Black Box
The Black Box is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch as he reopens a decades-old murder case first encountered during the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
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B.
The Suspect
"The Suspect" is a 1944 film noir thriller in which Charles Laughton plays a mild-mannered Victorian-era clerk driven toward murder, noted for its atmospheric direction by Robert Siodmak.
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C.
L.I.E.
L.I.E. is a 2001 independent drama film in which Brian Cox delivers a critically acclaimed performance as a complex, morally ambiguous neighbor who forms a fraught relationship with a troubled teenage boy.
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D.
Liar
"Liar" is a 1992 noise rock album by The Jesus Lizard, widely regarded as one of the band's most intense and critically acclaimed releases.
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E.
Liar
"Liar" is a 2019 Latin pop-influenced single by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello, known for its playful lyrics and brass-heavy, danceable production.
- 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: Polygraph Target entity description: Polygraph is a Canadian film directed by Robert Lepage that intertwines themes of truth, memory, and political violence through an experimental, multi-layered narrative.
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A.
The Black Box
The Black Box is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch as he reopens a decades-old murder case first encountered during the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
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B.
The Suspect
"The Suspect" is a 1944 film noir thriller in which Charles Laughton plays a mild-mannered Victorian-era clerk driven toward murder, noted for its atmospheric direction by Robert Siodmak.
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C.
L.I.E.
L.I.E. is a 2001 independent drama film in which Brian Cox delivers a critically acclaimed performance as a complex, morally ambiguous neighbor who forms a fraught relationship with a troubled teenage boy.
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D.
Liar
"Liar" is a 1992 noise rock album by The Jesus Lizard, widely regarded as one of the band's most intense and critically acclaimed releases.
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E.
Liar
"Liar" is a 2019 Latin pop-influenced single by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello, known for its playful lyrics and brass-heavy, danceable production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Polygraph (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Robert Lepage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematicStyle |
meta-narrative structure
ⓘ
theatrical staging techniques ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| director | Robert Lepage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
guilt
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justice ⓘ state violence ⓘ unreliable memory ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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experimental film ⓘ |
| hasDirector | Robert Lepage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExperimentalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasPlaywrightDirector | Robert Lepage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Quebec cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
memory
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political violence ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
multi-layered narrative
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| productionCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Marie Brassard
NERFINISHED
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Robert Lepage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Polygraph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Polygraph Description of subject: Polygraph is a Canadian film directed by Robert Lepage that intertwines themes of truth, memory, and political violence through an experimental, multi-layered narrative.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Polygraph (film)