Rachel, Rachel
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"Rachel, Rachel" is a 1968 American drama film directed by Paul Newman and starring Joanne Woodward, acclaimed for its intimate portrayal of a repressed schoolteacher’s emotional awakening.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rachel, Rachel canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8239806 — 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: Rachel, Rachel Context triple: [Geraldine Fitzgerald, notableWork, Rachel, Rachel]
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A.
Avkat Rochel
Avkat Rochel is a halakhic work by Rabbi Joseph Karo that addresses complex questions of Jewish law and ritual practice.
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B.
Rahel
Rahel is one of the central twin protagonists in Arundhati Roy’s novel "The God of Small Things," whose fragmented memories and experiences drive much of the story’s emotional and narrative arc.
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C.
Marnie
Marnie is a 1964 psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery, about a troubled woman with a mysterious past and compulsive thieving.
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D.
Rachael
Rachael is a feminine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, often considered a variant of the biblical name Rachel.
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E.
Rachele
Rachele is an Italian given name, notably borne by Rachele Mussolini, the wife of dictator Benito Mussolini.
- 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: Rachel, Rachel Target entity description: "Rachel, Rachel" is a 1968 American drama film directed by Paul Newman and starring Joanne Woodward, acclaimed for its intimate portrayal of a repressed schoolteacher’s emotional awakening.
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A.
Avkat Rochel
Avkat Rochel is a halakhic work by Rabbi Joseph Karo that addresses complex questions of Jewish law and ritual practice.
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B.
Rahel
Rahel is one of the central twin protagonists in Arundhati Roy’s novel "The God of Small Things," whose fragmented memories and experiences drive much of the story’s emotional and narrative arc.
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C.
Marnie
Marnie is a 1964 psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery, about a troubled woman with a mysterious past and compulsive thieving.
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D.
Rachael
Rachael is a feminine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, often considered a variant of the biblical name Rachel.
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E.
Rachele
Rachele is an Italian given name, notably borne by Rachele Mussolini, the wife of dictator Benito Mussolini.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNomination |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for Joanne Woodward
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Best Picture ⓘ Best Supporting Actress for Estelle Parsons ⓘ Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium ⓘ |
| basedOn |
A Jest of God
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novel by Margaret Laurence ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gayne Rescher ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Paul Newman ⓘ |
| directorialDebutOf | Paul Newman ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts ⓘ |
| editedBy | Dede Allen ⓘ |
| era | New Hollywood ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | use of flashbacks ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| goldenGlobeAwardWin |
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for Joanne Woodward
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Best Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Rachel Cameron ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerome Moross ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | inner life of a middle-aged woman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intimate character study
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portrayal of female repression and awakening ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A repressed schoolteacher experiences an emotional and sexual awakening. ⓘ |
| producer |
Edgar J. Scherick
ⓘ
Paul Newman ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Kayos Productions ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1968-08-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 101 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Stewart Stern ⓘ |
| setting | small town in Connecticut ⓘ |
| starring |
Estelle Parsons
ⓘ
James Olson ⓘ Joanne Woodward ⓘ Kate Harrington ⓘ |
| theme |
loneliness
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religious guilt ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ sexual repression ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (8)
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