Alexandre Aja
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Alexandre Aja is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror and thriller genres, including films like "High Tension," "The Hills Have Eyes," and "Piranha 3D."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexandre Aja canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8319257 — 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: Alexandre Aja Context triple: [Horns (film), director, Alexandre Aja]
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A.
Fabrice Du Welz
Fabrice Du Welz is a Belgian film director and screenwriter known for his dark, atmospheric genre films such as "Calvaire," "Vinyan," and "Alleluia."
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B.
Romain Gavras
Romain Gavras is a French-Greek filmmaker and music video director known for his visually striking, provocative work for artists like M.I.A., Kanye West, and Jay-Z, as well as feature films such as "Our Day Will Come" and "Athena."
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C.
Xavier Giannoli
Xavier Giannoli is a French film director and screenwriter known for character-driven dramas such as "Marguerite" and "Superstar."
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D.
Jacques Audiard
Jacques Audiard is an acclaimed French film director and screenwriter known for intense, character-driven dramas such as "A Prophet" and "Dheepan."
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E.
Jean-Marc Vallée
Jean-Marc Vallée was a Canadian filmmaker and editor known for his emotionally intimate, character-driven films and acclaimed work in both cinema and prestige television, including projects like "Dallas Buyers Club" and "Big Little Lies."
- 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: Alexandre Aja Target entity description: Alexandre Aja is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror and thriller genres, including films like "High Tension," "The Hills Have Eyes," and "Piranha 3D."
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A.
Fabrice Du Welz
Fabrice Du Welz is a Belgian film director and screenwriter known for his dark, atmospheric genre films such as "Calvaire," "Vinyan," and "Alleluia."
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B.
Romain Gavras
Romain Gavras is a French-Greek filmmaker and music video director known for his visually striking, provocative work for artists like M.I.A., Kanye West, and Jay-Z, as well as feature films such as "Our Day Will Come" and "Athena."
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C.
Xavier Giannoli
Xavier Giannoli is a French film director and screenwriter known for character-driven dramas such as "Marguerite" and "Superstar."
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D.
Jacques Audiard
Jacques Audiard is an acclaimed French film director and screenwriter known for intense, character-driven dramas such as "A Prophet" and "Dheepan."
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E.
Jean-Marc Vallée
Jean-Marc Vallée was a Canadian filmmaker and editor known for his emotionally intimate, character-driven films and acclaimed work in both cinema and prestige television, including projects like "Dallas Buyers Club" and "Big Little Lies."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeInIndustry | film industry ⓘ |
| birthName | Alexandre Jouan-Arcady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1978-08-07 ⓘ |
| directed |
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NERFINISHED
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Furia NERFINISHED ⓘ High Tension NERFINISHED ⓘ Horns NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirrors NERFINISHED ⓘ Piranha 3D NERFINISHED ⓘ The 9th Life of Louis Drax NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hills Have Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Jouan-Arcady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
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thriller film ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexandre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American horror cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | graphic violence in films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| name | Alexandre Aja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | César Award for Best First Feature Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Crawl
NERFINISHED
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Haute Tension NERFINISHED ⓘ High Tension NERFINISHED ⓘ Horns NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirrors NERFINISHED ⓘ Piranha 3D NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hills Have Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| parent |
Alexandre Arcady
NERFINISHED
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Diane Kurys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| produced |
Maniac
NERFINISHED
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The Pyramid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | France ⓘ |
| spouse | Laure Gardette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteScreenplayFor |
Furia
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High Tension NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hills Have Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1990s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexandre Aja Description of subject: Alexandre Aja is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror and thriller genres, including films like "High Tension," "The Hills Have Eyes," and "Piranha 3D."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Maniac (2012 film)