Thomas Leroy in Black Swan
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Thomas Leroy in Black Swan is the demanding and manipulative artistic director of a New York City ballet company who pushes his dancers to psychological extremes in pursuit of a perfect performance.
All labels observed (1)
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| Thomas Leroy in Black Swan canonical | 2 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Leroy in Black Swan Context triple: [Vincent Cassel, notableRole, Thomas Leroy in Black Swan]
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A.
Herman Cornejo
Herman Cornejo is an acclaimed Argentine-born principal dancer renowned for his virtuosic technique and dramatic artistry in classical and contemporary ballet.
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B.
Benjamin Millepied
Benjamin Millepied is a French dancer and choreographer, former principal at the New York City Ballet, and founder of the L.A. Dance Project.
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C.
Misty Copeland
Misty Copeland is an acclaimed American ballerina who became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre.
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D.
Aleph Portman-Millepied
Aleph Portman-Millepied is the son of actress Natalie Portman and choreographer Benjamin Millepied.
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E.
Kyra Nijinsky
Kyra Nijinsky was the daughter of legendary ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky and the wife of conductor and composer Igor Markevitch.
- 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: Thomas Leroy in Black Swan Target entity description: Thomas Leroy in Black Swan is the demanding and manipulative artistic director of a New York City ballet company who pushes his dancers to psychological extremes in pursuit of a perfect performance.
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A.
Herman Cornejo
Herman Cornejo is an acclaimed Argentine-born principal dancer renowned for his virtuosic technique and dramatic artistry in classical and contemporary ballet.
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B.
Benjamin Millepied
Benjamin Millepied is a French dancer and choreographer, former principal at the New York City Ballet, and founder of the L.A. Dance Project.
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C.
Misty Copeland
Misty Copeland is an acclaimed American ballerina who became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre.
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D.
Aleph Portman-Millepied
Aleph Portman-Millepied is the son of actress Natalie Portman and choreographer Benjamin Millepied.
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E.
Kyra Nijinsky
Kyra Nijinsky was the daughter of legendary ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky and the wife of conductor and composer Igor Markevitch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet artistic director
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fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Black Swan ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
abuse of power in the arts
ⓘ
blurred boundaries between art and exploitation ⓘ |
| castsAsSwanQueen | Nina Sayers ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charismatic
ⓘ
controlling ⓘ demanding ⓘ manipulative ⓘ perfectionist ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Darren Aronofsky ⓘ |
| createdFor |
film Black Swan
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Swan
|
| demandsFromDancers |
emotional authenticity
ⓘ
technical excellence ⓘ |
| directsProduction |
Swan Lake (company production)
ⓘ
linked to:
Swan Lake (Graeme Murphy production)
|
| employer |
New York City ballet company (fictional)
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City Ballet
|
| filmReleaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Black Swan (2010 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Swan
|
| fullName | Thomas Leroy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
drama
ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
corps de ballet
ⓘ
principal dancers ⓘ |
| influences | Nina Sayers' mental state ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pursuit of perfect performance
ⓘ
pushing dancers to psychological extremes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| motivatesBy | psychological pressure ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodies destructive pursuit of artistic perfection ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | catalyst for protagonist's transformation ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | French (implied by portrayal/accent) ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Vincent Cassel ⓘ |
| relationshipToNina |
antagonist
ⓘ
mentor ⓘ |
| replacesInLeadRole | Beth Macintyre ⓘ |
| setsArtisticStandardAs | absolute perfection ⓘ |
| supervises |
Beth Macintyre
ⓘ
Lily ⓘ Nina Sayers ⓘ |
| uses | sexual manipulation as a control tactic ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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