An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano
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An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, loosely based on Anton Chekhov’s works and noted for its intimate portrayal of Russian provincial life and complex character relationships.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano canonical | 3 |
| Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино | 1 |
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Target entity: An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano Context triple: [Nikita Mikhalkov, notableWork, An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano Target entity description: An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, loosely based on Anton Chekhov’s works and noted for its intimate portrayal of Russian provincial life and complex character relationships.
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A.
Woman at the Clavichord
"Woman at the Clavichord" is a finely detailed 17th-century genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Gerrit Dou, depicting an elegantly dressed woman playing a keyboard instrument in a richly appointed interior.
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B.
Moto perpetuo, Op. 11
"Moto perpetuo, Op. 11" is a virtuosic, fast-paced violin showpiece by Niccolò Paganini, renowned for its continuous stream of rapid notes that test a performer's endurance and technical precision.
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C.
Dancing Machine
"Dancing Machine" is a 1974 funk and disco-influenced hit single by The Jackson 5, renowned for popularizing the robot dance and showcasing the group's transition to a more dance-oriented sound.
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D.
Melody for a Street Organ
"Melody for a Street Organ" is a 2009 Ukrainian drama film by director Kira Muratova that follows two orphaned children wandering through a bleak cityscape in search of their father.
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E.
Grand Piano
Grand Piano is a 2013 thriller film about a concert pianist forced to play flawlessly under threat, starring Elijah Wood and John Cusack.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Platonov
ⓘ
other writings by Anton Chekhov ⓘ works of Anton Chekhov ⓘ
linked to:
Anton Chekhov
|
| cinematographyBy | Pavel Lebeshev ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| creativeDirector | Nikita Mikhalkov ⓘ |
| director | Nikita Mikhalkov ⓘ |
| distributor | Mosfilm ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
Russian intelligentsia
ⓘ
provincial landowners ⓘ servants ⓘ |
| hasMotif | mechanical piano ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
intimate chamber drama
ⓘ
literary adaptation ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
complex character relationships
ⓘ
moral compromise ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ social class differences ⓘ unfulfilled love ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Eduard Artemyev ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | interpersonal dynamics over a country weekend ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Chekhovian atmosphere
ⓘ
ensemble acting ⓘ intimate portrayal of Russian provincial life ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино
ⓘ
linked to:
An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano
|
| partOf | Soviet cinema of the 1970s ⓘ |
| portrays | Russian provincial life ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 130 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Aleksandr Adabashyan
ⓘ
Nikita Mikhalkov ⓘ |
| setting |
Russian countryside
ⓘ
late 19th century Russia ⓘ |
| starred |
Aleksandr Kalyagin
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexander Kalyagin
Antonina Shuranova ⓘ Elena Solovey ⓘ Evgeniya Glushenko ⓘ Oleg Tabakov ⓘ |
| title | An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano ⓘ |
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Subject: An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano Description of subject: An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, loosely based on Anton Chekhov’s works and noted for its intimate portrayal of Russian provincial life and complex character relationships.
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