House of Fools
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House of Fools is a 2002 war drama film by Andrei Konchalovsky that blends surreal fantasy and harsh realism to depict life in a Russian psychiatric hospital during the Chechen conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| House of Fools canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9063711 — 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: House of Fools Context triple: [Andrei Konchalovsky, notableWork, House of Fools]
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A.
King of Fools
"King of Fools" is a song best known as a melodic power metal track by the German band Edguy, featured on their 2004 album "Hellfire Club."
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B.
Foolin'
"Foolin'" is a 1983 hard rock power ballad by English band Def Leppard, released as a single from their breakthrough album "Pyromania."
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C.
Words of a Fool
"Words of a Fool" is a song by the Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb, later re-recorded for his country-tinged album "Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers' Songbook, Vol. 1."
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D.
Chain of Fools
"Chain of Fools" is a classic 1967 soul song performed by Aretha Franklin, renowned for its powerful vocals, driving groove, and enduring influence in R&B music.
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E.
All Fools
All Fools is a Jacobean stage comedy by George Chapman, known for its intricate plotting and satirical portrayal of social and familial folly.
- 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: House of Fools Target entity description: House of Fools is a 2002 war drama film by Andrei Konchalovsky that blends surreal fantasy and harsh realism to depict life in a Russian psychiatric hospital during the Chechen conflict.
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A.
King of Fools
"King of Fools" is a song best known as a melodic power metal track by the German band Edguy, featured on their 2004 album "Hellfire Club."
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B.
Foolin'
"Foolin'" is a 1983 hard rock power ballad by English band Def Leppard, released as a single from their breakthrough album "Pyromania."
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C.
Words of a Fool
"Words of a Fool" is a song by the Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb, later re-recorded for his country-tinged album "Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers' Songbook, Vol. 1."
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D.
Chain of Fools
"Chain of Fools" is a classic 1967 soul song performed by Aretha Franklin, renowned for its powerful vocals, driving groove, and enduring influence in R&B music.
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E.
All Fools
All Fools is a Jacobean stage comedy by George Chapman, known for its intricate plotting and satirical portrayal of social and familial folly.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Special Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival
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linked to:
Venice Film Festival Special Jury Prize
Silver Lion ⓘ |
| basedOn | real events during the Chechen War ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Sergei Kozlov ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| depicts | Chechen conflict ⓘ |
| director | Andrei Konchalovsky ⓘ |
| distributor | Sony Pictures Classics ⓘ |
| editedBy | Sergei Taraskin ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
harsh realism
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surreal fantasy ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Venice Film Festival ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Russia ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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psychological drama ⓘ surrealist film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Bryan Adams
ⓘ
Evgeny Mironov ⓘ
linked to:
Yevgeny Mironov
Stanislav Varkki ⓘ Yuliya Vysotskaya ⓘ
linked to:
Yulia Vysotskaya
|
| includesCameoAppearanceBy | Bryan Adams ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
impact of conflict on civilians
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war and mental illness ⓘ |
| musicBy | Eduard Artemyev ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | fantasy sequences involving a pop star ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | patients in a psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Chechen War from perspective of mental institution patients
ⓘ
mixing documentary-style realism with fantasy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Дом дураков ⓘ |
| portrays |
Chechen fighters
ⓘ
Russian soldiers ⓘ psychiatric patients ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | 2002 Venice Film Festival premiere ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 104 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Andrei Konchalovsky
ⓘ
Neal Bell ⓘ |
| setting | Russian psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| timePeriod | First Chechen War ⓘ |
| title | House of Fools ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Fools Description of subject: House of Fools is a 2002 war drama film by Andrei Konchalovsky that blends surreal fantasy and harsh realism to depict life in a Russian psychiatric hospital during the Chechen conflict.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.