Damnation
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Damnation is a 1988 Hungarian black-and-white art film directed by Béla Tarr, known for its bleak atmosphere, long takes, and exploration of existential despair in a decaying industrial town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Damnation canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9046311 — 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: Damnation Context triple: [Béla Tarr, notableWork, Damnation]
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A.
Damnation
"Damnation" is a television drama series set in 1930s rural America that explores class struggle, labor conflicts, and moral ambiguity through the story of a mysterious preacher and a strikebreaker.
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B.
Hell Awaits
Hell Awaits is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, known for its darker, more progressive sound and occult-themed lyrics that helped define the early extreme metal scene.
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C.
The Fall of the Damned
The Fall of the Damned is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting a chaotic mass of sinners being hurled into hell.
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D.
Infernal
"Infernal" is a horror-thriller novel by F. Paul Wilson, part of his Repairman Jack series that blends supernatural elements with suspense and dark adventure.
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E.
Burning Hells
The Burning Hells are the infernal, demon-infested realm of chaos and evil that serves as the primary source of demonic forces and antagonists in the Diablo universe.
- 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: Damnation Target entity description: Damnation is a 1988 Hungarian black-and-white art film directed by Béla Tarr, known for its bleak atmosphere, long takes, and exploration of existential despair in a decaying industrial town.
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A.
Damnation
"Damnation" is a television drama series set in 1930s rural America that explores class struggle, labor conflicts, and moral ambiguity through the story of a mysterious preacher and a strikebreaker.
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B.
Hell Awaits
Hell Awaits is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, known for its darker, more progressive sound and occult-themed lyrics that helped define the early extreme metal scene.
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C.
The Fall of the Damned
The Fall of the Damned is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting a chaotic mass of sinners being hurled into hell.
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D.
Infernal
"Infernal" is a horror-thriller novel by F. Paul Wilson, part of his Repairman Jack series that blends supernatural elements with suspense and dark adventure.
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E.
Burning Hells
The Burning Hells are the infernal, demon-infested realm of chaos and evil that serves as the primary source of demonic forces and antagonists in the Diablo universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cameraTechnique |
long takes
ⓘ
tracking shots ⓘ |
| cinematographyStyle | long takes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hungary ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed by film critics ⓘ |
| director | Béla Tarr ⓘ |
| directorNationality | Hungarian ⓘ |
| filmColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Hungary ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasCinematography | Gábor Medvigy ⓘ |
| hasDirector | Béla Tarr ⓘ |
| hasDirectorStyle |
atmospheric
ⓘ
minimalist ⓘ |
| hasSettingCharacteristic |
constant rain
ⓘ
industrial landscape ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
decay ⓘ despair ⓘ existentialism ⓘ |
| hasVisualStyle | high-contrast black-and-white ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European art cinema ⓘ |
| language | Hungarian ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | unemployed man ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mihály Víg ⓘ |
| narrativePace | slow ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | bleak ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bleak atmosphere
ⓘ
exploration of existential despair ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hungarian ⓘ |
| partOf | Béla Tarr filmography ⓘ |
| portrays |
emotional isolation
ⓘ
hopelessness ⓘ moral decay ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mafilm ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 116 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Béla Tarr
ⓘ
László Krasznahorkai ⓘ |
| setting | decaying industrial town ⓘ |
| style | slow cinema ⓘ |
| title | Damnation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Damnation Description of subject: Damnation is a 1988 Hungarian black-and-white art film directed by Béla Tarr, known for its bleak atmosphere, long takes, and exploration of existential despair in a decaying industrial town.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.