Where the Wild Things Are (as cinematographer)
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Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 fantasy drama film adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book, directed by Spike Jonze and noted for its imaginative visual style and emotional depth.
All labels observed (1)
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| Where the Wild Things Are (as cinematographer) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9394725 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Where the Wild Things Are (as cinematographer) Context triple: [Lance Acord, workedOn, Where the Wild Things Are (as cinematographer)]
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A.
A Life on Film
A Life on Film is the autobiography of classic Hollywood actress Mary Astor, recounting her long career and personal life in the film industry.
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B.
Kino-Eye
Kino-Eye was a Soviet avant-garde film movement led by Dziga Vertov that championed documentary realism and the use of the camera as a tool to reveal truth through innovative editing and non-fiction imagery.
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C.
Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall is a critically acclaimed animated miniseries that follows two half-brothers lost in a mysterious, folkloric forest, blending dark fantasy, Americana, and melancholic humor.
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D.
Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall is a 1934 British musical comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland.
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E.
The Cameraman
The Cameraman is a 1928 silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton as a clumsy tintype photographer who tries to become a newsreel cameraman to impress a woman.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Where the Wild Things Are (as cinematographer) Target entity description: Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 fantasy drama film adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book, directed by Spike Jonze and noted for its imaginative visual style and emotional depth.
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A.
A Life on Film
A Life on Film is the autobiography of classic Hollywood actress Mary Astor, recounting her long career and personal life in the film industry.
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B.
Kino-Eye
Kino-Eye was a Soviet avant-garde film movement led by Dziga Vertov that championed documentary realism and the use of the camera as a tool to reveal truth through innovative editing and non-fiction imagery.
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C.
Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall is a critically acclaimed animated miniseries that follows two half-brothers lost in a mysterious, folkloric forest, blending dark fantasy, Americana, and melancholic humor.
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D.
Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall is a 1934 British musical comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland.
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E.
The Cameraman
The Cameraman is a 1928 silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton as a clumsy tintype photographer who tries to become a newsreel cameraman to impress a woman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Where the Wild Things Are (book) ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Lance Acord ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Spike Jonze ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| editor |
Eric Zumbrunnen
ⓘ
James Haygood ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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fantasy film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Carter Burwell
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Karen O ⓘ |
| notedFor |
emotional depth
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imaginative visual style ⓘ |
| producer |
John Carls
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Maurice Sendak ⓘ Tom Hanks ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Legendary Pictures
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Playtone ⓘ Village Roadshow Pictures ⓘ Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ Wild Things Productions ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 2009-10-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 101 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Dave Eggers
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Spike Jonze ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| sourceAuthor | Maurice Sendak ⓘ |
| stars |
Catherine Keener
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Mark Ruffalo ⓘ Max Records ⓘ |
| voiceActor |
Catherine O’Hara
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Chris Cooper ⓘ Forest Whitaker ⓘ James Gandolfini ⓘ Lauren Ambrose ⓘ Paul Dano ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Where the Wild Things Are (as cinematographer) Description of subject: Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 fantasy drama film adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book, directed by Spike Jonze and noted for its imaginative visual style and emotional depth.
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