A Flea in Her Ear
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A Flea in Her Ear is a classic French farce by playwright Georges Feydeau, renowned for its intricate plotting, rapid-fire misunderstandings, and physical comedy.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Flea in Her Ear Context triple: [Georges Feydeau, notableWork, A Flea in Her Ear]
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A.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
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B.
The Affected Ladies
The Affected Ladies is an English title for Molière’s one-act satirical comedy that mocks the pretentiousness and affectations of certain Parisian women in 17th-century high society.
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The Flea Palace
The Flea Palace is a novel by Turkish-British author Elif Şafak that interweaves the lives of eccentric residents in a dilapidated Istanbul apartment building to explore themes of memory, identity, and urban life.
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D.
My Night at Maud’s
My Night at Maud’s is a 1969 French philosophical romantic drama film by Éric Rohmer, renowned for its talk-driven exploration of morality, chance, and desire.
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E.
L'Effrontée
L'Effrontée is a 1985 French coming-of-age drama film directed by Claude Miller, known for its sensitive portrayal of adolescent loneliness and for featuring an acclaimed early performance by Charlotte Gainsbourg.
- 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: A Flea in Her Ear Target entity description: A Flea in Her Ear is a classic French farce by playwright Georges Feydeau, renowned for its intricate plotting, rapid-fire misunderstandings, and physical comedy.
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A.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
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B.
The Affected Ladies
The Affected Ladies is an English title for Molière’s one-act satirical comedy that mocks the pretentiousness and affectations of certain Parisian women in 17th-century high society.
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C.
The Flea Palace
The Flea Palace is a novel by Turkish-British author Elif Şafak that interweaves the lives of eccentric residents in a dilapidated Istanbul apartment building to explore themes of memory, identity, and urban life.
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D.
My Night at Maud’s
My Night at Maud’s is a 1969 French philosophical romantic drama film by Éric Rohmer, renowned for its talk-driven exploration of morality, chance, and desire.
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E.
L'Effrontée
L'Effrontée is a 1985 French coming-of-age drama film directed by Claude Miller, known for its sensitive portrayal of adolescent loneliness and for featuring an acclaimed early performance by Charlotte Gainsbourg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French play
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play ⓘ stage farce ⓘ |
| author | Georges Feydeau ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | comedy of errors ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1907 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Paris ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedIn |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
farce ⓘ |
| hasActCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
A Flea in Her Ear (1968 film)
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linked to:
A Flea in Her Ear
A Flea in Her Ear (2002 television film) ⓘ
linked to:
A Flea in Her Ear
|
| hasCharacter |
Camille Chandebise
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Carlos Homenidès de Histangua ⓘ Dr. Finache ⓘ Ferraillon ⓘ Lucienne Homenidès de Histangua ⓘ Poche ⓘ Raymonde Chandebise ⓘ Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
A Flea in Her Ear (John Mortimer translation)
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linked to:
A Flea in Her Ear
A Flea in Her Ear (Kenneth McLeish translation) ⓘ
linked to:
A Flea in Her Ear
|
| hasTheme |
marital jealousy
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mistaken identity ⓘ sexual suspicion ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century stage farce ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intricate plotting
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physical comedy ⓘ rapid-fire misunderstandings ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Puce à l’oreille ⓘ |
| partOf | canon of classic French farce ⓘ |
| playwright | Georges Feydeau ⓘ |
| plotDevice |
anonymous love letter
ⓘ
look-alike confusion between Chandebise and Poche ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| structure | three-act play ⓘ |
| style |
door-slamming farce
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fast-paced dialogue ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | Belle Époque ⓘ |
| typicalOf | Georges Feydeau’s late-career farces ⓘ |
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