Hysterical Blindness (film)

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film

Hysterical Blindness is a 2002 HBO drama film set in 1980s New Jersey that follows two working-class women navigating friendship, love, and self-discovery.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hysterical Blindness	2
Hysterical Blindness (film) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10392390 — 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: Hysterical Blindness (film)
Context triple: [Mira Nair, directed, Hysterical Blindness (film)]

A. White of the Eye
White of the Eye is a 1987 British psychological horror-thriller film directed by Donald Cammell, noted for its stylized visuals and disturbing portrait of a serial killer in a small Arizona town.
B. Hysteria
Hysteria is Def Leppard’s massively successful 1987 hard rock album, renowned for its polished production, multiple hit singles, and status as one of the defining rock records of the 1980s.
C. Hysteria
"Hysteria" is one of Muse's most popular rock songs, known for its distinctive bassline, intense energy, and frequent inclusion in the band's live performances.
D. Hysteria
"Hysteria" is a poem by T. S. Eliot that captures a moment of emotional intensity and disquiet through fragmented, modernist imagery and introspective observation.
E. Hysteria
Hysteria is a 2011 British romantic comedy film in which Rupert Everett co-stars in a fictionalized account of the invention of the vibrator in Victorian London.
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: Hysterical Blindness (film)
Target entity description: Hysterical Blindness is a 2002 HBO drama film set in 1980s New Jersey that follows two working-class women navigating friendship, love, and self-discovery.

A. White of the Eye
White of the Eye is a 1987 British psychological horror-thriller film directed by Donald Cammell, noted for its stylized visuals and disturbing portrait of a serial killer in a small Arizona town.
B. Hysteria
Hysteria is Def Leppard’s massively successful 1987 hard rock album, renowned for its polished production, multiple hit singles, and status as one of the defining rock records of the 1980s.
C. Hysteria
"Hysteria" is one of Muse's most popular rock songs, known for its distinctive bassline, intense energy, and frequent inclusion in the band's live performances.
D. Hysteria
Hysteria is a 2011 British romantic comedy film in which Rupert Everett co-stars in a fictionalized account of the invention of the vibrator in Victorian London.
E. Hysteria
"Hysteria" is a poem by T. S. Eliot that captures a moment of emotional intensity and disquiet through fragmented, modernist imagery and introspective observation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film ⓘ
awardReceived	Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceivedBy	Gena Rowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Uma Thurman NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	play by Laura Cahill ⓘ
castMember	Annie Corley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ben Gazzara NERFINISHED ⓘ Gena Rowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Juliette Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Justin Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Reedus NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Isaacs NERFINISHED ⓘ Uma Thurman NERFINISHED ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Declan Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
director	Mira Nair NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributor	HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ
editedBy	Allyson C. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstBroadcastYear	2002 ⓘ
genre	drama ⓘ television drama ⓘ
mainCharacter	Beth NERFINISHED ⓘ Debbie NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
medium	television ⓘ
musicBy	Lesley Barber NERFINISHED ⓘ
nominatedFor	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originalNetwork	HBO ⓘ
portrayedBy	Gena Rowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Juliette Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Uma Thurman NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer	Mira Nair NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany	HBO Films NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseYear	2002 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	96 ⓘ
screenplayBy	Laura Cahill NERFINISHED ⓘ
setInLocation	New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
setInPeriod	1980s ⓘ
theme	female friendship ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ working-class life ⓘ
title	Hysterical Blindness NERFINISHED ⓘ
writer	Laura Cahill NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mira Nair → directed → Hysterical Blindness (film) ⓘ

Lesley Barber → notableWork → Hysterical Blindness (film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hysterical Blindness

Uma Thurman → notableWork → Hysterical Blindness (film) ⓘ