The Dancer Upstairs
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The Dancer Upstairs is a 2002 political thriller film directed by John Malkovich about a Latin American detective hunting a mysterious revolutionary leader.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dancer Upstairs canonical | 4 |
| The Dancer Upstairs (novel) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10395924 — 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: The Dancer Upstairs Context triple: [Suite from 'The Dancer Upstairs', hasAssociatedFilm, The Dancer Upstairs]
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A.
The Dancer
The Dancer is a biographical drama film in which Lily-Rose Depp portrays a pioneering early-20th-century performer in the world of modern dance.
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B.
After the Dance
"After the Dance" is a 1939 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores the disillusionment and emotional fallout among the hedonistic "bright young things" of interwar London.
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C.
The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs is the live-action human character in "The LEGO Movie" who represents the controlling, perfectionist father counterpart to the villainous Lord Business.
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D.
The Singer and the Dancer
The Singer and the Dancer is a 1977 Australian television drama film notable as an early work by filmmaker Gillian Armstrong, exploring the relationship between a young girl and her aging grandmother in rural New South Wales.
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E.
Waiting for the Girls Upstairs
"Waiting for the Girls Upstairs" is a reflective ensemble number from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Follies* in which former showgirls and their younger selves recall past romantic encounters and the passage of time.
- 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: The Dancer Upstairs Target entity description: The Dancer Upstairs is a 2002 political thriller film directed by John Malkovich about a Latin American detective hunting a mysterious revolutionary leader.
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A.
The Dancer
The Dancer is a biographical drama film in which Lily-Rose Depp portrays a pioneering early-20th-century performer in the world of modern dance.
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B.
After the Dance
"After the Dance" is a 1939 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores the disillusionment and emotional fallout among the hedonistic "bright young things" of interwar London.
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C.
The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs is the live-action human character in "The LEGO Movie" who represents the controlling, perfectionist father counterpart to the villainous Lord Business.
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D.
The Singer and the Dancer
The Singer and the Dancer is a 1977 Australian television drama film notable as an early work by filmmaker Gillian Armstrong, exploring the relationship between a young girl and her aging grandmother in rural New South Wales.
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E.
Waiting for the Girls Upstairs
"Waiting for the Girls Upstairs" is a reflective ensemble number from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Follies* in which former showgirls and their younger selves recall past romantic encounters and the passage of time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
political thriller film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Dancer Upstairs (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Dancer Upstairs
novel by Nicholas Shakespeare ⓘ |
| castMember |
Abel Folk
ⓘ
Alexandra Lencastre ⓘ Elvira Mínguez ⓘ Javier Bardem ⓘ Juan Diego Botto ⓘ Laura Morante ⓘ |
| cinematography | José Luis Alcaine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Spain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | John Malkovich ⓘ |
| distributor |
Fox Searchlight Pictures
ⓘ
linked to:
Searchlight Pictures
|
| editor | Nicolas Gaster ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Ecuador
ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| follows | a Latin American detective hunting a mysterious revolutionary leader ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama film
ⓘ
political thriller ⓘ |
| hasPoster | theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ political violence ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Abimael Guzmán
ⓘ
Shining Path insurgency in Peru ⓘ
linked to:
Peruvian civil conflict (1980s–1990s)
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Agustín Rejas ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alberto Iglesias ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | investigation of a mysterious revolutionary leader known as Ezequiel ⓘ |
| notableFor | directorial debut of John Malkovich ⓘ |
| portrays |
left-wing insurgency
ⓘ
state counterinsurgency ⓘ |
| producer | John Malkovich ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Malkovich’s Mr. Mudd production company ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | San Sebastián International Film Festival ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 133 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Nicholas Shakespeare ⓘ |
| setting | unnamed Latin American country ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Javier Bardem as Agustín Rejas
ⓘ
linked to:
Javier Bardem
|
| titleOrigin | refers to the detective’s daughter’s dance teacher living upstairs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dancer Upstairs Description of subject: The Dancer Upstairs is a 2002 political thriller film directed by John Malkovich about a Latin American detective hunting a mysterious revolutionary leader.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
concert work "Suite from 'The Dancer Upstairs'"
subject linked to:
the film 'The Dancer Upstairs'
linked to: The Dancer Upstairs
subject linked to:
the film 'The Dancer Upstairs'
linked to: The Dancer Upstairs