Shy People
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Shy People is a 1987 American drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky that explores cultural and familial clashes when a New York journalist visits her reclusive relatives in the Louisiana bayou.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shy People canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10615739 — 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: Shy People Context triple: [Barbara Hershey, notableWork, Shy People]
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A.
Shy Away
"Shy Away" is a 2021 alternative rock single by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, known for its energetic sound and introspective lyrics.
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B.
Why Am I So Shy
"Why Am I So Shy" is a song that appears as the B-side to the single "One Fine Day."
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C.
Girl Shy
Girl Shy is a 1924 silent romantic comedy film starring Harold Lloyd as a bashful young man whose awkward attempts at love lead to a series of inventive and fast-paced comedic situations.
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D.
Twice Shy
"Twice Shy" is a love poem by Seamus Heaney that explores the tentative, cautious emotions of a budding romantic relationship.
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E.
Don’t Be Shy
"Don’t Be Shy" is a folk song by Cat Stevens, best known for its prominent use on the soundtrack of the 1971 cult film *Harold and Maude*.
- 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: Shy People Target entity description: Shy People is a 1987 American drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky that explores cultural and familial clashes when a New York journalist visits her reclusive relatives in the Louisiana bayou.
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A.
Shy Away
"Shy Away" is a 2021 alternative rock single by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, known for its energetic sound and introspective lyrics.
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B.
Why Am I So Shy
"Why Am I So Shy" is a song that appears as the B-side to the single "One Fine Day."
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C.
Girl Shy
Girl Shy is a 1924 silent romantic comedy film starring Harold Lloyd as a bashful young man whose awkward attempts at love lead to a series of inventive and fast-paced comedic situations.
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D.
Twice Shy
"Twice Shy" is a love poem by Seamus Heaney that explores the tentative, cautious emotions of a budding romantic relationship.
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E.
Don’t Be Shy
"Don’t Be Shy" is a folk song by Cat Stevens, best known for its prominent use on the soundtrack of the 1971 cult film *Harold and Maude*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Best Actress Award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Barbara Hershey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Chris Menges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Tangerine Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Andrei Konchalovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Cannon Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Chris Blunden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalSelection | 1987 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | journalist ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
cultural clash
ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A New York journalist visits her reclusive relatives in the Louisiana bayou, leading to cultural and familial clashes. ⓘ |
| producer |
Andrei Konchalovsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menahem Golan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoram Globus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Cannon Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golan-Globus Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-05-14 (Cannes premiere) ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 115 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Andrei Konchalovsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerard Brach NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Louisiana bayou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Barbara Hershey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Swayze NERFINISHED ⓘ Jill Clayburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ John Philbin NERFINISHED ⓘ Marek Konrad NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Plimpton NERFINISHED ⓘ Merritt Butrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Pruitt Taylor Vince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
culture clash
ⓘ
family legacy ⓘ isolation ⓘ urban-rural divide ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shy People Description of subject: Shy People is a 1987 American drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky that explores cultural and familial clashes when a New York journalist visits her reclusive relatives in the Louisiana bayou.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.