French Exit
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French Exit is a darkly comic novel by Patrick DeWitt that follows a disgraced Manhattan socialite and her son as they flee to Paris amid financial and personal ruin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Exit canonical | 6 |
| French Exit (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10646817 — 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: French Exit Context triple: [Patrick DeWitt, notableWork, French Exit]
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A.
L'Appartement
L'Appartement is a 1996 French romantic thriller film that inspired the later American remake set in Wicker Park.
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B.
The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch is a 2021 anthology comedy-drama film by Wes Anderson that portrays a fictional American magazine’s final issue through a series of visually stylized, interwoven stories set in a French town.
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C.
No Exit
No Exit is a famous existentialist play by Jean-Paul Sartre that explores themes of freedom, self-deception, and the idea that "hell is other people."
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D.
No Exit
No Exit is a 1999 comeback studio album by American rock band Blondie that marked their return to recording after a long hiatus and featured the hit single "Maria."
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E.
No Exit
No Exit is a significant film work by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes, reflecting his focus on war, conflict, and human resilience.
- 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: French Exit Target entity description: French Exit is a darkly comic novel by Patrick DeWitt that follows a disgraced Manhattan socialite and her son as they flee to Paris amid financial and personal ruin.
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A.
L'Appartement
L'Appartement is a 1996 French romantic thriller film that inspired the later American remake set in Wicker Park.
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B.
The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch is a 2021 anthology comedy-drama film by Wes Anderson that portrays a fictional American magazine’s final issue through a series of visually stylized, interwoven stories set in a French town.
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C.
No Exit
No Exit is a famous existentialist play by Jean-Paul Sartre that explores themes of freedom, self-deception, and the idea that "hell is other people."
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D.
No Exit
No Exit is a 1999 comeback studio album by American rock band Blondie that marked their return to recording after a long hiatus and featured the hit single "Maria."
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E.
No Exit
No Exit is a significant film work by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes, reflecting his focus on war, conflict, and human resilience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author |
Patrick deWitt
ⓘ
linked to:
Patrick DeWitt
|
| authorNationality | Canadian-American ⓘ |
| basedOn | French Exit ⓘ |
| containsElement |
absurdist humor
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| director | Azazel Jacobs ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
satirical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
French Exit (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
French Exit
|
| isbnExample | 978-0-06-284692-1 ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Lucas Hedges
ⓘ
Michelle Pfeiffer ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Frances Price
ⓘ
Malcolm Price ⓘ Small Frank ⓘ |
| market | adult fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableAwardNomination | Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist ⓘ |
| notableRecognition | shortlisted for the 2018 Giller Prize ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 250 ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | disgraced Manhattan socialite ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Ecco
ⓘ
House of Anansi Press ⓘ
linked to:
Anansi Press
|
| releaseYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Patrick deWitt
ⓘ
linked to:
Patrick DeWitt
|
| settingLocation |
Manhattan
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| structure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
death and mortality
ⓘ
family dysfunction ⓘ social satire ⓘ wealth and ruin ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
| tone | darkly comic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: French Exit Description of subject: French Exit is a darkly comic novel by Patrick DeWitt that follows a disgraced Manhattan socialite and her son as they flee to Paris amid financial and personal ruin.
Referenced by (7)
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