Mysterious Skin
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Mysterious Skin is a 2004 independent drama film directed by Gregg Araki that explores the long-term psychological effects of childhood sexual abuse on two young men.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mysterious Skin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10795987 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mysterious Skin Context triple: [Elisabeth Shue, notableWork, Mysterious Skin]
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A.
Beneath the Skin
"Beneath the Skin" is the second studio album by Icelandic indie folk/pop band Of Monsters and Men, known for its atmospheric sound and introspective lyrics.
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B.
Acres of Skin
Acres of Skin is a nonfiction book by Allen M. Hornblum that exposes unethical medical experiments conducted on inmates at Philadelphia’s Holmesburg Prison in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Written on Skin
Written on Skin is a contemporary opera by British composer George Benjamin, acclaimed for its innovative score and emotionally intense exploration of power, desire, and violence.
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D.
The Soft Skin
The Soft Skin is a 1964 French drama film by François Truffaut that explores an extramarital affair and its tragic consequences in a restrained, Hitchcock-influenced style.
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E.
Only Skin
"Only Skin" is an extended, multi-part folk song by Joanna Newsom from her acclaimed 2006 album *Ys*, known for its intricate lyrics and expansive composition.
- 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: Mysterious Skin Target entity description: Mysterious Skin is a 2004 independent drama film directed by Gregg Araki that explores the long-term psychological effects of childhood sexual abuse on two young men.
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A.
Beneath the Skin
"Beneath the Skin" is the second studio album by Icelandic indie folk/pop band Of Monsters and Men, known for its atmospheric sound and introspective lyrics.
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B.
Acres of Skin
Acres of Skin is a nonfiction book by Allen M. Hornblum that exposes unethical medical experiments conducted on inmates at Philadelphia’s Holmesburg Prison in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Written on Skin
Written on Skin is a contemporary opera by British composer George Benjamin, acclaimed for its innovative score and emotionally intense exploration of power, desire, and violence.
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D.
The Soft Skin
The Soft Skin is a 1964 French drama film by François Truffaut that explores an extramarital affair and its tragic consequences in a restrained, Hitchcock-influenced style.
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E.
Only Skin
"Only Skin" is an extended, multi-part folk song by Joanna Newsom from her acclaimed 2006 album *Ys*, known for its intricate lyrics and expansive composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Scott Heim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mysterious Skin (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Brian Lackey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neil McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil's mother ⓘ Wendy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Steve Gainer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDepictionOf |
UFO abduction beliefs
ⓘ
homosexuality ⓘ male prostitution ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| director | Gregg Araki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Tartan Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Gregg Araki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRating |
NC-17 (some releases)
ⓘ
Not Rated (some releases) ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related film
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drama ⓘ independent cinema ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
childhood sexual abuse
ⓘ
psychological trauma ⓘ repressed memories ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Harold Budd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robin Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | two young men coping with childhood abuse ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early dramatic performance by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
ⓘ
frank depiction of child sexual abuse and its aftermath ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Gregg Araki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Levy-Hinte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 105 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Gregg Araki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Bill Sage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brady Corbet NERFINISHED ⓘ Elisabeth Shue NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Gordon-Levitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Lynn Rajskub NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Trachtenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mysterious Skin Description of subject: Mysterious Skin is a 2004 independent drama film directed by Gregg Araki that explores the long-term psychological effects of childhood sexual abuse on two young men.
Referenced by (2)
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