Dreams That Money Can Buy
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Dreams That Money Can Buy is a 1947 avant-garde film directed by Hans Richter that blends surrealist vignettes created with prominent modern artists into a narrative about a man who sells customized dreams.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dreams That Money Can Buy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dreams That Money Can Buy Context triple: [Dallas Bower, notableWork, Dreams That Money Can Buy]
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"Dreams That Money Can't Buy"
"Dreams That Money Can't Buy" is a 1991 pop album by British singer Holly Johnson, known for its melodic synth-pop style and for marking a later phase of his solo career after Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
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B.
All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy is a 1941 fantasy drama film, also known as The Devil and Daniel Webster, about a New Hampshire farmer who makes a Faustian bargain and later seeks the help of famed orator Daniel Webster to win back his soul.
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I Sell My Dreams
"I Sell My Dreams" is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, included in his collection "Strange Pilgrims," that follows a mysterious woman who appears to foresee and profit from the dreams she claims to have.
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D.
All This Money
"All This Money" is a song by the rapper ATM, likely centered on themes of wealth, ambition, and financial success.
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E.
The Money Song
"The Money Song" is a musical number from the 2020 production "Money Money 2020," likely focusing on themes of wealth, consumerism, or financial excess.
- 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: Dreams That Money Can Buy Target entity description: Dreams That Money Can Buy is a 1947 avant-garde film directed by Hans Richter that blends surrealist vignettes created with prominent modern artists into a narrative about a man who sells customized dreams.
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A.
"Dreams That Money Can't Buy"
"Dreams That Money Can't Buy" is a 1991 pop album by British singer Holly Johnson, known for its melodic synth-pop style and for marking a later phase of his solo career after Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
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B.
All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy is a 1941 fantasy drama film, also known as The Devil and Daniel Webster, about a New Hampshire farmer who makes a Faustian bargain and later seeks the help of famed orator Daniel Webster to win back his soul.
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C.
I Sell My Dreams
"I Sell My Dreams" is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, included in his collection "Strange Pilgrims," that follows a mysterious woman who appears to foresee and profit from the dreams she claims to have.
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D.
All This Money
"All This Money" is a song by the rapper ATM, likely centered on themes of wealth, ambition, and financial success.
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E.
The Money Song
"The Money Song" is a musical number from the 2020 production "Money Money 2020," likely focusing on themes of wealth, consumerism, or financial excess.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avant-garde film
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experimental film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
International Prize for Best Original Contribution to the Progress of Cinematography
NERFINISHED
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Venice Film Festival 1947 prize ⓘ |
| basedOn | an original story by Hans Richter ⓘ |
| cinematography | Richard Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Hans Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Hans Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSegmentBy |
Alexander Calder
GENERATED
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Fernand Léger GENERATED ⓘ Man Ray GENERATED ⓘ Marcel Duchamp GENERATED ⓘ Max Ernst GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde
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fantasy film ⓘ surrealist film ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess |
Technicolor segments
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black-and-white segments ⓘ |
| hasSegmentStructure | anthology of surreal dream episodes ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
modernist cinema
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surrealism in film ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Darius Milhaud
NERFINISHED
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David Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Applebaum NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Bowles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a man who sells customized dreams ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration with prominent modern artists
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integration of visual art and narrative cinema ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
a man discovers he can see into people’s minds
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the protagonist opens a dream-selling business ⓘ |
| producer | Hans Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Alexander Calder
NERFINISHED
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Fernand Léger NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ Man Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
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