A New Life
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"A New Life" is a 1988 romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Alan Alda, focusing on middle-aged divorce and starting over in relationships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A New Life canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11343617 — 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: A New Life Context triple: [Veronica Hamel, appearedIn, A New Life]
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A.
A New Life
"A New Life" is a powerful solo ballad from the musical Jekyll & Hyde, sung by the character Lucy as she dreams of escaping her troubled existence and starting over.
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B.
A New Life
"A New Life" is a 1974 Southern rock album by The Marshall Tucker Band that blends country, jazz, and blues influences into their signature sound.
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C.
New Life
New Life is a track by the American rock band Soup, likely reflecting their characteristic blend of emotive lyrics and atmospheric instrumentation.
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D.
Another Life
Another Life is a science fiction drama television series that follows an astronaut and her crew on a dangerous mission to investigate a mysterious alien artifact that has appeared on Earth.
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E.
Learning to Live Again
"Learning to Live Again" is a country song best known for being recorded and popularized by Garth Brooks, reflecting on the emotional challenges of starting over after loss.
- 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: A New Life Target entity description: "A New Life" is a 1988 romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Alan Alda, focusing on middle-aged divorce and starting over in relationships.
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A.
A New Life
"A New Life" is a powerful solo ballad from the musical Jekyll & Hyde, sung by the character Lucy as she dreams of escaping her troubled existence and starting over.
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B.
A New Life
"A New Life" is a 1974 Southern rock album by The Marshall Tucker Band that blends country, jazz, and blues influences into their signature sound.
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C.
New Life
New Life is a track by the American rock band Soup, likely reflecting their characteristic blend of emotive lyrics and atmospheric instrumentation.
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D.
Another Life
Another Life is a science fiction drama television series that follows an astronaut and her crew on a dangerous mission to investigate a mysterious alien artifact that has appeared on Earth.
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E.
Learning to Live Again
"Learning to Live Again" is a country song best known for being recorded and popularized by Garth Brooks, reflecting on the emotional challenges of starting over after loss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Alan Alda ⓘ |
| directorOfPhotography | Kelvin Pike ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Michael Economou ⓘ |
| filmingLanguage | English ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Alan Alda
ⓘ
Ann-Margret ⓘ Hal Linden ⓘ John Shea ⓘ Veronica Hamel ⓘ |
| hasSetting | New York City ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jackie Giardino
ⓘ
Steve Giardino ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
middle-aged divorce
ⓘ
starting over in relationships ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Joseph Turrin ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
post-divorce life
ⓘ
romantic relationships in middle age ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Alan Alda
ⓘ
Ann-Margret ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Alan Alda ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Alda
ⓘ
Ann-Margret ⓘ Hal Linden ⓘ John Shea ⓘ Veronica Hamel ⓘ |
| title | A New Life ⓘ |
| writer | Alan Alda ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: A New Life Description of subject: "A New Life" is a 1988 romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Alan Alda, focusing on middle-aged divorce and starting over in relationships.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.