gptkbp:instanceOf
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film
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gptkbp:audience
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cult following
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gptkbp:awards
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none
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gptkbp:basedOn
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The_Birthday_Party_(play)
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gptkbp:boxOffice
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$1 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Stanley_Webber
gptkb:Goldberg
Lulu
McCann
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gptkbp:characterDevelopment
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Goldberg's_manipulation
Lulu's_complexity
McCann's_role_as_enforcer
Stanley_Webber's_breakdown
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gptkbp:cinematographyBy
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gptkb:Gordon_Willis
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gptkbp:colors
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black and white
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:criticalReception
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mixed reviews
use of dialogue
exploration of existential themes
depiction of psychological tension
symbolism in the film
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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cult film status
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gptkbp:directedBy
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gptkb:William_Friedkin
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gptkbp:distributor
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20th Century Fox
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gptkbp:editedBy
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Dede Allen
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gptkbp:filmFestival
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gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_1981
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gptkbp:filmingLocation
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:John_Barry's_score
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gptkbp:genre
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drama
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gptkbp:homeMediaRelease
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Blu-ray
DVD
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Birthday Party (1981)
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gptkbp:influenced
|
subsequent_adaptations_of_Pinter's_works
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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theatre of the absurd
The_Birthday_Party_(play)_by_Harold_Pinter
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:musicBy
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gptkb:John_Barry
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gptkbp:narrativeStyle
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psychological drama
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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the final scene
the interrogation scene
adaptation of a play
the birthday party scene
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:productionCompany
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20th Century Fox
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gptkbp:releaseDate
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1981
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gptkbp:releaseFormat
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theatrical release
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gptkbp:runtime
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100 minutes
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gptkbp:screenings
|
limited release
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gptkbp:screenplayBy
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gptkb:Harold_Pinter
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Robert_Shaw
gptkb:Diane_Wiest
gptkb:Ian_Holm
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gptkbp:theme
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identity
isolation
fear
power dynamics
absurdism
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