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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:short_story
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:novel_adaptations
gptkb:radio_station
theater adaptation
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gptkbp:art_style
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Gothic aesthetics
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
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gptkbp:based_on
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The Tomb of Ligeia (short story)
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gptkbp:box_office
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$1.5 million
Moderate success
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gptkbp:budget
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$1 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Ligeia
gptkb:Rowena_Trevanion
gptkb:Verden_Fell
the narrator's wife
the narrator's memories
the narrator's grief
the narrator's obsession
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Verden's descent into madness
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gptkbp:character_development
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Exploration of obsession
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gptkbp:character_motivation
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Verden's love for Ligeia
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:David_M._Brewer
gptkb:Archie_Dalzell
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:Technicolor
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gptkbp:conflict
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the narrator's internal conflict
the narrator's relationship with Ligeia
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_analysis
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Examined in film studies
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Mixed reviews
well-received
analyzed in literary studies
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Cult following
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Representation of Gothic horror.
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Kevin_S._Tenney
gptkb:Roger_Corman
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Anchor_Bay_Entertainment
gptkb:American_International_Pictures
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gptkbp:edited_by
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Anthony Carras
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gptkbp:editing
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Michael J. Duthie
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gptkbp:film_festival
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Screened at various horror festivals
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gptkbp:film_series
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Poe Cycle
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:follows
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gptkb:The_Fall_of_the_House_of_Usher
gptkb:The_Haunting_of_Morella
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:horror
Gothic fiction
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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DVD and Blu-ray releases
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Tomb of Ligeia
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:Gothic_literature
psychological horror
modern horror films
horror literature
gothic horror genre
Poe's later works
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gptkbp:influenced
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Horror genre
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Gothic_literature
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gptkbp:influences
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Poe's themes of love and death
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
Ligeia's character
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on later horror films
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Ligeia
the narrator
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:dreams
death and resurrection
the supernatural
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Richard_Band
gptkb:Les_Baxter
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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Non-linear storytelling
first-person narration
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gptkbp:notable_products
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the tomb
the cat
the opium
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ Ligeia, my love!”
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gptkbp:plot
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A man is haunted by the death of his wife.
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gptkbp:precedes
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gptkb:The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death
gptkb:The_Night_of_the_Living_Dead:_Resurrection
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:2006_Cannes_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:American_International_Pictures
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:The_Raven_and_Other_Poems
1845
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gptkbp:release_date
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August 1964
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1964
gptkb:2006
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:2006
The Tomb of Ligeia (2006)
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gptkbp:runtime
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90 minutes
82 minutes
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gptkbp:score
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gptkb:Les_Baxter
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Kevin_S._Tenney
gptkb:Robert_Towne
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:England
a burial site
a decaying mansion
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gptkbp:soundtrack
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gptkb:Les_Baxter's_score
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Vincent_Price
gptkb:Michael_D._Roberts
gptkb:Katherine_Heigl
gptkb:Elizabeth_Shepherd
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gptkbp:style
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dark themes
lyrical prose
rich imagery
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gptkbp:symbolism
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The tomb as a metaphor for grief
Ligeia's name as a symbol of life
the cat as a symbol of mystery
the tomb as a symbol of death
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:death
love and loss
the supernatural
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:Death
gptkb:Supernatural
Love and loss
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Vincent_Price
gptkb:Roger_Corman
gptkb:The_Vincent_Price_Horror_Films
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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