The Bed
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The Bed is a 1968 American experimental underground film by poet and filmmaker James Broughton, known for its playful, erotic, and surreal vignettes centered around a single bed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13254941 — 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: The Bed Context triple: [James Broughton, notableWork, The Bed]
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A.
This Bed
"This Bed" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys featured on her 2009 album "The Element of Freedom."
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B.
The Bedroom
The Bedroom is a famous painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting his simple, brightly colored bedroom in Arles, celebrated for its bold color, distorted perspective, and emotional intensity characteristic of Post-Impressionism.
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C.
The Bedroom
The Bedroom is a 17th-century Dutch interior painting by Pieter de Hooch, exemplifying his meticulous depiction of domestic life, light, and spatial harmony.
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D.
The Couch
The Couch is a sculptural artwork depicting a reclining woman, notable for its sensual, relaxed pose and evocative representation of the female form.
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E.
The Head of the Bed
"The Head of the Bed" is a composition by American serialist composer Milton Babbitt, reflecting his characteristically complex and intellectually rigorous musical style.
- 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: The Bed Target entity description: The Bed is a 1968 American experimental underground film by poet and filmmaker James Broughton, known for its playful, erotic, and surreal vignettes centered around a single bed.
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A.
This Bed
"This Bed" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys featured on her 2009 album "The Element of Freedom."
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B.
The Bedroom
The Bedroom is a famous painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting his simple, brightly colored bedroom in Arles, celebrated for its bold color, distorted perspective, and emotional intensity characteristic of Post-Impressionism.
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C.
The Bedroom
The Bedroom is a 17th-century Dutch interior painting by Pieter de Hooch, exemplifying his meticulous depiction of domestic life, light, and spatial harmony.
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D.
The Couch
The Couch is a sculptural artwork depicting a reclining woman, notable for its sensual, relaxed pose and evocative representation of the female form.
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E.
The Head of the Bed
"The Head of the Bed" is a composition by American serialist composer Milton Babbitt, reflecting his characteristically complex and intellectually rigorous musical style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental film
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film ⓘ independent film ⓘ underground film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
James Broughton filmography
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San Francisco avant‑garde cinema ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | James Broughton ⓘ |
| director | James Broughton ⓘ |
| filmmaker | James Broughton ⓘ |
| genre |
erotic film
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experimental cinema ⓘ surrealist film ⓘ underground cinema ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| hasPoeticStyle | yes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
body positivity
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eroticism ⓘ human relationships ⓘ playfulness ⓘ sexuality ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | no ⓘ |
| mainSetting | a single bed ⓘ |
| movement |
American underground film movement
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linked to:
New York underground cinema
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| narrativeForm | episodic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
playful erotic imagery
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surreal vignettes ⓘ use of non‑professional actors ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | James Broughton ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | James Broughton ⓘ |
| structure | series of vignettes ⓘ |
| writer | James Broughton ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Bed Description of subject: The Bed is a 1968 American experimental underground film by poet and filmmaker James Broughton, known for its playful, erotic, and surreal vignettes centered around a single bed.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.