André Bazin
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André Bazin was a pioneering French film critic and theorist, co-founder of the influential journal Cahiers du Cinéma and a key architect of modern film theory and auteurism.
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| André Bazin canonical | 17 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: André Bazin Context triple: [Jean-Luc Godard, influencedBy, André Bazin]
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Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard was a pioneering French-Swiss film director and key figure of the French New Wave, renowned for his radical innovations in cinematic form, narrative, and political engagement.
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Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir was a renowned French film director and screenwriter, celebrated as one of the greatest auteurs in cinema history.
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Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol was a pioneering French New Wave film director and screenwriter known for his psychologically complex, Hitchcockian thrillers that dissected bourgeois society.
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François Truffaut
François Truffaut was a pioneering French New Wave filmmaker and critic known for his innovative, deeply personal films such as "The 400 Blows" and his influential writings on cinema.
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Jean-Jacques Annaud
Jean-Jacques Annaud is a French film director known for visually ambitious, historically themed works such as "The Name of the Rose," "The Bear," and "Seven Years in Tibet."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: André Bazin Target entity description: André Bazin was a pioneering French film critic and theorist, co-founder of the influential journal Cahiers du Cinéma and a key architect of modern film theory and auteurism.
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A.
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard was a pioneering French-Swiss film director and key figure of the French New Wave, renowned for his radical innovations in cinematic form, narrative, and political engagement.
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B.
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir was a renowned French film director and screenwriter, celebrated as one of the greatest auteurs in cinema history.
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C.
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol was a pioneering French New Wave film director and screenwriter known for his psychologically complex, Hitchcockian thrillers that dissected bourgeois society.
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D.
François Truffaut
François Truffaut was a pioneering French New Wave filmmaker and critic known for his innovative, deeply personal films such as "The 400 Blows" and his influential writings on cinema.
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E.
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Jean-Jacques Annaud is a French film director known for visually ambitious, historically themed works such as "The Name of the Rose," "The Bear," and "Seven Years in Tibet."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film critic
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film theorist ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| activeYearsInFilmCriticism | 1940s–1958 ⓘ |
| birthName | André Bazin ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Saint-Germain-des-Prés Cemetery, Paris ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Cahiers du Cinéma ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-04-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1958-11-11 ⓘ |
| education | self-taught in film theory ⓘ |
| employer |
Cahiers du Cinéma
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Esprit (magazine) ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aesthetics of cinema
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film criticism ⓘ film theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
Claude Chabrol
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François Truffaut ⓘ Jean-Luc Godard ⓘ New Wave cinema ⓘ
linked to:
French New Wave
Éric Rohmer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding Cahiers du Cinéma
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developing realist film theory ⓘ influencing auteur theory ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a founding figure of modern film theory ⓘ |
| movement |
auteur theory
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realist film theory ⓘ |
| name | André Bazin ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Qu’est-ce que le cinéma ?
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What Is Cinema? ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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film critic ⓘ film theorist ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Angers, France
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linked to:
Angers
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| placeOfDeath |
Paris, France
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linked to:
Paris
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Janine Bazin ⓘ |
| theoreticalFocus |
deep focus cinematography
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long take ⓘ ontological realism in film ⓘ relationship between cinema and reality ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
Cahiers du Cinéma
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Esprit (magazine) ⓘ Radio-Cinéma-Télévision ⓘ |
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