Le Jouet
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Le Jouet is a 1976 French comedy film directed by Francis Veber, known for its satirical take on consumerism and the relationship between a spoiled rich child and the man bought to be his "toy."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Jouet canonical | 11 |
| The Toy | 3 |
| Le Jouet universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2253755 — 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: Le Jouet Context triple: [The Toy, basedOn, Le Jouet]
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A.
The Toy
The Toy is a 1982 comedy film starring Richard Pryor as a man hired by a wealthy businessman to be a spoiled rich child's "live" plaything, exploring themes of race, class, and exploitation through slapstick humor.
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B.
The Gamin
The Gamin is the spirited, impoverished young woman played by Paulette Goddard who becomes Charlie Chaplin’s companion and symbol of resilience in his 1936 film "Modern Times."
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C.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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D.
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur is a philosophical poetry collection by French poet and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that meditates on the nature and pursuit of human happiness.
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E.
Le Reculet
Le Reculet is one of the highest summits in eastern France, known for its panoramic views over the surrounding Jura range and the Alps.
- 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: Le Jouet Target entity description: Le Jouet is a 1976 French comedy film directed by Francis Veber, known for its satirical take on consumerism and the relationship between a spoiled rich child and the man bought to be his "toy."
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A.
The Toy
The Toy is a 1982 comedy film starring Richard Pryor as a man hired by a wealthy businessman to be a spoiled rich child's "live" plaything, exploring themes of race, class, and exploitation through slapstick humor.
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B.
The Gamin
The Gamin is the spirited, impoverished young woman played by Paulette Goddard who becomes Charlie Chaplin’s companion and symbol of resilience in his 1936 film "Modern Times."
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C.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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D.
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur is a philosophical poetry collection by French poet and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that meditates on the nature and pursuit of human happiness.
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E.
Le Reculet
Le Reculet is one of the highest summits in eastern France, known for its panoramic views over the surrounding Jura range and the Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French film
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comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by Francis Veber ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Étienne Becker ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| director | Francis Veber ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Gaumont ⓘ |
| editedBy | Albert Jurgenson ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | France ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| hasRemake |
The Toy
ⓘ
The Toy (1982 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Toy
|
| inspiredRemakeCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| languageSubtitlesAvailable | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
François Perrin
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Rambal-Cochet ⓘ Éric Rambal-Cochet ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Vladimir Cosma ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between a spoiled rich child and a man bought as his toy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Francis Veber and Pierre Richard
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satirical take on consumer society ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | French comedy cinema of the 1970s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A journalist is bought as a living toy for a spoiled rich child, satirizing consumerism and power dynamics. ⓘ |
| producer | Alain Poiré ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Gaumont ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-12-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Francis Veber ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| starring |
Daniel Ceccaldi
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Fabrice Greco ⓘ Jacques François ⓘ Michel Bouquet ⓘ Pierre Richard ⓘ |
| theme |
class relations
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consumerism ⓘ parent–child relationship ⓘ power imbalance ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Toy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Le Jouet Description of subject: Le Jouet is a 1976 French comedy film directed by Francis Veber, known for its satirical take on consumerism and the relationship between a spoiled rich child and the man bought to be his "toy."
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Le Jouet
linked to: Le Jouet
linked to: Le Jouet
subject linked to:
1982 comedy-drama film "The Toy"
subject linked to:
1982 comedy-drama film "The Toy"
linked to: Le Jouet