Elephant
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"Elephant" is a 2003 drama film by Gus Van Sant that portrays an ordinary day leading up to a high school shooting, noted for its minimalist style and exploration of adolescent alienation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elephant canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3034815 — 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: Elephant Context triple: [Gus Van Sant, notableWork, Elephant]
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A.
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus is a large, mostly herbivorous semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its barrel-shaped body, massive jaws, and aggressive behavior.
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B.
Hippo
Hippo was the nickname of American Major League Baseball pitcher Hippo Vaughn, known for his standout career with the Chicago Cubs in the 1910s.
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C.
African forest elephant
The African forest elephant is a smaller, forest-dwelling species of elephant native to the rainforests of central and West Africa, known for its straighter tusks and critical role in seed dispersal and forest ecology.
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D.
Lion
Lion is a 2016 biographical drama film about an Indian boy separated from his family and adopted in Australia who later uses Google Earth to find his way home.
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E.
Lion
Lion was a prominent warship of the Royal Scots Navy, recognized for its significant role in Scotland’s early modern naval history.
- 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: Elephant Target entity description: "Elephant" is a 2003 drama film by Gus Van Sant that portrays an ordinary day leading up to a high school shooting, noted for its minimalist style and exploration of adolescent alienation.
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A.
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus is a large, mostly herbivorous semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its barrel-shaped body, massive jaws, and aggressive behavior.
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B.
Hippo
Hippo was the nickname of American Major League Baseball pitcher Hippo Vaughn, known for his standout career with the Chicago Cubs in the 1910s.
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C.
African forest elephant
The African forest elephant is a smaller, forest-dwelling species of elephant native to the rainforests of central and West Africa, known for its straighter tusks and critical role in seed dispersal and forest ecology.
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D.
Lion
Lion is a 2016 biographical drama film about an Indian boy separated from his family and adopted in Australia who later uses Google Earth to find his way home.
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E.
Lion
Lion was a prominent warship of the Royal Scots Navy, recognized for its significant role in Scotland’s early modern naval history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Best Director Award at Cannes Film Festival
ⓘ
Palme d'Or ⓘ
linked to:
Palme d’Or
|
| cinematographer | Harris Savides ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Gus Van Sant ⓘ |
| distributor | Fine Line Features ⓘ |
| editor | Gus Van Sant ⓘ |
| featuresCastType | non-professional actors ⓘ |
| filmFestival | 2003 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Last Days (2005 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Last Days
|
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
independent film ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ teen drama ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Columbine High School massacre ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alex
ⓘ
Elias ⓘ Eric ⓘ John McFarland ⓘ Michelle ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Frédéric Chopin
ⓘ
Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | nonlinear ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | minimalist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long tracking shots
ⓘ
multiple character perspectives ⓘ sparse dialogue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Gus Van Sant’s “death trilogy” ⓘ |
| portrays |
everyday routines of high school students
ⓘ
ordinary school day leading up to a shooting ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Gerry (2002 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gerry
|
| premieredAt | Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| producer |
Dany Wolf
ⓘ
Gus Van Sant ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| runtime | 81 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Gus Van Sant ⓘ |
| setting |
Portland, Oregon
ⓘ
linked to:
Portland, Oregon, United States
high school ⓘ |
| subject |
adolescent alienation
ⓘ
high school shooting ⓘ |
| theme |
banality of evil
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ peer relationships ⓘ violence in schools ⓘ |
| title | Elephant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elephant Description of subject: "Elephant" is a 2003 drama film by Gus Van Sant that portrays an ordinary day leading up to a high school shooting, noted for its minimalist style and exploration of adolescent alienation.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.