The Nun
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The Nun is a 1966 French drama film directed by Jacques Rivette, adapted from Denis Diderot’s novel about a young woman forced into convent life and struggling against religious oppression.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Nun canonical | 17 |
| The Nun and the Devil (role as Sister Virginia Maria de Leyva) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3118465 — 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 Nun Context triple: [La Religieuse, titleInEnglish, The Nun]
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A.
Shaitan
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B.
The Conjuring
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C.
Candyman
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D.
The Boogeyman
"The Boogeyman" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a man recounting terrifying encounters with a child-killing monster to a psychiatrist.
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E.
The Witch
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- 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 Nun Target entity description: The Nun is a 1966 French drama film directed by Jacques Rivette, adapted from Denis Diderot’s novel about a young woman forced into convent life and struggling against religious oppression.
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A.
Shaitan
Shaitan is a figure in Islamic belief commonly identified as the Devil, representing evil, temptation, and rebellion against God.
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B.
The Conjuring
The Conjuring is a 2013 supernatural horror film directed by James Wan that follows real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren as they confront a malevolent presence haunting a family’s farmhouse.
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C.
Candyman
"Candyman" is a retro-styled pop song by Christina Aguilera, inspired by 1940s swing and pin-up aesthetics and known for its brassy, upbeat sound and playful lyrics.
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D.
The Boogeyman
"The Boogeyman" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a man recounting terrifying encounters with a child-killing monster to a psychiatrist.
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E.
The Witch
The Witch is a 2015 atmospheric horror film set in 17th-century New England that follows a Puritan family menaced by sinister forces in the wilderness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
La Religieuse
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novel by Denis Diderot ⓘ |
| castMember |
Anna Karina
ⓘ
Francine Bergé ⓘ Jean-Claude Brialy ⓘ Liselotte Pulver ⓘ Michel Lonsdale ⓘ Micheline Presle ⓘ |
| censorshipReason | offense to public religious sentiment ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | initially banned in France ⓘ |
| characterOrigin | Suzanne Simonin from Denis Diderot’s novel ⓘ |
| cinematography | Alain Levent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| director | Jacques Rivette ⓘ |
| distributor |
Columbia Films
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbia Pictures
|
| editedBy | Denise de Casabianca ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Suzanne Simonin ⓘ |
| filmingStyle |
austere
ⓘ
theatrical staging ⓘ |
| follows | life of a young woman forced into a convent ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
period drama ⓘ religious drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
forced convent life
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individual freedom vs institutional authority ⓘ religious oppression ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jean-Claude Eloy ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
critique of monastic institutions
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psychological suffering of the protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
censorship issues in France
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controversial depiction of Catholic Church ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
French New Wave era
ⓘ
linked to:
French New Wave
|
| productionCompany |
Orsay Films
ⓘ
Rome Paris Films ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| reception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| releaseEvent |
1966 Venice Film Festival
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linked to:
Venice Film Festival
|
| runningTime | 140 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jacques Rivette
ⓘ
Jean Gruault ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| stars | Anna Karina ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The Nun Description of subject: The Nun is a 1966 French drama film directed by Jacques Rivette, adapted from Denis Diderot’s novel about a young woman forced into convent life and struggling against religious oppression.
Referenced by (18)
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