Beckett on Film: Play
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Beckett on Film: Play is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Play," produced as part of the Beckett on Film project.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beckett on Film | 1 |
| Beckett on Film: Play canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3446908 — 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: Beckett on Film: Play Context triple: [Billie Whitelaw, notableWork, Beckett on Film: Play]
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A.
Spotlighters Theatre
Spotlighters Theatre is an intimate, long-running community theater in Baltimore known for its small in-the-round stage and diverse lineup of plays and musicals.
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B.
The Actor
The Actor is a 1904 painting by Pablo Picasso from his Rose Period, depicting an elegantly costumed figure in a stylized, theatrical pose.
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C.
The Actor
The Actor is the iconic bronze statuette presented to winners of the Screen Actors Guild Awards, symbolizing excellence in film and television acting.
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D.
The Actor
The Actor was the nickname of Willie Sutton, a notorious American bank robber famed for his elaborate disguises and theatrical methods during heists.
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E.
Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
"Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human" is a landmark critical study by Harold Bloom that argues Shakespeare fundamentally shaped modern conceptions of human character and consciousness.
- 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: Beckett on Film: Play Target entity description: Beckett on Film: Play is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Play," produced as part of the Beckett on Film project.
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A.
Spotlighters Theatre
Spotlighters Theatre is an intimate, long-running community theater in Baltimore known for its small in-the-round stage and diverse lineup of plays and musicals.
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B.
The Actor
The Actor is a 1904 painting by Pablo Picasso from his Rose Period, depicting an elegantly costumed figure in a stylized, theatrical pose.
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C.
The Actor
The Actor is the iconic bronze statuette presented to winners of the Screen Actors Guild Awards, symbolizing excellence in film and television acting.
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D.
The Actor
The Actor was the nickname of Willie Sutton, a notorious American bank robber famed for his elaborate disguises and theatrical methods during heists.
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E.
Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
"Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human" is a landmark critical study by Harold Bloom that argues Shakespeare fundamentally shaped modern conceptions of human character and consciousness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
television film ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Anthony Minghella ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Play (play)
ⓘ
short play by Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| characterRole |
M (male character)
ⓘ
W1 (first woman) ⓘ W2 (second woman) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| director | Anthony Minghella ⓘ |
| distributor |
Channel 4
ⓘ
RTÉ ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
experimental film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Alan Rickman
ⓘ
Juliet Stevenson ⓘ Kristin Scott Thomas ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
home video
ⓘ
television broadcast ⓘ |
| hasOriginalWorkAuthor | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
minimalist staging
ⓘ
theatre of the absurd ⓘ
linked to:
Theatre of the Absurd
|
| hasSubject | Samuel Beckett’s dramatic work ⓘ |
| isAdaptationOf | stage play Play by Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| isPartOfCulturalProject | complete filmed cycle of Samuel Beckett’s plays ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being part of comprehensive Beckett on Film project
ⓘ
star cast including Alan Rickman, Juliet Stevenson, and Kristin Scott Thomas ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Beckett on Film
ⓘ
linked to:
Beckett on Film: Play
|
| partOfSeries | television series Beckett on Film ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Colgan ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Blue Angel Films
ⓘ
Channel 4 ⓘ RTÉ ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| seriesOrderInBeckettOnFilm | one of nineteen films ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
guilt
ⓘ
infidelity ⓘ love triangle ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| title | Play ⓘ |
| workLocation | Ireland (production) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beckett on Film: Play Description of subject: Beckett on Film: Play is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Play," produced as part of the Beckett on Film project.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Beckett on Film: Play