The Belly of an Architect
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The Belly of an Architect is a 1987 art-house drama film directed by Peter Greenaway, centered on an American architect in Rome whose obsession with a historical figure mirrors his own physical and psychological decline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Belly of an Architect canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Belly of an Architect Context triple: [Brian Dennehy, notableWork, The Belly of an Architect]
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A.
My Architect
My Architect is a 2003 documentary film in which Nathaniel Kahn investigates the life, work, and complex personal legacy of his father, the renowned architect Louis Kahn.
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B.
Vers une architecture
Vers une architecture is a seminal 1923 book by Le Corbusier that articulates his modernist vision for architecture, emphasizing functionalism, industrial aesthetics, and the concept of the house as a "machine for living in."
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C.
So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" is a gentle, bossa nova–tinged Simon & Garfunkel song that serves as a nostalgic tribute, featured on their 1970 album Bridge over Troubled Water.
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D.
In the Cause of Architecture
"In the Cause of Architecture" is a collection of essays by Frank Lloyd Wright articulating his principles of organic architecture and his critique of conventional architectural practice.
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E.
The Builders
The Builders is a modernist painting by French artist Fernand Léger that depicts construction workers amid geometric forms, celebrating industrialization and urban life.
- 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 Belly of an Architect Target entity description: The Belly of an Architect is a 1987 art-house drama film directed by Peter Greenaway, centered on an American architect in Rome whose obsession with a historical figure mirrors his own physical and psychological decline.
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A.
My Architect
My Architect is a 2003 documentary film in which Nathaniel Kahn investigates the life, work, and complex personal legacy of his father, the renowned architect Louis Kahn.
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B.
Vers une architecture
Vers une architecture is a seminal 1923 book by Le Corbusier that articulates his modernist vision for architecture, emphasizing functionalism, industrial aesthetics, and the concept of the house as a "machine for living in."
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C.
So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" is a gentle, bossa nova–tinged Simon & Garfunkel song that serves as a nostalgic tribute, featured on their 1970 album Bridge over Troubled Water.
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D.
In the Cause of Architecture
"In the Cause of Architecture" is a collection of essays by Frank Lloyd Wright articulating his principles of organic architecture and his critique of conventional architectural practice.
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E.
The Builders
The Builders is a modernist painting by French artist Fernand Léger that depicts construction workers amid geometric forms, celebrating industrialization and urban life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art-house film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Ben van Os
ⓘ
Jan Roelfs ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner |
Jean-Paul Gaultier
ⓘ
linked to:
Jean Paul Gaultier
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | the preparation of an exhibition on Étienne-Louis Boullée ⓘ |
| director | Peter Greenaway ⓘ |
| directorOfPhotography | Sacha Vierny ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Rome, Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Rome
|
| genre |
art film
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
architecture
ⓘ
Étienne-Louis Boullée ⓘ |
| hasType | feature film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Stourley Kracklite ⓘ |
| mainSubject | an American architect in Rome ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Glenn Branca
ⓘ
Wim Mertens ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Rome ⓘ |
| notableFor |
its exploration of illness and artistic obsession
ⓘ
its stylized visual composition and architectural imagery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Peter Greenaway filmography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An American architect in Rome becomes obsessed with the 18th-century French architect Étienne-Louis Boullée while experiencing a simultaneous physical and psychological breakdown. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Allarts Enterprises ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | architect ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-09-10 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent |
1987 Cannes Film Festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Cannes Film Festival
|
| runtime | approximately 119 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Peter Greenaway ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Peter Greenaway ⓘ |
| setting |
Rome, Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Rome
|
| soundMix | stereo ⓘ |
| theme |
art and architecture
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identity ⓘ mortality ⓘ obsession ⓘ physical decline ⓘ psychological decline ⓘ |
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