Beckett on Film: Breath
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Beckett on Film: Breath is a short film adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s minimalist play "Breath," produced as part of the Beckett on Film project.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beckett on Film: Breath canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3446919 — 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: Breath Context triple: [Billie Whitelaw, notableWork, Beckett on Film: Breath]
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A.
Beckett on Film: Footfalls
Beckett on Film: Footfalls is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Footfalls," featuring Billie Whitelaw in a stark, minimalist staging that emphasizes Beckett’s themes of memory, identity, and existential isolation.
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B.
Beckett on Film: Catastrophe
Beckett on Film: Catastrophe is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Catastrophe," produced as part of the Beckett on Film project.
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C.
Beckett on Film: Rockaby
Beckett on Film: Rockaby is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Rockaby," featuring a celebrated performance by actress Billie Whitelaw.
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D.
Beckett on Film: Act Without Words I
Beckett on Film: Act Without Words I is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short, wordless mime play, created as part of the Beckett on Film project.
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E.
Beckett on Film: Act Without Words II
Beckett on Film: Act Without Words II is a short, wordless film adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s minimalist mime play, featuring physical performance in place of dialogue to explore themes of routine and human futility.
- 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: Breath Target entity description: Beckett on Film: Breath is a short film adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s minimalist play "Breath," produced as part of the Beckett on Film project.
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A.
Beckett on Film: Footfalls
Beckett on Film: Footfalls is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Footfalls," featuring Billie Whitelaw in a stark, minimalist staging that emphasizes Beckett’s themes of memory, identity, and existential isolation.
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B.
Beckett on Film: Catastrophe
Beckett on Film: Catastrophe is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Catastrophe," produced as part of the Beckett on Film project.
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C.
Beckett on Film: Rockaby
Beckett on Film: Rockaby is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Rockaby," featuring a celebrated performance by actress Billie Whitelaw.
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D.
Beckett on Film: Act Without Words I
Beckett on Film: Act Without Words I is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short, wordless mime play, created as part of the Beckett on Film project.
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E.
Beckett on Film: Act Without Words II
Beckett on Film: Act Without Words II is a short, wordless film adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s minimalist mime play, featuring physical performance in place of dialogue to explore themes of routine and human futility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film adaptation
ⓘ
short film ⓘ |
| adaptationApproach | faithful to minimalist stage directions ⓘ |
| adaptationOfGenre | theatre play ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Channel 4
ⓘ
Irish Film Board ⓘ
linked to:
Screen Ireland
RTÉ ⓘ |
| basedOn | Breath ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
home video
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental film
ⓘ
short drama film ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
minimalist staging
ⓘ
no spoken dialogue ⓘ non-verbal sound design ⓘ very short running time ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Beckett on Film: Breath ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | television broadcast ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| originalWorkAuthor | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| originalWorkLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalWorkMedium | stage play ⓘ |
| originalWorkTitle | Breath ⓘ |
| partOf |
Beckett on Film
ⓘ
linked to:
Beckett on Film project
|
| partOfFranchise | Samuel Beckett adaptations on film ⓘ |
| productionProjectGoal | to film all of Samuel Beckett’s stage plays ⓘ |
| productionType | television film ⓘ |
| project |
Beckett on Film
ⓘ
linked to:
Beckett on Film project
|
| soundDesignFeature | single inhalation and exhalation ⓘ |
| style |
absurdist theatre adaptation
ⓘ
minimalism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
birth and death
ⓘ
existential themes ⓘ human life cycle ⓘ |
| visualFeature |
brief illuminated scene
ⓘ
static composition ⓘ |
| workSeries |
Beckett on Film series
ⓘ
linked to:
Beckett on Film project
|
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Input
Subject: Beckett on Film: Breath Description of subject: Beckett on Film: Breath is a short film adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s minimalist play "Breath," produced as part of the Beckett on Film project.
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