Beckett on Film: Ohio Impromptu
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Beckett on Film: Ohio Impromptu is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Ohio Impromptu," produced as part of the Beckett on Film project that brought all of his stage works to the screen.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beckett on Film | 1 |
| Beckett on Film: Ohio Impromptu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3446921 — 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: Ohio Impromptu Context triple: [Billie Whitelaw, notableWork, Beckett on Film: Ohio Impromptu]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Beckett on Film: Breath
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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D.
Beckett on Film: Eh Joe
Beckett on Film: Eh Joe is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s television play "Eh Joe," produced 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: Ohio Impromptu Target entity description: Beckett on Film: Ohio Impromptu is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Ohio Impromptu," produced as part of the Beckett on Film project that brought all of his stage works to the screen.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Beckett on Film: Breath
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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D.
Beckett on Film: Eh Joe
Beckett on Film: Eh Joe is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s television play "Eh Joe," produced 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 (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
film project ⓘ play ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | stage play ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ohio Impromptu
ⓘ
stage works of Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| castMember | Jeremy Irons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| director | Charles Sturridge ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
DVD
ⓘ
television broadcast ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Listener
ⓘ
Reader ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
grief
ⓘ
loss ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
black-and-white cinematography
ⓘ
minimalist staging ⓘ |
| originalWorkAuthor | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| partOf |
Beckett on Film
ⓘ
linked to:
Beckett on Film: Ohio Impromptu
|
| producer | Michael Colgan ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Blue Angel Films ⓘ |
| runtime | short ⓘ |
| screenMedium | television ⓘ |
| seriesOrdinal | part of complete cycle of Beckett plays ⓘ |
| setting | bare room ⓘ |
| workInSeries | complete filmed cycle of Samuel Beckett’s plays ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beckett on Film: Ohio Impromptu Description of subject: Beckett on Film: Ohio Impromptu is a filmed adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s short play "Ohio Impromptu," produced as part of the Beckett on Film project that brought all of his stage works to the screen.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Beckett on Film: Ohio Impromptu