Albert Spica
E420644
Albert Spica is the brutal, gluttonous gangster and central antagonist in Peter Greenaway’s film "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albert Spica canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4203989 — 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: Albert Spica Context triple: [The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, character, Albert Spica]
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A.
Virgil Donati
Virgil Donati is an Australian drummer and composer renowned for his exceptionally advanced technique and work in progressive rock and fusion.
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B.
Silloo Bode
Silloo Bode was the wife of Indian Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw and a member of the Parsi community.
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C.
David Julyan
David Julyan is a British film composer best known for his atmospheric scores for Christopher Nolan’s early films, including Memento, Insomnia, and The Prestige.
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D.
Arago
Arago was a prominent 19th-century French physicist, astronomer, and politician known for his work on optics, electromagnetism, and the popularization of science.
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E.
Cyrus Voris
Cyrus Voris is an American screenwriter and producer best known for co-writing films like "Bulletproof Monk" and co-creating the television series "Sleeper Cell."
- 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: Albert Spica Target entity description: Albert Spica is the brutal, gluttonous gangster and central antagonist in Peter Greenaway’s film "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover."
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A.
Virgil Donati
Virgil Donati is an Australian drummer and composer renowned for his exceptionally advanced technique and work in progressive rock and fusion.
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B.
Silloo Bode
Silloo Bode was the wife of Indian Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw and a member of the Parsi community.
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C.
David Julyan
David Julyan is a British film composer best known for his atmospheric scores for Christopher Nolan’s early films, including Memento, Insomnia, and The Prestige.
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D.
Arago
Arago was a prominent 19th-century French physicist, astronomer, and politician known for his work on optics, electromagnetism, and the popularization of science.
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E.
Cyrus Voris
Cyrus Voris is an American screenwriter and producer best known for co-writing films like "Bulletproof Monk" and co-creating the television series "Sleeper Cell."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
consumption and excess ⓘ |
| associatedWith | fine dining restaurant ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | Peter Greenaway ⓘ |
| characterType | antagonist ⓘ |
| commits |
murder
ⓘ
torture ⓘ |
| controls | upscale French restaurant ⓘ |
| createdBy | Peter Greenaway ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Michael
ⓘ
his wife’s lover ⓘ |
| featuredInGenre |
art film
ⓘ
crime drama film ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
crude
ⓘ
domineering ⓘ loud ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Thief ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central antagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
excessive gluttony
ⓘ
extreme violence ⓘ verbal abuse ⓘ |
| occupation | gangster ⓘ |
| partOfWork | British cinema ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
abusive
ⓘ
brutal ⓘ gluttonous ⓘ sadistic ⓘ vulgar ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Michael Gambon ⓘ |
| relationship | husband of Georgina Spica ⓘ |
| roleIn | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| spouse | Georgina Spica ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
brutal authoritarianism
ⓘ
greed ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
| threatens |
his wife
ⓘ
restaurant staff ⓘ |
| usesSetting | restaurant as base of operations ⓘ |
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: Albert Spica Description of subject: Albert Spica is the brutal, gluttonous gangster and central antagonist in Peter Greenaway’s film "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.