Ubu Tells the Truth
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Ubu Tells the Truth is an animated film by South African artist William Kentridge that uses his distinctive charcoal-drawing style to explore themes of power, violence, and apartheid-era injustice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry | 1 |
| Ubu Tells the Truth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4793053 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ubu Tells the Truth Context triple: [William Kentridge, notableWork, Ubu Tells the Truth]
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A.
Portrait of Ubu
Portrait of Ubu is a surrealist photograph by Dora Maar depicting a mysterious, organic form that became an iconic image of avant-garde art in the 1930s.
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B.
The Great Masturbator
The Great Masturbator is a 1929 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a distorted, dreamlike self-portrait exploring themes of sexuality, anxiety, and desire.
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C.
Irma Vep
Irma Vep is a French-American television miniseries that blends meta-cinema, crime, and dark comedy as it follows an actress remaking a classic silent-era vampire serial.
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D.
Jar of Flies
Jar of Flies is a critically acclaimed 1994 EP by American rock band Alice in Chains, known for its dark, acoustic sound and introspective themes.
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E.
The Day of the Clown
"The Day of the Clown" is an episode of the Doctor Who spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures, featuring a sinister clown-linked alien threat and introducing the character Rani Chandra as a new member of Sarah Jane's team.
- 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: Ubu Tells the Truth Target entity description: Ubu Tells the Truth is an animated film by South African artist William Kentridge that uses his distinctive charcoal-drawing style to explore themes of power, violence, and apartheid-era injustice.
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A.
Portrait of Ubu
Portrait of Ubu is a surrealist photograph by Dora Maar depicting a mysterious, organic form that became an iconic image of avant-garde art in the 1930s.
-
B.
The Great Masturbator
The Great Masturbator is a 1929 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a distorted, dreamlike self-portrait exploring themes of sexuality, anxiety, and desire.
-
C.
Irma Vep
Irma Vep is a French-American television miniseries that blends meta-cinema, crime, and dark comedy as it follows an actress remaking a classic silent-era vampire serial.
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D.
Jar of Flies
Jar of Flies is a critically acclaimed 1994 EP by American rock band Alice in Chains, known for its dark, acoustic sound and introspective themes.
-
E.
The Day of the Clown
"The Day of the Clown" is an episode of the Doctor Who spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures, featuring a sinister clown-linked alien threat and introducing the character Rani Chandra as a new member of Sarah Jane's team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animated film
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short film ⓘ |
| animationTechnique |
charcoal drawings
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stop-motion animation ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ubu Roi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| creator | William Kentridge ⓘ |
| depicts |
courtroom scenes
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interrogation ⓘ police brutality ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| director | William Kentridge ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
art museums
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film festivals ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
ⓘ
experimental animation ⓘ political film ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
expressionism
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hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Ubu ⓘ |
| hasCharacterOrigin |
Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry
ⓘ
linked to:
Ubu Tells the Truth
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| hasMedium | film ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
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justice ⓘ memory ⓘ state oppression ⓘ truth-telling ⓘ |
| hasVisualCharacteristic |
black-and-white imagery
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erased and redrawn images ⓘ rough charcoal lines ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
apartheid
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injustice ⓘ power ⓘ state violence ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary South African art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of apartheid-era justice system
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integration of sound and image for political effect ⓘ use of charcoal-drawing animation ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Ubu films by William Kentridge ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | apartheid era in South Africa ⓘ |
| workOfArtist | William Kentridge ⓘ |
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Subject: Ubu Tells the Truth Description of subject: Ubu Tells the Truth is an animated film by South African artist William Kentridge that uses his distinctive charcoal-drawing style to explore themes of power, violence, and apartheid-era injustice.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Ubu Tells the Truth