Victor Meynard – Jean Rochefort
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Victor Meynard, portrayed by Jean Rochefort in the French film "Cible émouvante," is an aging, solitary professional hitman whose life is upended when he reluctantly protects a young woman instead of killing her.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Victor Meynard – Jean Rochefort canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5743587 — 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: Victor Meynard – Jean Rochefort Context triple: [Cible émouvante, characterPlayedBy, Victor Meynard – Jean Rochefort]
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A.
Gabriel Feraud
Gabriel Feraud is a hot-tempered, obsessive French cavalry officer in Ridley Scott’s film "The Duellists," whose lifelong series of duels with fellow officer Armand d’Hubert drives the story’s central conflict.
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B.
Gérard
Gérard is a French given name, equivalent to the Germanic name Gerhard, commonly used in French-speaking countries.
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C.
Robert Ménard
Robert Ménard is a French journalist and media activist best known for co-founding and long serving as secretary-general of the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders.
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D.
Jacques Balsan
Jacques Balsan was a French aviation pioneer, industrialist, and socialite known for his early involvement in ballooning and powered flight as well as his marriage into the prominent Vanderbilt family.
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E.
Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay was a prominent French stage and film actor known for his refined performances in classics such as "Marius" and "La Grande Illusion."
- 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: Victor Meynard – Jean Rochefort Target entity description: Victor Meynard, portrayed by Jean Rochefort in the French film "Cible émouvante," is an aging, solitary professional hitman whose life is upended when he reluctantly protects a young woman instead of killing her.
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A.
Gabriel Feraud
Gabriel Feraud is a hot-tempered, obsessive French cavalry officer in Ridley Scott’s film "The Duellists," whose lifelong series of duels with fellow officer Armand d’Hubert drives the story’s central conflict.
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B.
Gérard
Gérard is a French given name, equivalent to the Germanic name Gerhard, commonly used in French-speaking countries.
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C.
Robert Ménard
Robert Ménard is a French journalist and media activist best known for co-founding and long serving as secretary-general of the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders.
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D.
Jacques Balsan
Jacques Balsan was a French aviation pioneer, industrialist, and socialite known for his early involvement in ballooning and powered flight as well as his marriage into the prominent Vanderbilt family.
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E.
Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay was a prominent French stage and film actor known for his refined performances in classics such as "Marius" and "La Grande Illusion."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| adaptationNote | character later reinterpreted in the English-language remake Wild Target ⓘ |
| ageDescriptor | middle-aged to elderly ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Cible émouvante ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
contract killing
ⓘ
professional codes of conduct ⓘ |
| changeAgent | young female target he spares ⓘ |
| characteristic |
aging
ⓘ
meticulous ⓘ professional ⓘ solitary ⓘ |
| conflictType |
conflict with criminal employers
ⓘ
internal moral conflict ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| createdFor | Cible émouvante ⓘ |
| emotionalDevelopment | learns attachment and care for others ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
black comedy
ⓘ
crime comedy ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Cible émouvante (1993 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
1993 French film Cible émouvante
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| genreOfWorkContext | French comedy film ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
marksmanship
ⓘ
stealth ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| moralArc | from detached killer to caring protector ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | French ⓘ |
| occupation |
hitman
ⓘ
professional assassin ⓘ |
| plotInvolvement |
assigned to kill a young woman
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decides to protect his target instead of killing her ⓘ has his routine life upended by this decision ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jean Rochefort ⓘ |
| portrayedInLanguage | French ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageContext | French ⓘ |
| relationship | protector of the young woman he was hired to kill ⓘ |
| setting | France ⓘ |
| storyFunction | drives main plot of Cible émouvante ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
found family
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loneliness ⓘ redemption ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Victor Meynard – Jean Rochefort Description of subject: Victor Meynard, portrayed by Jean Rochefort in the French film "Cible émouvante," is an aging, solitary professional hitman whose life is upended when he reluctantly protects a young woman instead of killing her.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
1993 French film Cible émouvante