Belvedere, Ohio (fictionalized setting)
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Belvedere, Ohio is the fictional small-town setting in the film "The Silence of the Lambs" where serial killer Buffalo Bill’s house is located.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Belvedere, Ohio (fictionalized setting) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6140100 — 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: Belvedere, Ohio (fictionalized setting) Context triple: [Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb), houseLocationInFilm, Belvedere, Ohio (fictionalized setting)]
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A.
City of Lorain
The City of Lorain is an industrial and port city on Lake Erie in northern Ohio, known for its steelmaking history and diverse waterfront community.
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B.
Shaker Heights
Shaker Heights is an affluent, historically planned suburban city located on the eastern side of Cleveland in northeastern Ohio.
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C.
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Mount Vernon, Ohio is a small historic city in central Ohio that serves as the county seat of Knox County and a regional hub for education, commerce, and transportation.
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D.
Minerva, Ohio
Minerva, Ohio is a small village in northeastern Ohio known for its historic downtown and location along the historic Lincoln Highway.
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E.
Monroeville, Ohio
Monroeville, Ohio is a small village in northern Ohio known for its rural character and historic Midwestern community.
- 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: Belvedere, Ohio (fictionalized setting) Target entity description: Belvedere, Ohio is the fictional small-town setting in the film "The Silence of the Lambs" where serial killer Buffalo Bill’s house is located.
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A.
City of Lorain
The City of Lorain is an industrial and port city on Lake Erie in northern Ohio, known for its steelmaking history and diverse waterfront community.
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B.
Shaker Heights
Shaker Heights is an affluent, historically planned suburban city located on the eastern side of Cleveland in northeastern Ohio.
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C.
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Mount Vernon, Ohio is a small historic city in central Ohio that serves as the county seat of Knox County and a regional hub for education, commerce, and transportation.
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D.
Minerva, Ohio
Minerva, Ohio is a small village in northeastern Ohio known for its historic downtown and location along the historic Lincoln Highway.
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E.
Monroeville, Ohio
Monroeville, Ohio is a small village in northern Ohio known for its rural character and historic Midwestern community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Silence of the Lambs (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Silence of the Lambs
|
| associatedWithCharacter |
Buffalo Bill
ⓘ
linked to:
William F. Cody
Clarice Starling ⓘ Jame Gumb ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb)
|
| associatedWithTheme |
contrast between normalcy and horror
ⓘ
hidden violence in ordinary settings ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork |
The Silence of the Lambs (1991 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Silence of the Lambs
|
| basedOn | typical Midwestern small town ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| createdFor |
The Silence of the Lambs (film adaptation)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Silence of the Lambs
|
| depicts | small-town America ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | not a real town in Ohio ⓘ |
| genreContext |
crime thriller
ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasFictionalAddressType | residential neighborhood ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ohio ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | setting of Buffalo Bill’s house ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | location of climactic confrontation ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | The Silence of the Lambs universe ⓘ |
| usedAsSettingFor | Buffalo Bill’s basement scenes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Belvedere, Ohio (fictionalized setting) Description of subject: Belvedere, Ohio is the fictional small-town setting in the film "The Silence of the Lambs" where serial killer Buffalo Bill’s house is located.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.