Emak-Bakia
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Emak-Bakia is a 1926 avant-garde short film by Man Ray, celebrated as a key work of early experimental cinema and Dadaist-inspired surrealism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emak-Bakia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8042216 — 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: Emak-Bakia Context triple: [Man Ray, notableWork, Emak-Bakia]
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A.
Bar Kosiba
Bar Kosiba is another name for Simon bar Kokhba, the Jewish military leader who led the Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman Empire in the 2nd century CE.
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B.
Slotlaan
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C.
Babbalanja
Babbalanja is a philosophical and skeptical character in Herman Melville’s novel "Mardi," known for his reflective monologues and probing critiques of religion, politics, and society.
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D.
Shabako
Shabako is an alternative name for Shabaka, a Kushite pharaoh of Egypt’s Twenty-fifth Dynasty known for consolidating Nubian rule over Egypt.
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E.
Batabanó
Batabanó is a coastal municipality in western Cuba known for its fishing industry and ferry connections to nearby islands.
- 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: Emak-Bakia Target entity description: Emak-Bakia is a 1926 avant-garde short film by Man Ray, celebrated as a key work of early experimental cinema and Dadaist-inspired surrealism.
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A.
Bar Kosiba
Bar Kosiba is another name for Simon bar Kokhba, the Jewish military leader who led the Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman Empire in the 2nd century CE.
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B.
Slotlaan
Slotlaan is a metro station in the Dutch city of Capelle aan den IJssel, serving as part of the Rotterdam metro network.
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C.
Babbalanja
Babbalanja is a philosophical and skeptical character in Herman Melville’s novel "Mardi," known for his reflective monologues and probing critiques of religion, politics, and society.
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D.
Shabako
Shabako is an alternative name for Shabaka, a Kushite pharaoh of Egypt’s Twenty-fifth Dynasty known for consolidating Nubian rule over Egypt.
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E.
Batabanó
Batabanó is a coastal municipality in western Cuba known for its fishing industry and ferry connections to nearby islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French film
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avant-garde film ⓘ short film ⓘ surrealist film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Man Ray ⓘ |
| director | Man Ray ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Biarritz ⓘ |
| filmTechnique |
distorted imagery
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slow motion ⓘ stop-motion ⓘ superimposition ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasCast |
Jacques Rigaut
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Kiki de Montparnasse ⓘ Man Ray ⓘ |
| hasCinematographyBy | Man Ray ⓘ |
| hasEditingBy | Man Ray ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
avant-garde
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experimental ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
disjunctive editing
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dreamlike imagery ⓘ visual puns ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Basque ⓘ |
| includedIn | canon of avant-garde cinema ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dada movement
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linked to:
Dada
Surrealist aesthetics ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| movement |
Dada
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Surrealism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abstract visual experimentation
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non-narrative structure ⓘ use of everyday objects as visual motifs ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | early experimental cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Les Films de Man Ray ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
important Dadaist-inspired surrealist film
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key work of early experimental cinema ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1926-11-?? ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 16 ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Leave me alone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emak-Bakia Description of subject: Emak-Bakia is a 1926 avant-garde short film by Man Ray, celebrated as a key work of early experimental cinema and Dadaist-inspired surrealism.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.