A Lightplay: Black White Gray
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"A Lightplay: Black White Gray" is an experimental 1930 film by László Moholy-Nagy that documents the kinetic light and shadow effects of his Light-Space Modulator sculpture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Lightplay: Black White Gray canonical | 3 |
| Lichtspiel: Schwarz Weiss Grau | 1 |
| Lightplay: Black White Gray | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Lightplay: Black White Gray Context triple: [Light-Space Modulator, relatedWork, A Lightplay: Black White Gray]
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A.
World of Light
World of Light is the transcendent, luminous divine realm in Mandaean religion, regarded as the ultimate source of goodness, truth, and spiritual salvation.
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B.
Red & Black Light
Red & Black Light is a genre-blending jazz and electronic album by trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf that explores modern, groove-driven soundscapes.
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C.
Fantastic Light
Fantastic Light was a top-class international Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his multiple Group 1 victories and championship performances in the early 2000s.
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D.
Light of Lights
Light of Lights is a central mystical concept in Islamic philosophy and Sufism, especially in al-Ghazali’s Mishkat al-Anwar, denoting the ultimate divine source from which all other lights and realities emanate.
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E.
Shoot Out the Lights
Shoot Out the Lights is a critically acclaimed 1982 folk-rock album by Richard and Linda Thompson, renowned for its emotionally intense songwriting and guitar work chronicling the collapse of their marriage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Lightplay: Black White Gray Target entity description: "A Lightplay: Black White Gray" is an experimental 1930 film by László Moholy-Nagy that documents the kinetic light and shadow effects of his Light-Space Modulator sculpture.
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A.
World of Light
World of Light is the transcendent, luminous divine realm in Mandaean religion, regarded as the ultimate source of goodness, truth, and spiritual salvation.
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B.
Red & Black Light
Red & Black Light is a genre-blending jazz and electronic album by trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf that explores modern, groove-driven soundscapes.
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C.
Fantastic Light
Fantastic Light was a top-class international Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his multiple Group 1 victories and championship performances in the early 2000s.
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D.
Light of Lights
Light of Lights is a central mystical concept in Islamic philosophy and Sufism, especially in al-Ghazali’s Mishkat al-Anwar, denoting the ultimate divine source from which all other lights and realities emanate.
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E.
Shoot Out the Lights
Shoot Out the Lights is a critically acclaimed 1982 folk-rock album by Richard and Linda Thompson, renowned for its emotionally intense songwriting and guitar work chronicling the collapse of their marriage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | experimental film ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Bauhaus
ⓘ
Constructivism ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | László Moholy-Nagy ⓘ |
| depicts | Light-Space Modulator ⓘ |
| director | László Moholy-Nagy ⓘ |
| documents |
kinetic light effects
ⓘ
movement of Light-Space Modulator ⓘ shadow effects ⓘ |
| featuresWork | Light-Space Modulator ⓘ |
| filmmaker | László Moholy-Nagy ⓘ |
| focusesOn | interaction of light, motion, and industrial materials ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract film
ⓘ
avant-garde film ⓘ experimental film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | short silent experimental film ⓘ |
| hasNoDialogue | true ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
A Lightplay: Black White Gray
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Lichtspiel: Schwarz Weiss Grau ⓘ
linked to:
A Lightplay: Black White Gray
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| historicalPeriod | Weimar Republic cinema ⓘ |
| includedIn | early avant-garde cinema canon ⓘ |
| influencedField |
experimental film
ⓘ
kinetic art ⓘ media art ⓘ |
| madeByArtist | László Moholy-Nagy ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of light and shadow abstraction
ⓘ
use of kinetic sculpture in film ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | silent film ⓘ |
| partOfArtistPractice | László Moholy-Nagy’s experiments with light ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1922–1930 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Light-Space Modulator ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 6 minutes ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
light
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mechanical sculpture ⓘ motion ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
abstract composition of light patterns
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close-up shots of machinery ⓘ stop-motion-like mechanical movement ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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linked to: A Lightplay: Black White Gray
subject linked to:
film "A Lightplay: Black White Gray"
subject linked to:
film "A Lightplay: Black White Gray"
linked to: A Lightplay: Black White Gray