Capturing Mary
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Capturing Mary is a British television drama film written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff that explores memory, power, and buried secrets through an elderly woman's recollections of a disturbing encounter in post-war London society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Capturing Mary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8976461 — 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: Capturing Mary Context triple: [Stephen Poliakoff, notableWork, Capturing Mary]
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A.
The Lady in White
The Lady in White is a 1988 supernatural mystery-horror film in which Lukas Haas stars as a young boy who witnesses a ghostly apparition and uncovers a long-buried murder.
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B.
The Maid's Revenge
The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.
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C.
The Image of Kate
"The Image of Kate" is a literary work by American actress and author Mary Astor, reflecting her transition from Hollywood star to published writer.
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D.
The Lady Who Dared
The Lady Who Dared is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film starring silent-era leading lady Billie Dove in one of her notable sound-era roles.
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E.
The Maid of the Oaks
The Maid of the Oaks is an 18th-century comedic play by British general and playwright John Burgoyne, originally written to celebrate a high-society wedding and later adapted for the London stage.
- 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: Capturing Mary Target entity description: Capturing Mary is a British television drama film written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff that explores memory, power, and buried secrets through an elderly woman's recollections of a disturbing encounter in post-war London society.
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A.
The Lady in White
The Lady in White is a 1988 supernatural mystery-horror film in which Lukas Haas stars as a young boy who witnesses a ghostly apparition and uncovers a long-buried murder.
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B.
The Maid's Revenge
The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.
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C.
The Image of Kate
"The Image of Kate" is a literary work by American actress and author Mary Astor, reflecting her transition from Hollywood star to published writer.
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D.
The Lady Who Dared
The Lady Who Dared is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film starring silent-era leading lady Billie Dove in one of her notable sound-era roles.
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E.
The Maid of the Oaks
The Maid of the Oaks is an 18th-century comedic play by British general and playwright John Burgoyne, originally written to celebrate a high-society wedding and later adapted for the London stage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television drama film
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television film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
disturbing social encounter
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elderly woman's recollections ⓘ upper-class London society ⓘ |
| director | Stephen Poliakoff ⓘ |
| distributor | BBC ⓘ |
| explores |
abuse of social power
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hidden histories in elite circles ⓘ psychological impact of past events ⓘ |
| follows | Joe's Palace ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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psychological drama ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Stephen Poliakoff television dramas ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Stephen Poliakoff ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| settingTimePeriod | post-war era ⓘ |
| theme |
buried secrets
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memory ⓘ power ⓘ |
| writer | Stephen Poliakoff ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Capturing Mary Description of subject: Capturing Mary is a British television drama film written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff that explores memory, power, and buried secrets through an elderly woman's recollections of a disturbing encounter in post-war London society.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.